Religion and Dishonesty
In the book I’m currently working on (Thinking Critically about the Resurrection of Jesus: The Resuscitation of the Swoon Theory) I examine several objections to the Swoon Theory (roughly the skeptical view that Jesus was crucified but survived his crucifixion and that this led to the belief that God raised Jesus from the dead). One … Religion and Dishonesty
Trump Painting Himself Into A Corner On The Abortion Issue
Former President Donald Trump tells NBC News Correspondent Dasha Burns that Florida’s six-week abortion law is “too short: That was yesterday. Today, he came out as a critic of the Florida abortion expansion proposal: So what is going on with this? Trump is trying to keep the pro life wing of his party satisfied but while still promoting reproductive rights because … Trump Painting Himself Into A Corner On The Abortion Issue
But Why Did Trump Abandon Evangelicals on the Reproductive Rights Issue?
In a previous post I noted Trump abandoned conservative evangelicals on the abortion issue. Clearly, he is hoping they are not one-issue voters, and certainly conservative evangelicals are going to vote Republican regardless, but why did Trump make this move? And the other day, he also positioned himself as the IVF support candidate. New polling … But Why Did Trump Abandon Evangelicals on the Reproductive Rights Issue?
Trump and Soldiers
Yesterday I talked about Trump basically throwing his anti-abortion evangelical supporters under the bust by proposing a reproductive rights platform, obviously hoping to appeal to a wider moderate base while still maintaining as many evangelicals as possible who are not one-issue voters. Today, Trump did the same thing with the military. Trump has long been … Trump and Soldiers
Trump Throws Evangelicals Under The Bus
So today, Trump’s second in command JD Vance has dialed back on one of the key issues for Evangelicals supporting Trump: the abortion ban. See the Meet The Press interview starting at 7:12-9:49 What seems clear is that Trump sang the evangelical song as long as it suited him, but now he needs to appeal … Trump Throws Evangelicals Under The Bus
Ed’s New Richard Carrier Interview
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The Trump Musk Interview: Initial Takeaways
Elon Musk recently did what he calls a “conversation” with Donald Trump which broke records with over a billion views. Conservative network Fox News chose this as the initial banner takeaway: The conservative evangelical right wants you to think God saved Trump because he is God’s chosen president. You can’t make this stuff up, lol. … The Trump Musk Interview: Initial Takeaways
INDEX: Luke’s UNRELIABLE Passion Story
This INDEX contains links to my blog posts in a series about the historical unreliability of the Passion Narrative in the Gospel of Luke. Your name Your email Subject Your message (optional)
How to Save Our Democracy
The best and simplest way to save our democracy is to prevent Donald Trump and his Project 2025 Christian Fascist thugs from taking control of the presidency. If we can get Kamala Harris elected in November, then we can prevent the Christian Fascists from destroying our democracy and our country. However, the race for the … How to Save Our Democracy
My New Essay Has Been Published By The Secular Web
I’d like to share that my third and final essay on Robyn Faith Walsh as been published. CHECK IT OUT! ABSTRACT: This is Part C of a three-part literary application and defense of Robyn Faith Walsh’s recent (2021) hypothesis that the Gospels are not, as is usually thought, the product of literate spokespersons conveying the … My New Essay Has Been Published By The Secular Web