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Is there a God?
Creation,evolution or both?
What political philosophy is best for America?
Is there life on other worlds?
Is the
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Some Conservative Christians Come Clean
If you’re like me, you probably thought that the Religious Right were just a group of misguided folks doing what they thought would be best for their country. The truth, apparently, is not so pr...
Discernment Runs High in Tennesee
Recently, a rather sneaky whore thought she could pull one over on the spiritually discerning citizens of Bartlett, Tennessee. In the guise of a fitness dance studio, she actually installed stripper p...
AIG and ICR
Answers in Genesis A site full to the brim with Young Earth propaganda and scientific blunders. Check your brain on the way in. That being said, AiG is of pretty good “quality” compared to...
Seventh Son of the Seventh Son
I know a man who is something of a friend of the family. I haven’t seen him for a while, and never knew him very well, but I’ve heard that his wife might have skin cancer. I’m really...
Slacktivist’s Left Behind Commentary
Slacktivist has written an insightful critical commentary on the first book of the popular apocalyptic “Left Behind” series written by far-right looney Tim Lahaye and Christian author Jerr...
Abyssal Discusses Theistic Evolution with BobXXX
Gitmocha Joe’s Freedom Cafe recently requested some perspective on the subject of theistic evolution. I didn’t feel like spending a lot of effort articulating my own opinion on the subjec...
Creation on the Web
Creation on the Web is the online home of Creation Ministries International and something of a sister site to AiG. Originally the two creationist giants were one organization, but eventually split way...
Unity or Uniformity?
Coffee Pastor Irenaeus, in his quest to achieve unity in doctrine, helped define such a doctrine and then did his best to purge his communities of those who disagreed. Read that last sentence again. I...
Reflecting Light
C. S. Lewis “The Christian is in a different position from other people who are trying to be good. They hope, by being good, to please God if there is one; or — if they think there is not — ...
God Hates Good Deeds
I was checking my “Tag Surfer” when I stumbled upon an interesting quote by a self-professed Christian: Some Christian Blogger We can have our cake and eat it too when it comes to some thi...
Through a Dirty Lense?
C. S. Lewis “You can put this another way by saying that while in other sciences the instruments you use are things external to yourself (things like microscopes and telescopes), the instrument ...
Disapproval
Hypocrisy
C. S. Lewis: “This year, or this month, or, more likely, this very day, we have failed to practise ourselves the kind of behaviour we expect from other people.”...
Condescending Obama Comments?
Barack Obama said: [T]he questions you’re most likely to get about me, ‘Well, what is this guy going to do for me? What’s the concrete thing?’ What they wanna hear is — so, we’ll give you ...
Things I’ve Learned in Church Part 5: The Truth About the Bible
The standard intro strikes back! The following is a list of things I’ve learned in church. This is not some sort of parody of fundamentalism. All of these are things I have actually heard in se...
Things I’ve Learned in Church Part 4: The Truth About Morality
Revenge of the standard intro! The following is a list of things I’ve learned in church. This is not some sort of parody of fundamentalism. All of these are things I have actually heard in sermons, ...
Things I’ve Learned in Church Part 1: The Truth About Churches and Christians
The following is a list of things I’ve “learned” in church. This is not some sort of parody of Christianity, not even of the fundamentalist variety. All of these are things I have a...