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Is Religion Child Abuse?
thinkingChristian.net What can we conclude? This study suggests (though its methods cannot prove) that growing up Christian is a very good thing. Concerning Dawkins and his book, we can easily see that his attack is falsely based. We also see … Continue reading
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Notes on Isaiah 6:9f
The great call of God to Isaiah is followed by what seems to be the most ridiculous calling. Isaiah is to speak the truth to a community that will never hear it. Jesus quotes this passage too. Isaiah 6:9–10 (NET) … Continue reading
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Plantinga’s Evolved Truth-Seeking Ape Challenge Challenged
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Ryan Bell Stepping into the Void
Ryan’s blog continues to produce. In yesterday’s post he talks about two rooms and why he’s made the journey. Belief and unbelief very much feel here to be questions of community. Which community does he prefer? Which is he drawn to? … Continue reading
How to Be an Honest Atheist
Damon Linker Existentialism differs from the greeting-card version of atheism so prevalent today, in taking its cue from the realization that life without God is hard. It’s hard because human beings tend to be anxious animals, longing for someone or something … Continue reading
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Why Doesn’t the Elephant Cure the Blind Men?
A telling of the old “elephant and the blind men” story, and one sharp commenter.
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What Stephen Colbert and St. Augustine Have In Common
America Magazine First, Augustine tells catechists in On Christian Doctrine that they must delight their audience: “A hearer must be delighted, so that he can be gripped and made to listen.” This church father knew that it matters little whether … Continue reading
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Religious Consumers in the Land of All-God, No-God, Which-God
All-God, No-God, Which-God In Northern California people are all over the map when it comes to God. For some God is everywhere, in everything. You can’t step in dog-poop without touching God. For others there is no God, not any … Continue reading
Rod Dreher: Theophany: The Day I came home for good
Link I had begun reading The Divine Comedy around the time I started therapy, which was around the time I began observing the daily prayer rule. Going on the imaginative journey out of the dark wood with Dante, a spiritual and psychological … Continue reading
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