[see book and purchase information] *** When Catholics merely assert the dogma of papal infallibility, stated in its final form at Vatican I, many Protestants see that as automatically outrageous and arrogant and triumphalistic. It is not charitable ecumenism to demand that the other guy has to give up the very dogmas that his belief-system (by its very nature) will not allow him to give up. If a Catholic has to renounce the papacy as he understands it to even... Read more
Atheist and anti-theist Bob Seidensticker runs the influential Cross Examined blog. He asked me there, on 8-11-18: “I’ve got 1000+ posts here attacking your worldview. You just going to let that stand? Or could you present a helpful new perspective that I’ve ignored on one or two of those posts?” He added in June 2017 in a combox: “If I’ve misunderstood the Christian position or Christian arguments, point that out. Show me where I’ve mischaracterized them.” Delighted to oblige his wishes . . . Bob (for the record) virtually begged and pleaded with... Read more
Dr. David Madison is an atheist who was a Methodist minister for nine years: with a Ph.D. in Biblical Studies from Boston University. I have replied to his videos or articles 43 times as of this writing. Thus far, I haven’t heard one peep back from him (from 8-1-19 to 12-29-20). This certainly doesn’t suggest to me that he is very confident in his opinions. All I’ve seen is expressions of contempt from Dr. Madison and from his buddy, the atheist author, polemicist, and extraordinarily volatile John Loftus, who runs... Read more
This is a follow-up discussion of my article, Star of Bethlehem: Refuting Silly Atheist Objections [12-26-20]. Atheist OccupyReality (words in blue below) wrote in a combox at Debunking Christianity on 12-29-20, citing my words from the preceding paper: “….You are what you eat. If you surround yourself with such silly arguments, you’ll end up parroting them and never learning anything…..” Says the clown who just argued that the magi could maybe, kinda, perhaps see a star in daylight. You can’t... Read more
Dr. David Madison is an atheist who was a Methodist minister for nine years: with a Ph.D. in Biblical Studies from Boston University. I have replied to his videos or articles 42 times as of this writing. Thus far, I haven’t heard one peep back from him (from 8-1-19 to 12-29-20). This certainly doesn’t suggest to me that he is very confident in his opinions. All I’ve seen is expressions of contempt from Dr. Madison and from his buddy, the atheist author, polemicist, and extraordinarily volatile John Loftus, who runs... Read more
. . . and the Similar Sociologically Proper Use of Pope Benedict XVI and Pope St. John Paul II This is a follow-up post to Kwasniewski vs. Pope Francis Re “Fundamentalism” (Pope St. John Paul II and Pope Benedict XVI Fully Concur with Pope Francis) [12-9-20]. John Estes made a complaint in the combox. His words will be in blue. ***** Dave. Just to be clear, you consider my fundamentalist family members (conservative, premillennial dispensationalist protestants) to be your fellow brothers in Christ? Of... Read more
I have written about the wise men elsewhere, with regard to how they could be guided by a star (astronomy — conjunctions — and constellations and meaning attached to the latter; phenomenological language as to the star’s “movements”), where they came from (likely northwest Persia) and “who” they were (likely priests of Zoroastrianism; neither “magicians” nor sorcerers): Star of Bethlehem, Astronomy, Wise Men, & Josephus (Amazing Astronomically Verified Data in Relation to the Journey of the Wise Men & Jesus’ Birth... Read more
This occurred in a combox at the Debunking Christianity site, and is the altogether typical ill-informed attempted mockery from supposedly so intellectually superior atheists, who in their almost invariable / inevitable ignorance of biblical language and Christian thought end up making themselves look very silly indeed. Words of Robert Conner are in blue; those of Steampunk Gentleman in green; and those of Jim in brown. ***** Interesting and well done. Here’s a conundrum from Matthew: ” the star they had seen when it rose... Read more
Is a December 25th Birthdate of Jesus Impossible or Unlikely Because Sheep Can’t Take the Cold? One common polemical argument against a December birthdate for Jesus is based on a skepticism towards the biblical passage Luke 2:8: “And in that region there were shepherds out in the field, keeping watch over their flock by night” (RSV). Atheists, biblical skeptics, and even serious observant Christians make the fallacious argument that it was too cold at that time of year in Bethlehem... Read more
How are we taught to act with regard to Jesus’ birth and Christmas, according to Scriptural models? We do definitely have those. An angel of the Lord told the shepherds in the field near Bethlehem: “I bring you good news of a great joy which will come to all the people; for to you is born this day in the city of David a Savior, who is Christ the Lord” (Lk 2:10-11, RSV). * Then a “multitude” of angels were... Read more
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