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November 15, 2017
Lifting the Shadow
Science is always giving us new powers to push back the darkness.
November 01, 2017
Movie Review:
The Brand New Testament
The Brand New Testament, a 2015 independent film from Belgian director Jaco Van Dormael, is...
September 2016
September 16, 2016
Repost: So Wrong For So Long: On Liberal Biblical Reinterpretation
[I'm taking a break from the blog to bond with and care for my new...
August 2016
August 08, 2016
I Get Religious Mail: That’s Not What “Miracle” Means
A Christian charity that wants to cure people of a disease God sends to punish...
July 2016
July 06, 2016
I Get Religious Mail: Trust in God, Go Hungry Anyway
The apologetic doublethink required to believe in miracles while asking for donations.
January 2016
January 11, 2016
Jimmy Carter Is Better than the God He Worships
The world needs more statesmen like Jimmy Carter. Since his presidency, he's been an unflagging...
August 2015
August 03, 2015
So Wrong For So Long: On Liberal Biblical Reinterpretation
Following up on last week's affray over cognitive dissonance in pro-LGBT Christians, I have one...
February 2015
February 04, 2015
A Christian vs. an Atheist: On God and Government, Part 10
This is part 10 of my "Think! Of God and Government" debate series with Christian...
December 2014
December 29, 2014
A Christian vs. an Atheist: On God and Government, Part 9
This is part 9 of my "Think! Of God and Government" debate series with Christian...
November 2014
November 19, 2014
A Christian vs. an Atheist: On God and Government, Part 8
This is part 8 of my "Think! Of God and Government" debate series with Christian...
October 2014
October 01, 2014
A Christian vs. an Atheist: On God and Government, Part 7
This is part 7 of my "Think! Of God and Government" debate series with Christian...
September 2014
September 01, 2014
Prayer Can’t Fight Ebola
The worst-ever outbreak of Ebola virus is still raging in West Africa. There are over...
October 2013
October 07, 2013
Repost: The Theodicy of Narnia
[Author's Note: I'm reposting some old favorites while I'm away on vacation this week. This...
March 2013
March 20, 2013
Facing Up to the Bible’s Darkness
Via Slacktivist, I came across an interesting essay by Greg Boyd, Getting Honest about the...
January 2013
January 24, 2013
No Greater Power
When you arise from the abyssal depths of self-chosen slavery, when you step out from...
October 2011
October 03, 2011
The Delusion of a Just World
You've probably heard religious apologists assert that if God didn't exist, the world would be...
July 2011
July 28, 2011
They Have No Answer
The other day, I came across an essay titled "Staining the Silence" on Vox Nova,...
July 15, 2011
From the Mailbag: Shedding the Burden of Suffering
Earlier this week, I got a lengthy letter whose author gave me permission to share...
April 2011
April 01, 2011
Theodicy Is Useful in Everyday Life
So, I've been debating Catholic commenters on Unequally Yoked again, and I came across a...
August 2010
August 27, 2010
Weekly Link Roundup
• President Obama signs a law to fight British libel tourism by barring such judgments...
January 2010
January 25, 2010
The Poisoned Cup of Theodicy
The world has seen and heard enough about the misery and destruction in Haiti this...
August 2009
August 30, 2009
A Dialogue with Quixote, Part VII
Hello Quixote, Considering your last letter to me was some time ago, I apologize for...
June 2009
June 01, 2009
A Dialogue with Quixote, Part V
Hello Quixote, In reference to your list of reasons why people become atheists or theists,...
May 2009
May 30, 2009
Mr. T Tackles the Problem of Evil
It's not only professional philosophers and theologians who have an opinion on matters touching the...
May 11, 2009
A Dialogue with Quixote, Part IV
Hello Ebon, To approach your larger question, what are the real reasons people believe or...
April 2009
April 29, 2009
A Dialogue with Quixote
Since its inception, Daylight Atheism has been first and foremost a platform for atheist thought....
March 2009
March 20, 2009
A World in Shadow VI
In 2006 and 2007, I wrote several entries in a series called A World in...
March 09, 2009
Rebutting Reasonable Faith: Free Will and Evil
A correspondent to William Lane Craig's Reasonable Faith column writes in with a very good...
October 2008
October 22, 2008
Thoughts on the Soul-Making Theodicy
In "All Possible Worlds", I wrote about the various religious responses to the problem of...
June 2008
June 01, 2008
Poetry Sunday: Design
This month's Poetry Sunday features another classic by a famous poet who's already made an...
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