Overall, almost every platform that tries to take down religious arguments seems to have a minimal lasting effect. And for every non-believer, deconvert, and those who would fight against the drivel put out by religious proponents, there seems to be its direct counterpart canceling out all the positive ground gained. Now, you can’t ban apologetics … More Yes, DO ‘shoot’ the messenger. Or at least the message.
Part One. This might be a bit of a ramble, so I beg forgiveness up front. I want to address one of the major questions that doesn’t seemed to be tackled head on. And if it has been tackled then you’ll have to forgive me for that as well . I’m not twenty five any … More How do we kill religion?
Ark. If the evangelical position is that non believers go to Hell is this the answer you provide when your kids ask about Hindu or Muslim kids at school? What answer do you provide why Yahweh did not save the( a) child who died from meningitis or cancer? LPASTORJWAITS March 13, 2024 at 9:28 am … More “Hey, Teacher, leave those kids alone…”
In my ongoing discussion about the evidence or lack thereof for the physical resurrection of the character Jesus of Nazareth the topic of historical reliability of the Gospels and Acts is a major part of our online chat. The Pastor maintains it is the historical reliability of the Gospels and Acts that helps to firmly … More The resurrection part deux.
I have been in discussion with a Pastor. Should we regard the gospel accounts of the resurrection as fact / evidence of a genuine historical event or are they simply unsubstantiated, faith-based claims that people believe? Thoughts? Ark.
What do you think? No more Gaza? Complete rebuild sans Hamas? More regional conflict / all out war? Paint a picture for me. Ark
Thoughts? Ark
A line from the movie Kingdom of Heaven pertaining to who has the right to claim Jerusalem. There is an old saying: Possession is nine tenths of the law, and on the face of it this seems to be the basis for claiming ownership/ right of use for the City of Jerusalem However, while conquest … More “All have claim!”
or the “Sound of Inevitability”? ( with apologies to Agent Smith) Once the Gaza Strip is pretty much flattened, and it certainly looks like this is the plan, what happens in the aftermath? Thoughts? Ark.
In actual fact the title should probably read, The problem with democracy as only in a ( genuine) democracy can multiple religions, as in, freedom to practice one’s religion, flourish. Unfortunately, herein lies the danger or irony if you will. A theocracy doesn’t usually tolerate competition very well. It tends to make the ruling theocratic … More The problem with freedom of religion is….
I’ve been getting a fair bit of stick on another blog over the Israel/Hamas war and maybe a little more attention should be paid to the details should Gaza be granted any sort of autonomy after the dust has settled. For arguments sake let’s take it as a given a Hamas government remains in power … More Human Rights for Palestinians.
If it is reasonable to suggest that the Israel/ Hamas war is, at its core, underpinned by religious ideology with extremist nutjobs on either side fuelling the conflict I have a suggestion: Reject religion and strive for a secular humanist society, or at least ditch the religion and move somewhere one was not under the … More A slightly different perspective.
A Tale Unfolds 