Vs. Atheist David Madison #39: Jesus the Xenophobic Bigot?

Last updated on: December 17, 2019 at 6:09 pm By Dave Armstrong

And did Jesus minister exclusively to Jews and not Gentiles at all (an alleged Gospel inconsistency)? Dr. David Madison is an atheist who was a Methodist minister for nine years: with a Ph.D. in Biblical Studies from Boston University. You can see (by the number in the title) how many times I have replied to his videos or articles. Thus far, I haven’t heard one peep back from him (from 8-1-19 to this date). This certainly doesn’t suggest to me that he is very confident in his opinions.... Read more

Vs. Atheist David Madison #38: Who is Insulting Intelligence?

Last updated on: December 11, 2019 at 4:03 pm By Dave Armstrong

. . . with emphasis on the vexing and complex question of the ultimate origins of matter and life Dr. David Madison is an atheist who was a Methodist minister for nine years: with a Ph.D. in Biblical Studies from Boston University. You can see (by the number in the title) how many times I have replied to his videos or articles. Thus far, I haven’t heard one peep back from him (from 8-1-19 to this date). This certainly doesn’t suggest to me that he is... Read more

Taylor Marshall Conspiracy?: 840 Amazon Reviews in Nine Days

Last updated on: December 11, 2019 at 1:59 pm By Dave Armstrong

Taylor Marshall’s Orchestrated Campaign to Flood the Amazon Page for His Book Infiltration with Positive Reviews Within nine days (by 6-1-19), Marshall garnered 840 reviews of his book, Infiltration on the book’s Amazon page (89% of them 5-star reviews from his rapturous fan club of wide-eyed “sheep”). By the next day it was 917. The total is now (on 12-11-19) 1,405 reviews. Taylor played the game of amassing an army of his “choir” to pump up the book for the masses... Read more

Vs. Atheist David Madison #37: Bible, Science, & Germs

Last updated on: December 10, 2019 at 6:55 pm By Dave Armstrong

Dr. David Madison is an atheist who was a Methodist minister for nine years: with a Ph.D. in Biblical Studies from Boston University. You can see (by the number in the title) how many times I have replied to his videos or articles. Thus far, I haven’t heard one peep back from him (from 8-1-19 to this date). 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, atheist author and polemicist,... Read more

Vs. Atheist David Madison #36: Matthew & Christmas

Last updated on: December 10, 2019 at 4:28 pm By Dave Armstrong

Dr. David Madison is an atheist who was a Methodist minister for nine years: with a Ph.D. in Biblical Studies from Boston University. You can see (by the number in the title) how many times I have replied to his videos or articles. Thus far, I haven’t heard one peep back from him (since 8-1-19 to this date). 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... Read more

Does the Bible Prohibit Homosexual (Non-Procreative) Sex?

Last updated on: November 22, 2021 at 3:59 pm By Dave Armstrong

This is an “outtake” from my book, The One-Minute Apologist. I have expanded it, adding commentary on Jude 7. ***** MARRIAGE AND FAMILY * The Catholic Church is wrong to condemn homosexuality, because it is natural * No Church has any right to tell people what to do with their own bodies * Initial reply * The Bible clearly condemns homosexual acts as intrinsically, gravely sinful. Desperate attempts to explain away this prohibition are futile; the Bible is too clear.... Read more

Homosexual Sex and St. Paul’s “Nature” Argument

Last updated on: December 6, 2019 at 1:25 pm By Dave Armstrong

Romans 1:26-27 (RSV) For this reason God gave them up to dishonorable passions. Their women exchanged natural relations for unnatural, [27] and the men likewise gave up natural relations with women and were consumed with passion for one another, men committing shameless acts with men and receiving in their own persons the due penalty for their error. St. Paul mentions “dishonorable passions.” The next word “for” shows that what follows is an example of what Paul calls “dishonorable.” The example is: “Their women exchanged natural... Read more

“Armstrong’s Handbook of Apologetics”: a Cyber-“Book”

Last updated on: May 1, 2025 at 10:35 am By Dave Armstrong

Compilation of 344 articles of mine for the National Catholic Register (29 September 2016 to 30 April 2025): enough material for six volumes of 201 pages each (i.e., about 3 1/2 pages for each 1000-word article). Catholicism Explained (the material below constitutes a free online multi-volume “book” [1204 + pages]: first presented on 18 June 2023. This is a complete catechetical and apologetical explanation of the Catholic faith) I consider this collection to be a virtual book, even though I... Read more

“Ambiguity”: Classic Reactionary Talking Point & Mantra

Last updated on: December 5, 2019 at 3:24 pm By Dave Armstrong

This is one of the absolutely classic, textbook marks of the radical Catholic reactionary mindset and mentality. I have observed and commented upon it for over 20 years. It’s mostly used to characterize the Vatican II documents, but also applied to things like the Catechism and utterances of Pope Francis (particularly Amoris Laetitia). Recently (on 11-2-19), Bishop Athanasius Schneider trotted it out, in his criticisms of Vatican II (which I documented): Here, Schneider points to the contradictions in the conciliar texts. At... Read more

Radical Catholic Reactionaries: People, Organizations, & Websites

Last updated on: December 4, 2019 at 1:05 pm By Dave Armstrong

[providing a service to my readers: avoid all these like the plague] See my definition explained, and my explanation for coining the term; also, here is my web page on reactionaries, where you can also find my two books on the topic (one / two). The Remnant (Michael J. Matt and Chris Ferrara) One Peter Five (Steve Skojec) Lifesite News Catholic Family News aka Catholic (Louie Verrecchio) Rorate Caeli Church Militant (Michael Voris) Toronto Catholic Witness Vox Cantoris (David Anthony Domet) Robert... Read more