Delicious: Roy Moore's Campaign Manager on Swearing on the Bible
This. Oh so this. The mouth agape is stunningly good. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WFYRkzznsc0
Jonathan MS Pearce
Christmas Crackers: To Bethlehem or Not to Bethlehem
This came up in conversation and so I will present the issues concerning Bethlehem in the nativity accounts in the Gospels of Matthew and Luke. These posts concerning the nativity sit alongside my
Christmas Crackers: Why Return to an Ancestral Town for a Census?
Since this has come up in a recent thread, where Christian commenter and biblical accuracy asserter See Noevo has been defending it, I thought I'd run through some of the many
The story of the Exodus from Egypt as Exceedingly Ridiculous
In light of some Exodus talk, and some Christian commenters here defending its historicity, let's look at the utter ridiculousness of the accounts found in the Bible. Here are some notes
The Proportion of Biblical Scholars Believing in the Truth of Biblical Claims Is Meaningless
This is something that I hear so often, in the area of the biblical studies. that I thought I should post a little something about it. Here is a quote that appeared on
Scientists ‘Inject’ Information Into Monkeys’ Brains
The other day, I wrote a piece about Mary's Room and the Chinese Room experiments in the context of The Good Place. Let me tap into that again: We often think
Casting Doubt on the Nativity of Jesus again
My usual seasonal spiel goes something like this... Holidays are coming, holidays are coming... It's that time of year, you know, the interminable run-up to Christmas when big corporations vie for
'Oldest eye ever discovered’ in 530-million-year-old fossil
As scientists happily get on with their wide and varied work, I wonder what creationists (such as those who comment here) do in order to rationalise such research. How many hoops do they
Religious Discrimination: Teacher Wins Tribunal After Unfair Dismissal by Faith School
This is something very close to my heart as I worked in a faith school for some 10 years and have some interesting things I would love to say on the matter (but,
Not Seeing God through Celebrations in Life
Galen Broaddus, of Across Rivers Wide, here at Patheos, contributed a chapter to the recent book Not Seeing God: Atheism in the 21st Century. In his piece, he alludes to the human proclivity
Merry Christmas Everybody, but It Never Happened Though...
Christmas is upon us; the season of joy and merriment. I have a book called The Nativity: A Critical Examination, which is a topical read, methinks. Given the time of year, let us
Trump's personal banking information handed over to Robert Mueller
Is the net closing? How important is this latest news? I guess only time will tell. From The Guardian: Donald Trump’s banking information has formally been turned over to Robert Mueller, the