Quote of the Day - Sheila C.
This one came from Sheila C. on the Liberal vs Fundamentalist Religion thread: I agree, and that's why I never went for liberal religion. It sounds great -- I would love
Jonathan MS Pearce
My Catalogue of Books
I thought I would remind readers, or indeed let them know if they are unaware, of the books that I have available for their intellectual edification. I will list these in chronological order
A Succinct Synopsis of the Nonsense of Easter
Easter is the time for the christian church. Christmas is all lovely and present-y, but Easter is what it's all really about. It is the climax of Jesus' existence. But
Liberal vs Fundamentalist Religion
Robet M. Price, in his recent superb little book Blaming Jesus for Jehovah, points out the following: If resurgent fundamentalism is a last gasp, the meal-mouthed mewlings of liberal religion are death rattles,
Matthew and the guards at the tomb
In this post, I am going to look at the resurrection account given by Matthew, in particular his addition found in no other Gospel account, that there were guards stationed at the tomb.
On the Skepticism of the Resurrection (part 4) - naturalistic explanations
As mentioned in my previous posts, it is that time of year that the historicity of the Easter accounts gets analysed by us skeptics. And found wanting. Very wanting. [caption id="attachment_
Can An Old Atheist With A New, Short And Unassailable Case Be Heard?
A friend of mine, who has a penchant for taking out poignant, atheistic ads to challenge believers, write this as an op-ed for the NYT. They didn't take it - perhaps
On the Skepticism of the Resurrection (part 3)
As mentioned in my two previous posts, it is that time of year again where the Resurrection of Jesus requires a thorough going over. Here is continues. There are three aspects to the
Terrorism Stats for Europe
It's worth getting stats in perspective, especially concerning the recent events in Brussels. People are giving Belgium a really hard time, internationally. I have seen some pretty condescending reports in the
On the Skepticism of the Resurrection (part 2)
As mentioned in my previous post, someone in Malawi is about to have a debate on national TV with a Christian about the Resurrection accounts and I have been asked to help provide
On the Skepticism of the Resurrection
Christmas is over, time to get on to Easter. Someone in Malawi is about to have a debate on national TV with a Christian about the Resurrection accounts and I have been asked to help provide some ideas for the debate, so here goes.
New Book Reviewed on Huff Po
Thanks to fellow Patheoser, Dan Arel, my latest book (Filling the Void: A Selection of Humanist and Atheist Poetry) has been reviewed on Huffington Post. Check it out here. Please check it out