John MacDonald


Trump Propaganda And Demonizing

I’ve been posting a lot about Trump Propaganda Art such as Trump being portrayed as a superhero or founding father. But, the knife cuts both ways. Just as Trump is being artificially elevated, so too is the opposition being cut down to size. And so, for instance, we see: Let us remember similar propaganda in Trump Propaganda And Demonizing

The Law vs. Separation of Church and State

In this roughly two-hour conversation, Skeptic Magazine founder Michael Shermer and constitutional lawyer Eddie Tabash discuss the history of the relationship between church and state in the United States, the Founding Framers of the US Constitution and their arguments for separating church and state, James Madison and Thomas Jefferson, how most of the 13 colonies had government-sanctioned The Law vs. Separation of Church and State

On Hiatus: What I’m Reading

I’m taking a bit of a vacation from blogging until late September when I will be reporting on the New Insights Into The New Testament Conference. Don’t worry, there are other bloggers here, lol. In the meantime I will be doing some casual reading on Greek and Hebrew influence on the New Testament. The first On Hiatus: What I’m Reading

New Insights Into The New Testament Conference (September 2023)

I’m excited that I’m signed up for the New Insights Into The New Testament Conference in late September which has 10 All Star New Testament experts/specialists presenters. For instance, Prof Robyn Faith Walsh will be presenting who is most known for her theory that highly educated (though not necessarily rich) Greco Romans wrote the Gospels. New Insights Into The New Testament Conference (September 2023)

Jesus and I, Robot

Isaac Asimov outlined three principles to govern robot/human interaction: In the movie I, Robot with Will Smith, we see a futuristic world based on these laws where we see what happens when they come into conflict with one another: We see similar conflict of laws in the New Testament.  Jesus redefines the Law saying (1) Jesus and I, Robot

Dr. Kipp Davis with How (not) to read the Dead Sea Scrolls: Reviewing Richard Carrier’s “On the Historicity of Jesus”, Part 2

Previously: Dr. Kipp Davis with How (not) to read the Talmud: Reviewing Richard Carrier’s “On the Historicity of Jesus”, Part 1 Now, Here is the second video of Davis’ critique of Richard Carrier’s reading of ancient Jewish texts in On The Historicity of Jesus. Davis does not feel Carrier offers a reliable reading of early Dr. Kipp Davis with How (not) to read the Dead Sea Scrolls: Reviewing Richard Carrier’s “On the Historicity of Jesus”, Part 2