The Secular Frontier

Reactions have certainly not all been positive: How will history judge him? ... Read Article

No, as near as we can figure Jesus taught forgiveness did not come through sacrificial payment, but rather repentance that then resulted in God forgiving. Ehrman will deal with this in his upcoming book and briefly outlines the issue here (SEE TIME 23:48 ... Read Article

Conservative Christians may tell you the bible is inerrant, and cite as a proof text 4 Timothy 3:16-76: 16 All Scripture is inspired by God and beneficial for teaching, for rebuke, for correction, for training in righteousness; 17 so that the man or w ... Read Article

New documentary out about the Roman influence creating Christianity featuring Robert Price and Robert Eisenman: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gHOK66qj9xc&t Relatedly, check out my essay on the Noble Lie Theory of Christian Origins ... Read Article

I just wanted to share this Mythvision interview from yesterday with Dr. Richard C. Miller.  It raises the interesting point that the mythicism of Price and Carrier isn't even given a seat at the table by most scholars when discussing Christian origins, ... Read Article

If any of you are suspecting speaking in tongues is a little crazy, please do watch this and alleviate all doubt, lol https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zQ6HVSyxIIE If you are insight impatient like me start watching at 11:21ff and see how conservati ... Read Article

This is an interesting video by Rationality Rules pointing out it's unclear why Ayaan converted and even what she thinks Christianity means ... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=COfOeYq-Ln0 ... Read Article

When we look at the gospels, we see that Mark was written first and Matthew and Luke used Mark as a source. However, there is also material common to Matthew and Luke that does not come from Mark, and so scholars usually suppose there was another now los ... Read Article

Robyn Faith Walsh's proposal of the dependance of Mark on Paul and the Pauline origin of the Last Supper: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TjRUy4TncYo&t For more on Mark's use of Paul, see: https://www.richardcarrier.info/archives/15934 ... Read Article

The Hidden Brain Connections Between Our Hands and Tongues: Sticking out your tongue while doing delicate work with your hands reveals a history of evolutionary relationships. From the article: Where did this coordination come from? It likely origi ... Read Article

Maybe not. Dan McClellan @maklelan is a PhD in theology & religion (University of Exeter), honorary fellow, University of Birmingham's Cadbury Centre for the Public Understanding of Religion. He posted this helpful Tik Tok video on the question: ... Read Article

A second Trump term would be a watershed in a way the first was not. Victory would confirm his most destructive instincts about power. His plans would encounter less resistance. And because America will have voted him in while knowing the worst, its mora ... Read Article

The trailer for the new "I Am Jesus Christ" video game is out! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nfbz1KuLXTc&t ... Read Article

See Dawkins' letter here ... Read Article

I just found out that an important  religious studies scholar is publishing a major work on the notion of sacrifice in ancient Judaism and Christianity.  In it he is arguing against the penal substitution interpretation of sacrifice.  Penal Substitutio ... Read Article

A believer left a Jack Chick "This Was Your Life" tract in my mailbox. If you ever need proof that we are dealing with the intellectual and emotional level of a child: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WQQ-fFdUd34&t ... Read Article

"Yet I would not be truthful if I attributed my embrace of Christianity solely to the realisation that atheism is too weak and divisive a doctrine to fortify us against our menacing foes. I have also turned to Christianity because I ultimately found ... Read Article

One role that I take very seriously is the “numbers guy.” Reporters will email or set up a call with me and ask a lot of factual questions about the share of Americans who are evangelical or non-religious or attend services weekly and they expect tha ... Read Article

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At the end of the month, the brand new Society of Biblical Literature study bible in the NRSVUE translation is coming out: In March, Bart Ehrman's new book on Armageddon is coming out: These two volumes are must-haves for anyone interested i ... Read Article

Last night was a big win for reproductive rights in Ohio, so of course some Christian Nationalists are urging the Ohio government to ignore the results: ... Read Article

"According to a breaking New York Times poll, if the election was held today, Donald Trump would win over 300 electoral votes. And a CBS poll has Trump +3 points over Biden. Trump is currently leading in nearly every swing state (Benny Johnson) ... Read Article

So, last time I pointed out Carrier's spicy blog post that religious studies scholars are simply not fact-checking evidence for the existence of Jesus, because if they did more people would agree with Carrier's mythicism. Again, here is Carrier's post: ... Read Article

Robyn Faith Walsh spoke next, and raised the issue that the gospel writers were not literate spokesmen for their faith communities, but highly educated Greek speaking Christians working within a network of writers, as was the practice in the ancient world ... Read Article

CNN KFILE: GOP House speaker Mike Johnson once wrote in support of the criminalization of gay sex, calling it a "dangerous lifestyle" Get to know the new GOP speaker Mike Johnson, because being a superstitious fundamentalist Christian is still viewed a ... Read Article