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Atheists Warn Secretary of Agriculture against Proselytizing to Staff

This is from the American Humanist Association: (Washington D.C., December 21, 2018) – The American Humanist Association (AHA) legal team sent a warning letter to U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue in response to his promotion of Christian ideology. In his official capacity, Perdue sent a letter to all

Non-Religious Pastoral Support Network now operating in 40% of hospitals

Stories like this may seem, in some senses, rather insignificant, but they reflect a growing trend and demand for things secular and nonreligious, at least in the UK. This is from the Humanists UK: Humanists UK is celebrating a year of success for the Non-Religious Pastoral Support Network (NRPSN), which

Challenging the Theological Truth of the Nativity

As many will know, I have written a book that sets out to particularly debunk the historical narrative of the birth accounts of Jesus - The Nativity: A Critical Examination. It simply didn't happen like that. The full gamut of posts on the subject appears at the bottom

Why Did God Wait to Create the World?

Well, it depends what kind of Christian you are as to how you interpret what happened in the creation of this here universe. The young earth creationist will, of course, believe that the world that we live on and the universe that we live in are only 6000 or so

Annoying Christian Reviewers

My recent book Did God Create the Universe from Nothing? Countering William Lane Craig's Kalam Cosmological Argument has generally received really good reviews. I understand that most reviewers are partisan and reviews generally follow people's beliefs. That said, I do get very annoyed when Christians review

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