[These thoughts came about as a result of interacting with a messianic Jew (a Jew who accepts Jesus as Messiah) on the Coming Home Network forum.] * * * * * It’s good to know the Old Testament and the fathers, and it is also good to know, in addition, as much of the prior Jewish tradition as one can. That’s why Jewish Christians have been an immensely great blessing to the Church and Christianity in general (in the case... Read more
[the following is derived from an exchange in the lively combox for my National Catholic Register article, “50 Reasons Why Martin Luther Was Excommunicated”. Since others may be confused about what he brings up, I thought it would be good to share my reply; greatly expanded presently, to strengthen the Catholic argument] *** Peter Cohen: “But what is even more astonishing, is that even if you have faith and pray in Jesus name, according to Dave Armstrong, you should be excommunicated... Read more
This occurred in a combox on the Reformed Protestant-dominated Green Baggins website, starting at comment #323. I responded at #330. * * * * * Why would anyone think in the first place that one has to be infallible to recognize and accept a source that is infallible, or any particular truth? The Bible presupposes many things, among them: 1) that we know there is a God, by, among other things, simply observing creation (Rom 1:19-21). The text doesn’t say... Read more
What Roseanne Barr said about Obama adviser Valerie Jarrett (“muslim brotherhood & planet of the apes had a baby=vj”) was outrageous and despicable and inexcusable, and she arguably should pay the price she has paid (her show being canceled). If I were a sponsor, I certainly wouldn’t support a show starring a woman who said what she did. That said, she in no way represents me or conservatives, simply because she supports President Trump. She’s no conservative at all, but... Read more
C. S. Lewis made a famous analogy of “flatland,” squares, and cubes in his Mere Christianity. He said that the flatlanders couldn’t imagine a two dimensional plane, and that those in that world without a third dimension could not imagine the third. Yet all three exist, and a cube has a “oneness” just as a plane (a square, in this instance) and a line do. In our world, one being is one person. But why should we think our experience is... Read more
This was an exchange with “Anthrotheist” in one of my comboxes. His words will be in blue. *** Interesting conversation, engaging topics. What I find interesting is that the only “evidence” that exists for Christianity is in the past. At best, the most that a modern Christians can honestly say is, “I find the ancient evidences of the existence of God to be compelling.” What I find interesting is that even then, the evidence is that there was a God; the problem nearly... Read more
This exchange occurred in one of my blog comboxes. “gusbovona” appears to be an atheist. His (her?) words will be in blue. *** The thing I don’t get is why there should be so much interpretation necessary to correctly understand the Bible. The logical thing would be, for a book that would be the most important book in the world if it is as believers claim, to require as little interpretation as possible (I’m admitting that perhaps some interpretation is... Read more
This is one of four critiques of the book, The God Delusion (New York / Boston: Houghton Mifflin Company, 2006), by perhaps the world’s best-known (and most influential?) atheist, the biologist Richard Dawkins (born in 1941). His words will be in blue. Links to the four critiques follow: Richard Dawkins’ The God Delusion: General Critique Richard Dawkins’ “Bible Whoppers” Are the “Delusion” Richard Dawkins: D- Grade for Science & Christianity Richard Dawkins’ Outrageous Hypocrisy on Abortion *** [all Bible passages cited by myself are RSV]... Read more
This is one of four critiques of the book, The God Delusion (New York / Boston: Houghton Mifflin Company, 2006), by perhaps the world’s best-known (and most influential?) atheist, the biologist Richard Dawkins (born in 1941). His words will be in blue. Links to the four critiques follow: Richard Dawkins’ The God Delusion: General Critique Richard Dawkins’ “Bible Whoppers” Are the “Delusion” Richard Dawkins: D- Grade for Science & Christianity Richard Dawkins’ Outrageous Hypocrisy on Abortion *** First let me mention a few things that... Read more
This is one of four critiques of the book, The God Delusion (New York / Boston: Houghton Mifflin Company, 2006), by perhaps the world’s best-known (and most influential?) atheist, the biologist Richard Dawkins (born in 1941). His words will be in blue. Links to the four critiques follow: Richard Dawkins’ The God Delusion: General Critique Richard Dawkins’ “Bible Whoppers” Are the “Delusion” Richard Dawkins: D- Grade for Science & Christianity Richard Dawkins’ Outrageous Hypocrisy on Abortion *** Before starting in on my critiques of this... Read more
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