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November 2013

November 28, 2013
Imagine the claim, “I hold in my hand a pamphlet that will undercut your religious...
November 26, 2013
Here's the first chapter from my new book. Merry Christmas!
November 25, 2013
Looking for a holiday gift for a thoughtful atheist or Christian? An inexpensive stocking stuffer?...
November 22, 2013
We conclude our analysis of ten tough questions that a Christian thinks will stump the...
November 20, 2013
We continue with our analysis of ten tough questions that a Christian thinks will stump...
November 18, 2013
Here’s a list of ten questions that a Christian thinks are better answered by Christianity...
November 16, 2013
Imagine a post-apocalyptic world with no evidence of Christianity. Could it be recreated?
November 14, 2013
Let’s look at the other side of the issue. What does the skeptic say about...
November 13, 2013
Run through the list of arguments for the evidence of Christianity, and you’ll find that...
November 11, 2013
Remember the strange story of football player Manti Teʻo and his imaginary girlfriend? How could...
November 08, 2013
There is a bit of malicious joy in sitting at the sidelines watching nutty Christian...
November 06, 2013
Consider this thought experiment. I doubt it would convince a Christian to change his religion...
November 04, 2013
When the conversation turns to the reliability of the New Testament, the number of manuscript...
November 02, 2013
This meme comes from a song that celebrates wonder at the universe but also celebrates...

October 2013

October 31, 2013
The New Testament has several important disputed passages (such as the long ending of Mark)....
October 30, 2013
The New Testament has several important disputed passages (such as the Comma Johanneum and the...
October 28, 2013
Many Christians like to point to the word “Creator” in the Declaration, but that word...
October 23, 2013
Do we see more awe in reality through the lens of science or Christianity?
October 21, 2013
In my new novella "A Modern Christmas Carol," a televangelist gets the Scrooge treatment. I’m...
October 19, 2013
Here are 20 responses to my pro-choice position, with my rebuttals (part 4 of 4).
October 17, 2013
Here are 20 responses to my pro-choice position, with my rebuttals (part 3 of 4).
October 15, 2013
Here are 20 responses to my pro-choice position, with my rebuttals (part 2 of 4).
October 13, 2013
Here are 20 responses to my pro-choice position, with my rebuttals (part 1 of 4).
October 11, 2013
The Combat Myth is a story that varies by culture but has common themes of...
October 07, 2013
Have you ever seen a children’s beauty pageant? Does seeing four-year-olds strutting like teenagers seem...
October 04, 2013
God has no problem killing men, women, and children, so what’s the big deal? There’s...
October 02, 2013
Imagine pro-life thinking applied to the car business (a fable).

September 2013

September 30, 2013
Today is International Blasphemy Rights Day (remember what happened eight years ago today?). Let’s burst...
September 27, 2013
If pregnancy wasn’t that big a deal, we could just let the pro-life movement have...
September 25, 2013
Don’t you remember where you were on 9/11? Apologists argue that the remarkable nature of...
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