It’s Christmas time! Here are some Christmas gift ideas plus a few Christmas-themed posts from the vault. Read more
December 12, 2019
More Damning Bible Contradictions: #25 Was Jesus Crazy or God?
December 12, 2019 By Bob Seidensticker
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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
December 9, 2019
Was Jesus Born to a Virgin? William Lane Craig Answers This and More (3 of 3).
December 9, 2019 By Bob Seidensticker
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In this final installment, William Lane Craig compares Christianity against other religions and considers the good Christianity does in society. Read more
December 7, 2019
Is America the Greatest Country in the World? A Rant.
December 7, 2019 By Bob Seidensticker
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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
December 5, 2019
Was Jesus Born to a Virgin? William Lane Craig Answers This and More (2 of 3).
December 5, 2019 By Bob Seidensticker
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William Lane Craig responds to questions about a literally true Bible and contradictions in the Bible. Read more
December 3, 2019
Was Jesus Born to a Virgin? William Lane Craig Answers This and More.
December 3, 2019 By Bob Seidensticker
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Philosopher and theologian William Lane Craig responds to some fundamental questions about Christian belief, including the question of Jesus’s virgin birth. Read more
November 29, 2019
You Don’t Like the Scientific Consensus? Ignore it Away.
November 29, 2019 By Bob Seidensticker
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We are obliged to accept the consensus in a scientific field of which we’re not a part, but not everyone is happy with that approach. Let’s look at one argument for how to dismiss an annoying scientific consensus. Read more
November 26, 2019
Can God Be Benevolent if He Sends Your Children to Hell? (3 of 3)
November 26, 2019 By Bob Seidensticker
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Would Christians want God to winnow their not-perfect children into hell? And would those Christians worship a god who would do that? What does it say about a god who would have a rule that is so at odds with modern morality? Read more
November 23, 2019
Four Blood Moons: Revisiting John Hagee’s Embarrassing Failure (2 of 2)
November 23, 2019 By Bob Seidensticker
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Did God send the world a slow-motion warning? If so, what was the warning? Let’s look at Pastor Hagee’s colossal failure. Read more
November 21, 2019
Can God Be Benevolent if He Sends Your Children to Hell? (2 of 3)
November 21, 2019 By Bob Seidensticker
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Isn’t failing to believe in Jesus as your savior rather arbitrary? Is that sufficient to send a good person to hell? Christians, do you want this rule applied to your children? And what does it say about a god who would have a rule that is so at odds with modern morality? Read more
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