Lee Strobel, Mark Mittelberg and William Lane Craig are hosting a “seminar” being broadcast simultaneously to participating churches around the US the evening of October 14th, 2012 in how to deal with the rise of atheism. They are promising to “unpack the central claims made by those who deny God’s existence and discuss how we … Continue reading
Well, maybe not “crashing” per se… but you’ll get our gist. At a local faith-healing event, David demonstrates how the “miracle” performed actually works, and he debates with Pastor Lamont Melrose of the Potters House Christian Fellowship Church (Pasadena, TX) amid his own congregation. ► 2011 news story: Mom upset about religious haunted house Continue reading
Michael John Cusick (no relation to John Cusack) is a pastor and pornography-addiction counselor who told the story of his own struggles in today’s Huffington Post. The overall theme of his article would be laughable were it not so sad and disturbing (obviously in a different manner than that which the author intended). He begins … Continue reading
Last night’s live debate between Aron Ra, the popular atheist YouTuber and Texas State-Director of American Atheists, and Ray Comfort, the Christian apologist and host of the Way of the Master series, also known as The Banana Man. There was heavy traffic on the Radio Paul’s Radio Rants site for this anticipated informal debate, and … Continue reading
I have grown weary of the never-ending definition wars between theists and atheists over the word “faith”. Nevertheless, I will herein attempt to see if it is possible to find practical ground on this matter. Before we can discuss some practical ways of defining faith, let’s begin by looking at the dictionary definitions. If you do … Continue reading
The YouTube apologist “jezuzfreek777” asserts in his latest video that it’s much more difficult to live as a Christian, while atheists get to write their own ticket and do whatever they want. My response is short, and there was plenty I could have added. But seeing as this fellow clearly has a Christian persecution complex, I … Continue reading
If a recipe for cake calls for 1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract, to not include the vanilla would be to omit it. However, not adding a half-teaspoon of vanilla extract to your scrambled eggs isn’t omission; it simply isn’t inclusion. The Christian-right in America seem to believe that god and prayer are part of the recipe … Continue reading
The sociology department of Berkeley University is currently conducting an academic study of atheists . If you would like to participate in this study, there are links at the bottom of this entry. In addition to this study, Cristina Rad has started an open YouTube Tag on this subject, featuring 5 selected questions from the study. … Continue reading
There is one week left to help fund “Hug An Atheist“. Hug an Atheist is a film about atheism in the USA. More specifically a film about atheists: the stories of people who have come out as atheists, the stories of people who are actively campaigning, and the struggles they’ve had to deal with, the … Continue reading
A recent Huffington Post article, “Religion in College: How Has Your Faith Changed?“, asks: How does a college education effect one’s religious beliefs? Given that college is a period of intellectual engagement and exploration, many scholars have believed that a college education weakens one’s religious beliefs. The faith-eroding effect of higher education is not only … Continue reading
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