Ice Age Creationism

Last updated on: March 18, 2013 at 10:10 am By James F. McGrath

The Answers in Genesis web site has a fascinatingly amusing discussion (previewing an article in their magazine) about the timing of the Ice Age within the framework of their insistence that creation occurred 6,000 years ago. This means that they date the Pleistocene Era after the flood. The article cites evidence from radiometric dating, the evidence of which they dispute whenever it suits them. They also need to posit radically fast evolutionary changes to account for the differences in species... Read more

Quote of the Day (W. H. Vanstone)

Last updated on: March 18, 2013 at 9:39 am By James F. McGrath

“The church is like a swimming pool. Most of the noise comes from the shallow end.” –Often attributed to John Shelby Spong, but originally from William H. Vanstone. Via the Patheos Progressive Christian Portal on Facebook. Read more

See You In Another Life, Brother

Last updated on: March 18, 2013 at 7:24 am By James F. McGrath

Jeff Carter just recently discovered tht the actor who played Desmond on LOST played Jesus in a movie version of the Gospel of John. And so he made the above poster, which I think may be the first ever mash-up of the Gospel of John and LOST… Read more

The Bells of Saint John

Last updated on: March 17, 2013 at 11:30 pm By James F. McGrath

The end of this month Doctor Who will return and the title of that first new episode will be “The Bells of Saint John.” Regular readers will know that this is a blog which regularly focuses on religion and Doctor Who. But it is also a blog where Johns who might be prefixed by “Saint” also get a particularly large amount of attention (whether the supposed author of the Gospel of John, or the author of Revelation, or John the... Read more

The Dogmatic Young Theologian

Last updated on: March 17, 2013 at 2:40 pm By James F. McGrath

And as Jesus was setting out on his journey, a man ran up and knelt before him and asked him, “Good Teacher, what must I believe to inherit eternal life?” And Jesus said to him, “Why do you call me good? No one is good except God alone. You know the commandments: 'Do not murder, Do not commit adultery, Do not steal, Do not bear false witness, Do not defraud, Honor your father and mother.’” And he said to him,... Read more

Happy St. Patrick’s Day!

Last updated on: March 17, 2013 at 8:34 am By James F. McGrath

Here are a few science fiction St. Patrick's Day images I've come across this morning… Read more

Oh Lord, please don’t let me be misunderstood

Last updated on: March 16, 2013 at 10:35 pm By James F. McGrath

Like and Share if Jesus is in your Lungs

Last updated on: March 16, 2013 at 9:29 am By James F. McGrath

Someone shared the post below on Facebook. It is a real Facebook post, but the account itself may be set up by an atheist to poke fun at Christians. Be that as it may, the fact that it has become impossible to tell the difference between genuine ignorance among Christians, and atheist parodies of Christians who are ignorant, says something about the impression of Christians that is given by purveyors of nonsense like the young-earth creationists. And that is why,... Read more

Unscientific American

Last updated on: March 16, 2013 at 9:04 am By James F. McGrath

This isn't new, but it was shared by a friend on Facebook recently and so I thought I would share it again, as it seems pretty timely given some recent discussions here. Read more

U2charist

Last updated on: March 16, 2013 at 8:11 am By James F. McGrath

On the Friday before Spring break, my class on the Bible covered the Psalms, and so the U2 song “40” got a mention. I was apparently the only one there who had ever sung the song in church. I hope that at some point my church may hold a U2charist service. (Yes, that really is a thing). The combination of music I like and a wonderfully groanworthy pun makes it irresistable. Read more

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