Bold claims are made about the Bible, that it has no contradictions, and that God didn’t do anything evil (despite the Bible carefully documenting the many places he did evil). Read more
May 8, 2020
Six Christian Principles Used to Give the Bible a Pass (2 of 3)
May 8, 2020 By Bob Seidensticker
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May 6, 2020
Six Christian Principles Used to Give the Bible a Pass
May 6, 2020 By Bob Seidensticker
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“Hold on now, that’s a difficult verse! We have to take it slow.” You’ve heard this excuse. Let’s look at five principles Christians use for the Bible that they wouldn’t use for any other book. Read more
May 4, 2020
BSR 14: A Loving God Wouldn’t Send People to Hell
May 4, 2020 By Bob Seidensticker
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Bite-Size Reply #14: The Christian tells us: God won’t give everyone, good and bad, the same afterlife; God won’t force people to live with him in heaven; and your denying God’s offer of heaven is your choosing hell. Let’s investigate. Read more
May 1, 2020
BSR 13: The Bible Condones Slavery
May 1, 2020 By Bob Seidensticker
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Bite-Size Reply #13: The Christian tells us: New World slavery was very different than the servitude described in the Bible, and we have Christians to thank for the elimination of slavery in the West. Let’s critique. Read more
April 29, 2020
Christians’ Damning Retreat into “Difficult Verses”
April 29, 2020 By Bob Seidensticker
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Have you ever discussed some unpleasantness in the Bible only to hear that we need to “let the clearer passages interpret the difficult ones” or “let the Bible clarify the Bible”? What’s to clarify? Don’t label parts of the Bible “clear” and “difficult” when you really mean “pleasing” and “displeasing.” Read more
April 27, 2020
BSR 12: The Bible Condones Genocide
April 27, 2020 By Bob Seidensticker
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Bite-Size Reply #12: Atheists complain about the wrong things, God had good reasons to genocide people, and God didn’t actually order genocide anyway. Let’s critique. Read more
April 24, 2020
BSR 11: It’s Narrow-Minded to Think Jesus Is the Only Way to God
April 24, 2020 By Bob Seidensticker
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Bite-Size Reply #11: The Christian replies that *Jesus* was the one who made that claim, one religion might be right, and it’s narrow-minded to reject their narrow-mindedness. Read more
April 22, 2020
Yeah, but Christianity Built Hospitals!
April 22, 2020 By Bob Seidensticker
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What has Christianity done for society? We’ve recently explored the claims that Christianity was behind the modern university. Let’s move on to the similar claim about modern hospitals. Read more
April 20, 2020
Yeah, but Christianity Built Universities!
April 20, 2020 By Bob Seidensticker
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What has Christianity done for society? Christians will quickly respond that they were pioneers in building universities. Let’s look behind that claim to see if it stands up. Read more
April 17, 2020
BSR 10: You Can’t Trust the Bible Because it Was Written by Humans
April 17, 2020 By Bob Seidensticker
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Bite-Size Reply #10: the Christian response reverses the question, declares that the gospels were written by eyewitnesses, and points to the Bible’s record of prophecy. Read more
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