Christmas Time! Time to Investigate the Virgin Birth “Prophecy.”

December 10, 2012 By 80 Comments
An atheist considers a stained-glass manger scene

Matthew grounds his virgin birth story as the fulfillment of a prophecy from the Old Testament book of Isaiah. Let’s take a look at what that chapter is actually talking about to see if Matthew’s claim holds up.

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On 11/11/11, Let’s Crank it to 11!

November 11, 2011 By 22 Comments

You only get one Spinal Tap day every century—11/11/11—and today is it. Spinal Tap was a fictional heavy metal group whose amps had dials that didn’t stop at 10 but went to 11. Today is a day to crank it to 11 by considering some similar nonsensical thinking within Christianity.

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