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Monthly Archives: July 2011
Theistic Rationalism
A number of folks have adopted the phrase “theistic rationalists” to describe the religious approach of America’s founding fathers. The word seems to have been coined by Gregg Frazer, who defined it as, “… a hybrid belief system mixing elements … Continue reading
Posted in History, Politics, Religion
24 Comments
Learn How To Raise The Dead
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GZEFSvHs8o4
Posted in Fundamentalism, Videos
23 Comments
Both Sides of the Pond have their Problems
When Ben Goldacre’s book Bad Science: Quacks, Hacks, and Big Pharma Flacks came out in the US, it included a chapter not published in the UK. The chapter titled “The Doctor Will Sue You Now” was about Matthias Rath, a … Continue reading
Posted in Books, Science
25 Comments
The Big Think: Stephen Fry
Stephen Fry produced this Big Think video titled The Importance of Unbelief. Here it’s broken into two clips. In the first he considers philosophy, in the second he considers religion. A transcript is available at the Big Think page.
Posted in Philosophy, Religion, Videos
3 Comments
Tapley Sings about Freedom
Look, I was going to stop paying attention to William Tapley. But then he started singing. Again. It’s like a car wreck. You HAVE to pay attention. (via American Jesus, who probably wants to be the Canadian Jesus after this)
Posted in Christianity, Music, Videos
20 Comments
Just Say No to Tracts
I’ve always regarded evangelical tracts as the lowest, least meaningful kind of evangelism. So I was interested in Trisha Ramos’ blog post Why I Use Gospel Tracts. She lists her reasons, but the first one alone was enough to stop … Continue reading
Posted in Christianity, Ray Comfort Mania
35 Comments
God in the Comics
Scott Bailey found this image, which I think is classic. How many golden age tropes are in this cover? It reminded me of “God-Man,” a reoccurring character in Ruben Bolling’s strip Tom the Dancing Bug . Here’s my favorite:
Posted in Comics, God
2 Comments
The Faith Card
Arguments with Christians frequently end when the Christian plays the “faith card.” It’s basically a conversation stopper, “You can’t understand because you don’t have faith.” Consider this example from Pastor Steve of Stone the Preacher (courtesy of Michael Mock of … Continue reading
Posted in Faith, Religion
44 Comments
Theodicy and the Three Legged Stool
Zach Weiner has put aside his dick jokes (temporarily, he promises!) to draw this very perceptive comic about theodicy. For those that haven’t heard the word before, theodicy is an answer to the problem of evil. It’s an attempt to … Continue reading
Posted in Christianity, Comics, Philosophy
23 Comments
