Pearce’s Potshots #47: Mockery of a Local Flood

Last updated on: September 30, 2021 at 6:08 pm By Dave Armstrong

+ Striking Analogies Between the Biblical Flood and the Great Mississippi Flood of 1927 Atheist anti-theist Jonathan M. S. Pearce is the main writer on the blog, A Tippling Philosopher. His “About” page states: “Pearce is a philosopher, author, blogger, public speaker and teacher from Hampshire in the UK. He specialises in philosophy of religion, but likes to turn his hand to science, psychology, politics and anything involved in investigating reality.” His words will be in blue. ***** First Jonathan wrote a blog article saying that... Read more

Binding Authority of Tradition: Seven Biblical Arguments

Last updated on: September 30, 2021 at 12:39 pm By Dave Armstrong

I have decided to take another look at my book idea that became the kernel and “original draft” for my later volume, 100 Biblical Arguments Against Sola Scriptura: published by Catholic Answers in 2012. The initial title in 2009 was 501 Biblical Arguments Against Sola Scriptura: Is the Bible the Only Infallible Authority? I undertook that project after an anti-Catholic Protestant remarkably and ridiculously claimed there were “no” arguments whatever against sola Scriptura in the Bible. So I produced 501. Now,... Read more

Pope Francis the “Heterodox Liberal” (?????)

Last updated on: September 29, 2021 at 2:55 pm By Dave Armstrong

He’s Against Contraception, Cohabitation, Same-Sex “Marriage”, Abortion, Euthanasia, & Biomedical Reproduction Technology: in Five Paragraphs 19. The family is the natural centre of human life and society. We are concerned about the crisis in the family in many countries. Orthodox and Catholics share the same conception of the family, and are called to witness that it is a path of holiness, testifying to the faithfulness of the spouses in their mutual interaction, to their openness to the procreation and rearing... Read more

Radical Catholic Reactionaries: What They Are NOT

Last updated on: October 18, 2021 at 3:15 pm By Dave Armstrong

I coined the term radical Catholic reactionary on 3 August 2013. If anyone else claims they did, or that someone besides myself did, they’re lying or misinformed. I was the one; and I did so for very specific reasons (and I thought, practical, sociological, and charitable ones), as I will explain further below. First, I’d like to go down a list of what the radical Catholic reactionary — as I have carefully defined it (and this hasn’t changed at all... Read more

Audrey Assad’s Journey: Apology & Retraction

Last updated on: October 1, 2021 at 7:58 pm By Dave Armstrong

From the article, “Musician Audrey Assad seeks ‘permission and freedom for all to feel at home'” (Stephanie DePrez, National Catholic Reporter, 9-24-21): On March 3, musician Audrey Assad quietly dropped a bomb that rippled through Catholic spaces when she announced that she’s no longer Christian. The beloved chart-topping singer-songwriter has over 500,000 monthly listeners on Spotify and millions of streams on YouTube. Her albums, which gently weave new takes on traditional hymns with intelligent lyrics that capture the modern Catholic... Read more

Pope Francis DID Answer the Dubia (Dr. Robert Fastiggi)

Last updated on: September 27, 2021 at 2:42 pm By Dave Armstrong

It Was Also Answered (with the Same Answers) by Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI in 2019 This is one of the standard objections that Francis-critics have against Pope Francis: “why hasn’t he answered the dubia?” I wish I had a dime for every time I’ve heard that. The dubia are five questions asked of Pope Francis, by Cardinal Raymond Burke, Cardinal Walter Brandmüller, and recently deceased Cardinals Joachim Meisner and Carlo Caffarra: dated 9 September 2016. My friend, Dr. Robert Fastiggi,... Read more

Deconstructing a Typical Atheist “Santa Claus” Argument

Last updated on: September 25, 2021 at 4:28 pm By Dave Armstrong

Atheist anti-theist “Captain Cassidy” runs the Roll to Disbelieve blog. Here’s how she describes herself: I post as Captain Cassidy, aka Cassidy McGillicuddy, but you can call me Cas. . . . I was raised Catholic by a very fervent family, converted to evangelicalism in my teens, and became a full-on fundamentalist shortly thereafter, throwing myself into religion like it was the only thing that mattered at all in the whole wide world (I’ve put a timeline at the bottom of... Read more

Some Catholics Hope Pope Francis Dies? Yes . . .

Last updated on: September 25, 2021 at 4:43 pm By Dave Armstrong

Pope Francis stated the following, from the “official” transcript of his conversation with Slovakian Jesuits (9-12-21): A Jesuit asks, “How are you?” He replies “Still alive, even though some people wanted me to die. I know there were even meetings between prelates who thought the pope’s condition was more serious than the official version. They were preparing for the conclave. Patience! Thank God, I’m all right. No doubt, there will be some [legitimate] traditionalist Catholics and extremist radical Catholic reactionaries... Read more

“Would Jesus Get Vaccinated?”: Reply to Cynical Atheists

Last updated on: September 24, 2021 at 12:30 pm By Dave Armstrong

This took place on the atheist A Tippling Philosopher blog, under a post by Bert Bigelow, entitled, “Would Jesus Get Vaccinated?” (9-23-21). Word of eric will be in blue. ***** No; for at least two reasons: 1) He wasn’t scared to death of catching a disease; hence, He touched even lepers (and healed them). 2) He could heal Himself if He got it, anyway, being omnipotent. No need for “preventive medicine.” Well, that was partly tongue-in-cheek, but only partly . . .... Read more

How Dare Pope Francis Defend the Church!

Last updated on: September 24, 2021 at 1:16 pm By Dave Armstrong

He’s Supposed to Not Utter a Peep About All the Slanderous, Worthless Gossip & Rumormongering Today Among Catholics This is a follow-up to my article, Pope Francis Did Not Say EWTN = “Work of the Devil” (Case Study in “Conservative” Catholic Media Bias, Which is Becoming as Problematic as Mainstream Liberal Media Bias) [9-22-21] The usual prattle and negativism was occurring on one Facebook page, which was about an article from pope-basher Phil Lawler, and I chimed in. A few... Read more

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