Monthly Archives: May 2011

Problems with Divine Morality

Posted on May 4, 2011 by vorjack

Greta Christina has one of her regular articles on Alternet titled One More Reason Religion Is So Messed Up: Respected Theologian Defends Genocide and Infanticide. (warning: don’t read the comments. Alternet is as bad as youtube.) She’s reacting to a … Continue reading →

Posted in Apologetics, Bible Absurdities & Contradictions, Books, Christianity, Morality | 31 Comments

Preacher at the American Atheist Convention

Posted on May 3, 2011 by vorjack

James the Preacher at the recent American Atheist Convention in Des Moines, Iowa. Any guess as to how many converts he made? Apparently, relations between the atheists and the street preachers was pretty amicable before this guy showed up. The … Continue reading →

Posted in Oh the Stupidity!, Videos | 38 Comments

Quote of the Moment: Thom's Snark

Posted on May 3, 2011 by vorjack

I’ve finished Thom Stark’s response to Paul Copan, Is God a Moral Compromiser? A Critical Review. I have to say, given how polite Stark can be around the blogosphere, it’s nice to see him take the gloves off in his … Continue reading →

Posted in Bible, Quotes | 16 Comments

Biblical Urban Legends

Posted on May 2, 2011 by vorjack

Along with Biblical fanon, the Bible has acquired a number of urban legends over the centuries. These are stories about Biblical history that get endlessly repeated despite their dubious veracity. Trevin Wax at Kingdom People lists a few that get … Continue reading →

Posted in Bible, Christianity, History | 8 Comments

So, I just got up to this news at 5AM and I’m a few hours ahead of the US; I’m guessing that the US media is swamped with this. I’ll try to follow this up with a meatier obituary later … Continue reading →

Posted on May 2, 2011 by fatemeh | 69 Comments

QotD: Damage Reports?

Posted on May 1, 2011 by vorjack

Now that the royal wedding is over, news stories about the damage caused by tornadoes in the south are trickling in. Initially I hadn’t paid much attention; spring and tornadoes just go together. But the stories are grim, the aerial … Continue reading →

Posted in Questions | 10 Comments