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August 2021

August 02, 2021

Traditionis Custodes: Sky Hasn’t Fallen (Bishops)

Contrary to the widespread hysteria and panic and hand-wringing in radical Catholic reactionary and legitimate...

July 2021

July 31, 2021

Archaeology, Ancient Hebrew, & a Written Pentateuch

+ a Plausible Scenario for Moses Gaining Knowledge of Hittite Legal Treaties in His Egyptian...

July 31, 2021

Abraham, Warring Kings of Genesis 14, & History

Genesis 14:1-3, 14 (RSV) In the days of Am’raphel king of Shinar, Ar’ioch king of...

July 28, 2021

Pope St. Clement of Rome & Papal Authority

This is a reply to an article from a (Reformed) Protestant apologist, Matt Hedges, entitled,...

July 27, 2021

Was Sodom Destroyed by a Meteor in Abraham’s Time?

The material formerly here has been re-worked, modified, and edited and is now included only...

July 24, 2021

Abraham & Hebron: Archaeology Backs Up the Bible

The material formerly here has been re-worked, modified, and edited and is now included only...

July 24, 2021

Abraham, Salem, Mt. Moriah, Jerusalem, & Archaeology

The material formerly here has been re-worked, modified, and edited and is now included only...

July 23, 2021

Abraham’s Shechem Lines Up With Archaeology

The material formerly here has been re-worked, modified, and edited and is now included only...

July 22, 2021

My DNA Ancestry (52% English, 28% Celtic, 12% French)

My last update received was in February 2020, so it's been about a year and...

July 22, 2021

Abraham Lived in Haran, Which Did Exist at the Time!

The material formerly here has been re-worked, modified, and edited and is now included only...

July 21, 2021

Pope Francis: Popes Can be RESPECTFULLY Criticized

The first thing I hear when I criticize fanatical, extreme, hysterical, incessant, never-ending criticism of...

July 21, 2021

Traditionalist Fr. Chad Ripperger Critiques Traditionalism

I've now written three articles related to Pope Francis' document, Traditionis custodes: Pope Francis’ Traditionis Custodes is...

July 20, 2021

Catholics (?) Trash, Judge, & Mind-Read the Pope

In 1968, "all" the liberal Catholics rejected Humanae Vitae. Now in 2021, "all" the self-described...

July 20, 2021

Was Abraham from This City Ur That One?

The material formerly here has been re-worked, modified, and edited and is now included only...

July 19, 2021

Pearce’s Potshots #42: 12th c. BC Moabite & Ammonite Kings

The Broad Definition of "King" in the Ancient Near East, + Biblical Use of "Chiefs...

July 19, 2021

Skojec Loathes Traditionis; Illustrates Why it is Necessary

[see book and purchase information] I just wrote about the new papal document: Pope Francis’ Traditionis...

July 16, 2021

Pope Francis’ Traditionis Custodes is for the Sake of Unity

Pope Francis issued on 16 July 2021 the Apostolic Letter Issued "Motu proprio" entitled Traditionis...

July 16, 2021

Pearce’s Potshots #41: 13th c. BC Canaanite Iron Chariots

Atheist anti-theist Jonathan M. S. Pearce is the main writer on the blog, A Tippling Philosopher. His “About”...

July 14, 2021

Jeremiad Against Fascist Facebook / My Departure

This is a collection of remarks made in my last two Facebook posts before ceasing...

July 12, 2021

969-Year-Old Methuselah (?) & Genesis Numbers

I have wondered about the very old ages of the patriarchs in Genesis (if we...

July 12, 2021

Seidensticker Folly #73: Philosophy & “Who Created God?”

Atheist and anti-theist Bob Seidensticker runs the influential Cross Examined blog. He asked me there, on 8-11-18: “I’ve got 1000+ posts...

July 10, 2021

Pearce’s Potshots #40: Manure-Comments on His Blog

Matthew 5:11-12 (RSV) Blessed are you when men revile you and persecute you and utter all...

July 09, 2021

Local Mesopotamian Flood: An Apologia

This is a follow-up to my article, Local Flood & Atheist Ignorance of Christian Thought (7-2-21), and...

July 06, 2021

Atheist Unwittingly (?) Confirms the Usual Atheist Worldview

Atheist PartialMitch offered a response to my paper, Reply to the Nonsense of “Atheists Have No...

July 05, 2021

Pearce’s Potshots #39: Ignoring Chiastic Literary Genre in Genesis

Atheist anti-theist Jonathan M. S. Pearce is the main writer on the blog, A Tippling Philosopher. His “About”...

July 04, 2021

Goliath’s Height: Six Feet 9 Inches, 7 Feet 8, or 9 Feet 9?

One (((J_Enigma23))): an interesting atheist who hangs around Jonathan Pearce blog, wrote there on 7-4-21: Funnily...

July 04, 2021

Pearce’s Potshots #38: Chiasmus & “Redundancy” in Flood Stories

Also, a Summary Statement on Catholics and the Documentary Hypothesis Atheist anti-theist Jonathan M. S....

July 02, 2021

Local Flood & Atheist Ignorance of Christian Thought

One "eric": a regular (and thoughtful, friendly, and articulate) commenter on atheist antitheist Jonathan Pearce's...

July 02, 2021

Pearce’s Potshots #37: Length of Noah’s Flood Redux

Atheist anti-theist Jonathan M. S. Pearce is the main writer on the blog, A Tippling Philosopher. His “About”...

July 01, 2021

Pearce’s Potshots #36: Noah’s Flood: 40 or 150 Days or Neither?

Atheist anti-theist Jonathan M. S. Pearce is the main writer on the blog, A Tippling Philosopher. His “About”...

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