Month: December 2016

Let us pick up where we left off last time: 15) Tattoos are anathema: (“You shall not make any cuttings in your flesh on account of the dead or tattoo any marks upon you. I am the Lord”–Leviticus 19:28) Despite this teaching I manage to see Mexican Catholics daily with tattoos of the Virgin Mary,…

As of late, I have been wondering: what ever happened to Alfred Russel Wallace? 2009 AD saw the celebration of Charles Darwin’s 200 birthday with the impartation of various doxologies and even the Kyle Butt vs. Dan Barker debate. But what about good ol’ Alfred Russel Wallace? Is it that he was born in 1823…

DJ Grothe interviewed Professor PZ Myers as can be heard here in an interview entitled, “Science and Atheism in the Blogosphere.” Let us survey some of the exchange. At 4:30 into the interview: DJ: “What’s most important to you: advancing atheism or advancing the public understanding of science – or are they kind of one…

Rather than ending her day with a bullet sized hole between her eyes Angela Montez gained a friend, a brother and an increased love of, and trust in, God. Just what was the line a demarcation between prey and prayer? Armed with a gun, Gregory Smith proceeded to rob Angela Montez, an Indianapolis store clerk.[i]…

I must admit that, as may appear obvious, find Dan Barker, of the Freedom from Religion Foundation, fascinating. Part of his allure is the fact that his self-appointed claim to fame, on infamy, is that he is an ex-preacher and yet he exhibits a stunning lack of knowledge of the Bible’s contents and I am…

Jim Holt’s article, Proof, is a succinct review of John Allen Paulos’ book “Irreligion.” Jim Holt mentions that John Allen Paulos considers various arguments for God’s existence. While it is a little difficult to tell where Jim Holt begins and where John Allen Paulos ends, since there is no direct quotation at this point, one…

Do not ask me why but a lot of people are asking that question. Perhaps Richard Dawkins will have to repeat Mark Twain’s quip upon learning that his obituary had been published, “The reports of my death are greatly exaggerated.” So, is Richard Dawkins still alive? Indeed, Richard Dawkins is alive and well. Well, well…

As with the post Dan Barker Sues Barack Obama this is a fantasy scenario involving what would happen if Dan Barker, the ACLU, etc. were consistent—clearly a fantasy. After reading below you may conclude that a postmortem impeachment may be in order. Sure, many of us know the story of the Pilgrims and the Natives…

On July 14, 2008 AD the homepage of Sam Harris’ website made one of the funnies statements you will ever read. The homepage was describing a project to transfer Steve Wells’ “Skeptic’s Annotated Bible Qur’an, and Book of Mormon” to the Reason Project. It is stated, Steve spent the better part of a decade annotating…

Since there is more news on raising children as atheists we must again ask, “If raising children in a ‘faith’ is ‘child abuse’ what is raising children to be atheists; reeducation?” This is part of the rise of atheism is America. On Sunday mornings, when many of their contemporaries are taking their seats in church…