Christianity

Jesus Married?

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So, Jesus was possibly married? https://www.huffpost.com/entry/the-gospel-of-jesus-wife_n_1891325?1347990916=&icid%3B=maing-grid10%7Chtmlws-main-bb%7Cdl3%7Csec1_lnk1%26pLid%3D207309 Wow. What would his home life have been like? I guess we are allowed to indulge our imaginations: “Well, Mr. Big Shot! Mr. ‘Son of Man!’ Out with “the boys” all night again, huh? That Peter calls himself a fisherman. He looks like he is fishing for free meals … Jesus Married?

Jehovah is a Sexist – Part 6

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I have finished examining the first three chapters of Genesis, and have also provided more than a dozen other examples from other parts of the Old Testament that show Jehovah to be a sexist (freely borrowing from Michael Coogan’s excellent book God and Sex: What the Bible Really Says): http://crossexamination.blogspot.com/2012/09/is-islam-evil-part-7.html In summary,  my reasoning goes … Jehovah is a Sexist – Part 6

Jehovah is a Sexist – Part 5

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Todd Akin and Paul Ryan are sexist pigs who show a complete lack of fairness and compassion towards women.  They represent well the sexist conservative Christians who are now driving the Republican party.  The sexist views that they have tried to turn into federal laws have a long history, a history that can be traced … Jehovah is a Sexist – Part 5

Extraordinary Claims Require Extraordinary Evidence (ECREE), Part 4: NT Reliability, Extraordinary Claims, and the Base Rate Fallacy

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I want to re-visit the issue of “extraordinary claims require extraordinary evidence” (ECREE), by considering a type or class of argument for miracles based upon the historical reliability of the New Testament (NT), hereafter “the argument.” According to this argument, the general historical reliability of the NT provides sufficient evidence to make the historicity of … Extraordinary Claims Require Extraordinary Evidence (ECREE), Part 4: NT Reliability, Extraordinary Claims, and the Base Rate Fallacy

Jehovah is a Sexist – Part 4

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In previous posts on this topic here at the Secular Outpost I have not attempted to build a case for the claim made in the title.  Instead, I have discussed the meaning and implications (i.e. Jesus is a false prophet and Christianity is a false religion) of the claim.  However, on my own blog I … Jehovah is a Sexist – Part 4

Are Christians the Best Argument Against Christianity?

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According to The Confident Christian, Christians themselves are “the best argument against Christianity.” The author sums up the argument as follows. Noted Christian apologist and author Ravi Zacharias says the one question that has haunted him the most throughout his ministry was asked by a Hindu acquaintance: “If this conversion you speak about is truly … Are Christians the Best Argument Against Christianity?

Jehovah is a Sexist – Part 3

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What is sexism?  What is a sexist?  These questions have been around for quite some time now, so there are, no doubt, some well-thought-out answers to these questions.  But before I consult experts on conceptual issues, I like to do a bit of thinking for myself. The first thing that occurs to me is that … Jehovah is a Sexist – Part 3

Jehovah is a Sexist – Part 2

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For those who want a syllogistic summary argument, here you go: I. If Jehovah is a sexist, then Jehovah is a false god and Judaism is a false religion.II. If Jehovah is a false god and Judaism is a false religion, then Christianity is a false religion.Therefore:III. If Jehovah is a sexist, then Christianity is … Jehovah is a Sexist – Part 2