Trump Was Convicted of Everything: The Attempt to Cast a Spell by Conservative Christians Failed
Bart Ehrman: Jesus Did Not Teach Substitutionary Atonement – his followers later did
My New Essay Exploring the New Testament Interpretations of Prof Robyn Faith Walsh
So, I have a new essay out – part 1 of three on Robyn Faith Walsh. Check it out: Gospels, Classics, and the Erasure of the Community: A Critical Review Testing the Hypothesis of Robyn Faith Walsh’s The Origins of Early Christian Literature, Part A Part A: Jesus in the Light of Greco-Roman Philosophy and Highly … My New Essay Exploring the New Testament Interpretations of Prof Robyn Faith Walsh
How Many Skeptical Theories about the Resurrection of Jesus?
A DILEMMA IMPLIES THERE ARE ONLY TWO KINDS OF SKEPTICAL THEORIES When Christian apologists discuss skeptical theories about the alleged resurrection of Jesus, they often think in terms of an old dilemma between the disciples of Jesus being either DECEIVED or DECEIVERS. According to Christian apologists, Jesus’ eleven remaining disciples (the twelve minus Judas Iscariot) … How Many Skeptical Theories about the Resurrection of Jesus?
Dozens of stars show signs of possibly hosting advanced alien civilisations
Sufficiently advanced aliens would be able to capture vast quantities of energy from their star using a massive structure called a Dyson sphere. Such a device would give off an infrared heat signature – and astronomers have just spotted 60 stars that seem to match. See the article HERE.
Televangelists Kenneth Copeland and Jesse Duplantis Defend Owning Luxury Private Jets
The argument seems to be they should be allowed to have the jets because they really enjoy using them.
Apologetics And The Problem of Horrendous Suffering
One of the slam dunks scholars as diverse as Bart Ehrman and John Loftus name against the existence of the Christian God is the problem of horrendous suffering, for surely the world is not reflective of a powerful, loving God. If there is such a God, why are 3 year-olds dying of cancer? In reality … Apologetics And The Problem of Horrendous Suffering
The Rise of Secular Tendencies in Society (though not necessarily full blown atheism yet)
The “not religiously affiliated” group is now a large societal group, although strict atheism is not yet surging. See article HERE.
Hypatia of Alexandria
Hypatia was an ancient female philosopher who taught neoplatonism. Though she saw rationality in the universe that was in some sense divine, she did not ascribe to any particular god and welcomed students of all backgrounds to her school. See the 5 minute video here to learn about Hypatia and how she was brutally murdered … Hypatia of Alexandria
Was Jesus Buried the Afternoon he was Crucified (Bart Ehrman’s Take)?
Check out this week’s Misquoting Jesus podcast to see why Bart thinks Jesus was left on the cross to be food for the birds!