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July 2017

July 22, 2017

Not Many “Angry Atheists” Online? You be the Judge

[Pexels.com / Pixabay / CC0 license] ***** Recently, I had the distinct blessing (Mt 5:11-12) of...

July 21, 2017

Atheist Anthony Toohey Defends His Deconversion (Pt. 1)

A change of vision by Erik Pevernagie, oil on canvas (3-24-11) [Wikimedia Commons / Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike...

July 20, 2017

Atheist Deconversion: Dialogue #2: Jonathan MS Pearce

Image by "mary1826" (January 2017) [Pixabay / CC0 public domain] *** Jonathan MS Pearce runs...

July 19, 2017

Atheist Deconversion: Dialogue #1 with Dr. Daniel Fincke

Photograph by "marcelabr" (11-8-16) [Pixabay / CC0 public domain] *** Dr. Daniel Fincke, a philosophy...

July 19, 2017

Deconversion: Mini-Debates with Several Zealous Atheists

Photograph by "stevepb" (7-12-16) [Pixabay / CC0 public domain] ***** Atheist Jonathan MS Pearce made a...

July 18, 2017

Albert Einstein’s “Cosmic Religion”: In His Own Words

What do atheists think Einstein meant here when he used the word "believe"? Do they...

July 18, 2017

Were Abraham Lincoln and Mark Twain Atheists?

Madame Tussaud's Abraham Lincoln (photograph by Kevin Burkett: 12-21-12) [Flickr / CC BY-SA 2.0 license]...

July 17, 2017

Atheist Deconversion Story Series #2: Lorna

If I were in an abusive situation, I'd certainly want to break free, too. The...

July 17, 2017

Atheist Deconversion Story Series #1: Anthony Toohey

Image by "Pexels" [Pixabay / CC0 public domain] *** Introduction: "Deconversion" stories are accounts of...

July 16, 2017

Atheists Preach to the Choir, Just Like Apologists Do

I've been actively studying and sharing Christian apologetics for 36 years and have been a...

July 15, 2017

Reply to Daniel Fincke’s Analyses of His Deconversion

Cute meme from Dr. Daniel Fincke's "About Dan" page. *** Dr. Daniel Fincke (professor of philosophy)...

June 2017

June 17, 2017

1 Corinthians 7:36-38: Is it About a Fiancee or a Daughter?

Ruth and Boaz (1825), by Julius Schnorr von Carolsfeld (1794-1872) [public domain / Wikimedia Commons] ***...

June 16, 2017

My Two Conversions: Interview with Spanish Journalist Itxu Díaz

Yours truly on 7-30-79: my 21st birthday (back before the eternal mustache). *** (3-31-11) ***...

June 15, 2017

Libros de Dave Armstrong: “La Virgen de los católicos”

[Traducción al español por Lizette Sellar Moon completada el 9 de junio de 2017 y...

June 14, 2017

Do Women Have Less of God’s Image? (Catholic Teaching)

Woodcut for Die Bibel in Bildern (1860), by Julius Schnorr von Carolsfeld (1794–1872) [public domain / Wikimedia...

June 13, 2017

Replies to Atheists’ & Skeptics’ Garden Variety Objections

Atheist philosopher Bertrand Russell (1872-1970) [public domain / Wikimedia Commons] *** (3-24-08) *** This is...

June 13, 2017

Radical Feminism: Replies to “Critiques” from Enlightened Ones

Image by "Prawny" (October 2016) [Pixabay / CC0 public domain] *** (8-8-06) *** A feminist...

June 10, 2017

Dialogue w Atheist on Bible Difficulties & Plausibility Structures

One crack in the glass often leads to many more cracks, and eventually the whole...

June 09, 2017

William Webster’s Misunderstanding of Development of Doctrine

(with particular reference to the papacy, Vatican I, Pope Leo XIII, St. Vincent of Lerins,...

June 08, 2017

Alleged “Bible Contradictions”: Most Are Actually Not So

Photograph of torn Bible pages by George Redgrave (9-30-14) [Flickr / CC BY-ND 2.0] ***...

June 07, 2017

Catholic Rule of Faith & Binding Authority: Old Testament Analogies

Prophet Isaiah, by Antonio Balestra (1666-1740) [public domain / Wikimedia Commons] *** (4-9-06) ***** Doctrine...

June 06, 2017

Catholic Apologists: Response to Inquiring Questions

Lay Catholic apologist G. K. Chesterton (1874-1936) [public domain / Wikimedia Commons] *** This is...

June 05, 2017

Sola Scriptura: Catholic Scholars vs. Apologists on its Illogical Nature?

(E.g., Joseph Ratzinger [Pope Benedict XVI], Hans Urs von Balthasar, and Henri de Lubac) Pope...

June 05, 2017

Critique of “Denying Sola Scriptura”, by Dr. Gary DeMar

Photograph by "stempow" (March 2017) [Pixabay / CC0 public domain]*** (January 1999) *** Dr. Gary...

June 02, 2017

Did Luther Believe that Christ Committed Adultery with Mary Magdalene?

Mary Magdalene, by Andrea Solari (1460-1522) [public domain / Wikimedia Commons] *** This article has...

June 01, 2017

Sgt. Pepper Remix: Beyond the Mono vs. Stereo Debate

Image by Nonna Store (3-23-15) [Flickr / CC BY 2.0 license] *** I published my...

June 01, 2017

LGBTQ Activist Intolerance on Display Again

Image by "OpenClipart-Vectors [Pixabay / CC0 public domain] ***** Melinda Selmys is a fellow Patheos blogger...

May 2017

May 27, 2017

Analogical Reasoning, and Reasoning from Plausibility

(Using the Example of my Paper, "Biblical Evidence for Marian Apparitions") Dimensions are used as...

May 26, 2017

Dialogue with a Protestant: Authority of the Jerusalem Council

The Conversion of St. Paul (1600), by Caravaggio (1571-1610) [public domain / Wikimedia Commons] ***...

May 25, 2017

Catholic Sinners & Corruption: the “Jesus, Paul, & Revelation” Retort

The Kiss of Judas, by James Tissot (1836-1902) [public domain / Wikimedia Commons] *** There...

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