Cross Examined
Was the U.S. created as a Christian nation? Nope. The Constitution is the founding document, and the writings of the founders themselves make clear that Christianity and the Bible played little role. Read more
Was the U.S. created as a Christian nation? Nope. The Constitution is the founding document, and the writings of the founders themselves make clear that Christianity and the Bible played little role. Read more
Discarding inconvenient evidence to the contrary, many Christian pundits tell us that the United States is a Christian nation—that it was built on a biblical foundation. But look at the actual history, and the Greek, Roman, and Anglo-Saxon foundation becomes clear. Read more
Ancient stories of demons causing disease have no place in modern medicine. What does it tell us about the reliability of the gospel story that Jesus thought otherwise? Read more
A Christian apologist argues that justice shows the validity of Christianity. There is no ultimate justice for the atheist, which conflicts with the existence of objective morality; therefore, atheism fails. Let’s dissect that argument. Read more
The first premise to William Lane Craig’s Kalam argument didn’t fare so well last time. Let’s move on to the second premise, that the universe began to exist. Read more
The venerable Cosmological Argument has many variations, and the Kalam version is the most popular. Let’s see if it holds up. Read more
It’s Christmas time! Here are some Christmas gift ideas plus a few Christmas-themed posts from the vault. Read more
The nativity stories make clear that Jesus is divine—wise men with gifts, angels visiting the shepherds, more angels updating Mary and Joseph separately, and more. So then what’s the deal with his family saying he’s crazy? Read more
In this final installment, William Lane Craig compares Christianity against other religions and considers the good Christianity does in society. Read more
Imagine the farewell speech from a politician dropping out of politics where all the impolitic things he’s wanted to say for years come spilling out. Here’s such a swan song from a politician who has much to say about things nice people don’t talk about: politics and religion. Read more
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