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December 31, 2018
Turning the Tables on Same-Sex Marriage? Not with THIS Argument (2 of 2).
A Christian blogger offers six suggestions to improve the rhetorical position of Christians arguing against...
December 27, 2018
Turning the Tables on Same-Sex Marriage? Not with THIS Argument.
A Christian blogger came up with an intriguing experiment to explore whether it makes sense...
December 20, 2018
20 Arguments Against Same-Sex Marriage, Rebutted (Part 6)
Same-sex marriage seems established in America, but anti-gay arguments remain a siren song to many...
December 17, 2018
Why Not Call What God Does “Magic”? (2 of 2)
Are they miracles, or are they magic? Look at the supernatural appeals that Christianity approves...
December 13, 2018
Why Not Call What God Does “Magic”?
“They’re miracles,” we’re told, “not magic.” But look at the supernatural appeals that Christianity approves...
December 11, 2018
20 Arguments Against Same-Sex Marriage, Rebutted (Part 5)
Same-sex marriage seems inevitable in America, but anti-gay arguments remain a siren song to many...
December 07, 2018
20 Arguments Against Same-Sex Marriage, Rebutted (Part 4)
Same-sex marriage seems inevitable in America, but anti-gay arguments remain a siren song to many...
December 05, 2018
A Skeptical Christmas
It’s Christmas time! Here are a few Christmas-themed posts from the vault.
December 03, 2018
Missionary John Chau Died for Nothing: Why the Great Commission Didn’t Apply to Him (or to You)
Sorry, John Chau—your death was not in the service of a great good. Read the...
November 2018
November 30, 2018
A Very Zeitgeist Christmas: Rebuttal to the Astrology Claims for Jesus
Let’s look skeptically at the Zeitgeist movie’s astrological take on Jesus and his role on...
November 28, 2018
The Star of Bethlehem: Rebuttal to the Zeitgeist Argument
The Zeitgeist movie’s astrological take on the star of Bethlehem and Jesus was interesting, but...
November 26, 2018
The True Meaning of Christmas (According to the Zeitgeist Movie)
Remember the Zeitgeist movie? It caused a stir ten years ago. It has an interesting...
November 24, 2018
20 Arguments Against Same-Sex Marriage, Rebutted (Part 3)
Same-sex marriage seems inevitable in America, but anti-gay arguments remain a siren song to many...
November 22, 2018
What Is a “Real Man,” According to the Bible? (2 of 2)
A conservative Christian site has a list of biblical rules for a modern man of...
November 20, 2018
What Is a “Real Man,” According to the Bible?
A conservative Christian site has a list of biblical rules for a modern man of...
November 16, 2018
20 Arguments Against Same-Sex Marriage, Rebutted (Part 2)
Same-sex marriage is in place in America, but an anti-gay stance still pays the bills...
November 14, 2018
Science and Christianity: A Dangerous Mixture
Modern apologists like to use science-y arguments. But science is dynamite. They need to proceed...
November 10, 2018
20 Arguments Against Same-Sex Marriage, Rebutted
Same-sex marriage is in place in America, but anti-gay arguments remain a siren song to...
November 08, 2018
Revisiting Hitchens’ Challenge and the Value of Hope
Atheist Christopher Hitchens made a famous moral challenge to Christians. Let’s consider a second Christian...
November 07, 2018
Could You Help with My Next Book?
I need to find a literary agent for my next book. Can you help?
November 06, 2018
Revisiting Hitchens’ Challenge
Atheist Christopher Hitchens made a famous moral challenge to Christians. Let’s consider two Christian responses.
November 02, 2018
10 Commandments (for Atheists)
There’s a new list of ten commandments. These are aimed at anyone, not just Christians....
October 2018
October 31, 2018
Halloween Extra: An Atheist Horror Story
For Halloween, a short story about a man who finds himself where he least expects...
October 29, 2018
Top 20 Most Damning Bible Contradictions (4 of 4)
What are your favorite Bible contradictions? See how many of yours are in this list...
October 26, 2018
8 Lessons from New Age Thinking for Christians and Atheists
A New Age professional’s realization that science and reason are the best paths to understanding...
October 24, 2018
Top 20 Most Damning Bible Contradictions (3 of 4)
What are your favorite Bible contradictions? See how many of yours are in this list.
October 22, 2018
Top 20 Most Damning Bible Contradictions (2 of 4)
What are your favorite Bible contradictions? See how many of yours are in this list.
October 20, 2018
Top 20 Most Damning Bible Contradictions
What are your favorite Bible contradictions? See how many of yours are in this list.
October 18, 2018
Lessons from New Age Thinking
A New Age professional tells the story of her gradual embrace of science. Her difficult...
October 15, 2018
A Distillation of Crazy
A prominent apologist succinctly summarized how the Christian worldview is better than the atheist one....
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