(A review of Bart Ehrman’s book God’s Problem: How the Bible Fails to Answer Our Most Important Question–Why We Suffer (Harper Collins, 2008) and the season 4 premiere of Battlestar Galactica) It was an interesting experience to finish reading Bart Ehrman’s book, God’s Problem nearly simultaneously with the premiere of season 4 of Battlestar Galactica. In Ehrman’s book, we hear the very personal as well as theologically insightful reflection of an individual who has lost his faith because of the... Read more

C.Orthodoxy likes how the Harry Potter series emphasizes that the world is not made of good and evil people but people who make good and evil choices.ERV continues the discussion of framing science, giving the sense that “fr*ming” has become a four-letter word!I find a representative of government claiming an atheist has no right to speak deeply disturbing.Greta Christina explains why creationism is blasphemous (HT Qalmlea).John Pieret shares a quote from Francisco J. Ayala.Science Avenger asks if Ben Stein really... Read more

Over on Chrisendom, Chris Tilling has shared his own story of how he moved from having become a Christian by listening to a tape by Ken Ham, to a Christian who accepts the scientific evidence for evolution. Definitely worth reading! Read more

I’ve just discovered that West Hill United Church, where Gretta Vosper is the minister, has a videoblog (or ‘vlog’) with clips of her sermons. I’ve just discovered the site, and so may have more to say about specific sermons at some point. Anyone exploring what “progressive Christianity” means will presumably find this a useful resource. Read more

Drew draws attention to a series about what Presbyterians (PCUSA) believe.Ancient Hebrew Poetry asks what counts as an error in the Bible.Mark Goodacre talks about the season premiere of Dr. Who, as does The Busybody.Richard Dawkins will appear on Dr. Who this season.Galactica Sitrep has a round-up of the responses to the season premiere. IO9 compares the BSG and Dr. Who premieres.Something Awful shares some wonderful reverse magazines.Beyond the Firmament aspires to be my quote of the day. Should I... Read more

“America believes in education: the average professor earns more money in a year than a professional athlete earns in a whole week” (Evan Esar, American Humorist) . Read more

An entity descends to earth and takes on human flesh, proclaiming human flesh, spreading the “good news” that all humanity can be one, war can be ended, and peace and unity can prevail. If this story sounds familiar, you must have seen The Invasion, the most recent remake of The Body Snatchers, this time starring Nicole Kidman and Daniel Craig. The parallels to what religions seek and/or claim to offer are noticeable, as is the fact that the spore that... Read more

I’ve yet to watch the season premiere of Battlestar Galactica, which aired last night. So I am sharing posts that I won’t actually read until I’ve seen the episode itself: Galactica Sitrep tells you where to find the episode if you missed it.IO9 live blogged the episode, and also has a post on the stats of survival. Battlestar Galactica blog also liveblogged it.C.Orthodoxy and SF Gospel have reflections on the episode and in particular religious themes.Paul Levinson also has a... Read more

I sometimes post about e-mail scams. This particular phishing scam is not one that I’ve encountered so far, but it is specifically affecting institutions of higher education, so I thought I’d mention it. Details can be found in the Chronicle of Higher Education. Read more

I doubt any of you could forget, but don’t forget that tonight Battlestar Galactica returns. The religious themes will apparently continue to be explored. IO9 recently asked how Cylons might convert others to their religion. The clip they featured seemed less interesting than answers to the question ought to be. Perhaps we can discuss it here! Also for your enjoyment, here’s the New York Philharmonic performing recently in North Korea: Read more