Religious Nutcase Elected President of the USA
As Keith Parsons has recently argued, it is difficult to separate religion from politics. This is especially true of the current political campaigns for the presidency of the United States of America. Unfortunately, the uglier side of religion is intruding into U.S. politics. Currently, some polls are indicating that the religious nutcase Ben Carson is … Religious Nutcase Elected President of the USA
The Slaughter of the Canaanites – Part 6
Clay Jones argues that Jehovah commanded the Israelites to slaughter the Canaanites (men, women, and children), but that this command and the Israelites obedience to the command was morally justified because the Canaanites deserved the death penalty for various serious crimes or sins which were violations of the laws of Jehovah. Jones provides a list of the … The Slaughter of the Canaanites – Part 6
The Slaughter of the Canaanites – Part 5
have been imagining that Jehovah was at least quasi-just and thus demanded trials for each Canaanite before the Canaanites were condemned to death as punishment for a serious crime or sin. My argument is that there were many kinds of BIAS on the part of Jehovah and the Israelites which would make such trials unfair … The Slaughter of the Canaanites – Part 5
The Slaughter of the Canaanites – Part 4
In Part 3 of this series, I raised twenty objections to a Conservative Christian approach to the Old Testament stories about Jehovah commanding the Israelites to slaughter the Canaanites (men, women, and children). Most of the objections are to the effect that some particular aspect of the slaughter of the Canaanites is evidence that JEHOVAH IS … The Slaughter of the Canaanites – Part 4
A Catholic Blogger Offers a Very Thoughtful Reply to my Question about Prayer and Government
Dr. Gregory Popcak is a fellow Patheos blogger who blogs at “Faith on the Couch” in the Patheos Catholic Channel. He’s written a very thoughtful reply to my previous post, “Question for Theists: Why Is It Important to Begin Governmental Meetings with Prayer?” His reply is titled, “Prayer Works: A Psychological Case for Public Prayer … A Catholic Blogger Offers a Very Thoughtful Reply to my Question about Prayer and Government
Christian Philosopher Paul Moser on Michelle Bachmann’s End Times Declaration
LINK The comments there made me chuckle. Your name Your email Subject Your message (optional)
Faith and the End of PoR
John Loftus has advocated the End of Philosophy of Religion as a discipline. In his post defending this proposal, Loftus repeatedly talks about “faith”. The word “faith” occurs 23 times in the post, and it occurs in 7 out of the 13 paragraphs that constitute the post. Some paragraphs have multiple references to “faith”: It … Faith and the End of PoR
Christian Apologetics and Politics
It’s remarkable how many Christian apologists feature anti-Obama posts, links, etc., as if that were part of defending the claims of Christianity. (If any Christian apologists read this, I think I understand why you disagree with various Obama policies and how your disagreement relates to your faith. I’m just surprised to see partisan politics mixed … Christian Apologetics and Politics
Woman Being Denied U.S. Citizenship Because Her Morality Doesn’t Come from Religion
See here and here. (HT: Evan Fales) Amazing. As someone else pointed out to me, “It seems that Immigration is ignorant of the (’68? 69?) Supreme Court Seeger decision.” Your name Your email Subject Your message (optional)
Defending a liberal approach to raising good citizens (rejecting religious-authority-based approaches)
My interview from West Midland’s Faith Forum (one year after the riots). Your name Your email Subject Your message (optional)