3 Fatal Flaws Hidden Within the Dogma of Progressive Revelation
FEBRUARY 4, 2019 BY BOB SEIDENSTICKER Progressive revelation is the doctrine that God doled out his message over time. I agree with the problem—the Bible message does change over time.…
Contradictions in the Bible? No, It’s Progressive Revelation!
FEBRUARY 1, 2019 BY BOB SEIDENSTICKER Did you know that the Quran has no contradictions? This isn’t due to God’s guiding hand but to a clever loophole within Islam called…
How Do You Decide What to Believe?
JANUARY 25, 2019 BY BOB SEIDENSTICKER For a clear and succinct discussion of what evidence is enough to support a claim, one good source is the observations of German philosopher…
The Modal Ontological Argument? It Needs a Good Thrashing. (2 of 2)
JANUARY 23, 2019 BY BOB SEIDENSTICKER We’re halfway through our analysis of the modal ontological argument, an apologetic argument that’s not accurate and useful so much as weighty. Those of…
The Modal Ontological Argument? It Needs a Good Thrashing.
JANUARY 22, 2019 BY BOB SEIDENSTICKER This Christian apologetic argument is the one that I most often see put forward as the one that will put cocky atheists in their…
Should Polygamy Be De-criminalized?
JANUARY 21, 2022 BY ROGER E. OLSON *Note to would-be commenters: Don’t expect your comment to be published here if it is argumentative or hostile. Keep it calm and dialogical—open…
QAnon Star Who Said Only ‘Idiots’ Get Vax Dies of COVID
Will SommerFri, January 7, 2022, 2:45 PM A leading QAnon promoter who urged both her followers and strangers she passed on the street not to take the COVID vaccine died…
Man who made fun of vaccination efforts on social media dies of Covid
“I got 99 problems but a vax ain’t one,” Stephen Harmon said in a tweet last month. July 24, 2021, 3:27 PM EDT / Source: Associated PressBy The Associated Press…
Famine in the Bible is more than a curse: It is a signal of change and a chance for a new beginning
Joel Baden, Professor of Hebrew Bible, Yale Divinity SchoolApril 21, 2021·6 min read As the coronavirus spread rapidly around the world last year, the United Nations warned that the economic…
A Washington Church Created a Bonkers Video Whining About COVID Restrictions
BY HEMANT MEHTA MARCH 30, 2021 Earlier this month, a church called The Pursuit NW in Snohomish, Washington got a letter from the state’s attorney general warning them against gathering…
Pastor Who Wears $5,611 Sneakers Calls “Satan Shoes” an “Affront to Believers”
BY HEMANT MEHTA MARCH 30, 2021 I’m not surprised that conservative Christians have lashed out at rapper Lil Nas X over the “Satan Shoes” he’s promoting (created by the company…
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Let Go of Lies About Heaven: Eight Myths Many Believe
MARCH 25, 2021 BY RANDY ALCORN Big books full of Scripture, theology, and quotations from people long dead don’t normally sell well. Yet to my surprise, and the publisher’s, over…
LGBTQ Students Sued the Dept. of Ed. for Funding Their Bigoted Christian Schools
BY HEMANT MEHTA MARCH 31, 2021 Dozens of students representing 25 different Christian colleges and universities have filed a lawsuit against the Department of Education for giving federal funding to…
Congratulations, Atheists: Church Attendance in America is at an All-Time Low.
BY HEMANT MEHTA MARCH 29, 2021 Church attendance is at an all time low and the pandemic doesn’t deserve the blame. (Congratulations, everyone. We did it. Extra cookies for everyone…
Christian nationalism, gun reform, voter suppression & the decline of war
MARCH 26, 2021 BY FREEDOM FROM RELIGION FOUNDATION We at the Freedom From Religion Foundation spent a lot of time this week trying to steer elected officials and institutions on…