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I Need Input from Christians: Textual Variants
In preparation for a short documentary film I’m making about textual variants in the Bible, I would like to pose a question aimed strictly at Christians—both Catholic and Protestant—and ex-Christians. People of other religions and non-ex-Christian atheists (et al) are … Continue reading
How Did Christianity Become Secularized?
The title here, which remains an unanswered question, might make a lot of people uncomfortable. Some Christians might shun the idea of their religion being secular, and others, particularly non-Christians, might scoff at the idea — Christianity in the US is … Continue reading
Sappho’s Problem with Evil: And Why Do Gods Refuse to Die?
Sappho says, death is an evil, the gods have so judged, for if death were good, then they too would die. According to Aristotle, these are the words so penned by ancient Greek lyrical poet Sappho (c. 610 — c. … Continue reading
Anti-Atheist Prejudice (Part 1) (SS#8)
Over the next several weeks I will be reviewing the literature regarding prejudice towards atheists in what will ultimately become a comprehensive literature review. This review, once complete, should suffice to say, “Prejudice against atheists is rampant.” Most, if not … Continue reading
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Tagged Atheism, Christianity, Psychology, Religion, Research, Science
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Response to “10 Signs Christianity Is on the Rise”
I woke up this morning to find this article by Tom Hoopes titled “10 Signs Christianity Is on the Rise.” I read these kinds of things from time to time, and usually they leave my desk with no comment. But when … Continue reading
Why Fight the End Times? Same-Sex Marriage and the Return to Eden
Today I read this article in Huffington Post by Michelangelo Signorile titled “USA Today Columnist Cal Thomas: Gay Marriage Is A Sign of the ‘End Times.’” In the piece Signorile quotes conservative columnist Cal Thomas, who says, paraphrased, if the Supreme … Continue reading
Republican Primary Voters’ Polling Data: Let’s Make the US a Christian Nation
Today I came across this report from Public Policy Polling after the group polled a few hundred Republican Primary voters. A brief methodology is attached to their report: PPP surveyed 316 Republican primary voters from February 20th to 22nd. The … Continue reading
Bible Contradictions #55: How Old Was Benjamin When He Came to Egypt?
In this episode of the Bible Contradictions, I’m going to expose a contradiction that often — by most efforts to understand the bible — goes unnoticed. The question we will ask the bible is how old was Benjamin when he came … Continue reading
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Tagged Atheism, Bible Contradictions, Christianity, God, Judaism, Religion, the bible
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Teaching Evolution and Moral Panic (SS#5)
In today’s episode of Science Sunday, I will be discussing a rather dated article from Sociological Viewpoints, Fall 2005, titled “The Quasi-Theory of Godlessness in America: Implications of Opposition to Evolution for Sociological Theory.” As a general rule for SS I … Continue reading
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Tagged Atheism, Christianity, Evolution, God, Religion, Science, Sociology
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ISIS Shows Christians What True Persecution Is
ISIS is great at making terrible and extremely graphic and overproduced propaganda films. In the latest piece to cross my desk, an ISIS branch in Libya parades 21 Egyptian Coptic Christian men onto a beach in Northern Libya. The orange … Continue reading
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Tagged Atheism, Christianity, God, ISIL, ISIS, Islam, Islamic State, Religion, terrorism
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The Atheist Papers 