Monthly Archives: September 2009

The Animistic Heritage of Creationism

by VorJack Many scholars think the earliest type of religion may have been animism, the belief that spirits infest the world around us, and that every item, phenomena, or landscape feature has a soul. Animism shades into a loose polytheism, … Continue reading

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Rescuing America from the Anti-Christ & His Czars

These good folks are standin’ up fer God and their freedoms, praise Jeezus: I think I felt my IQ drop a few points after watching this. (via)

Posted in Christianity, Politics, Videos | 67 Comments

Man Killed While Thanking God for Saving Him

Believers like to say God has a sense of humor. But if he does, I imagine it would not be the kind of humor we would appreciate. For instance, recently a man was trapped in an elevator lift in Vienna, … Continue reading

Posted in Catholicism, Christianity, Current Events, Death | 34 Comments

Speak of the Devil: Bob Larson Does Reality TV

by Lorette C. Luzajic Part 16 of the Pillars of Faith series The Demon Test It was only a matter of time: exorcism, live on television. Bob Larson is The Real Exorcist, making the world a better place by scaring … Continue reading

Posted in Biography, Christianity, Weird | 48 Comments

A Nation of Minorities

by VorJack I have a modest commute of about ten miles on my way to the museum where I volunteer. Nevertheless, I pass by twelve churches on the way, plus a handful of church-related buildings (two gifts shops, a nursing … Continue reading

Posted in Politics, Religion | 62 Comments

Eddie Izzard on Noah & The Flood

Posted in Christianity, Creationism / ID, Humor, Videos | 23 Comments

Want to Live Forever?

If you could live forever with a healthy body and mind, and could get away with it environmentally, would you want to? I don’t know about forever, but I’d be up for it for at least a few hundred years. … Continue reading

Posted in Philosophy, Quotes, Science | 162 Comments

Do You Delight in Lawz of Ceiling Cat?

Today we have an exhortation from the Holy Lolcat Bible, Psalm 1: Blessid iz da feline no walk in counsil of wickid, no place paws in path of da sinnerz, no sit and purr with da mockerz. But der delightz … Continue reading

Posted in Christianity, Humor | 25 Comments

Frank Schaeffer on Rachel Maddow

Rachel Maddow and Frank Schaeffer discuss a poll where 1 in 3 New Jersey conservatives think Obama might be the anti-Christ: The whole anti-Christ thing has always struck me as absurd. Christians have labeled so many leaders throughout history as … Continue reading

Posted in Christianity, Cults, Current Events, Videos | 87 Comments

How Did The Apostles Die?

by VorJack One of the standard arguments we hear for the historicity of the resurrection is the martyrdom of the apostles. Would the followers of Jesus really have sacrificed themselves for a lie? The argument has a number of weaknesses. … Continue reading

Posted in Apologetics, Articles, Bible, History | 196 Comments