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January 2021

January 22, 2021

Why Pro-Lifers Vote for Pro-Abortionists: 9 Reasons

This was written (with one noted exception) right before the presidential election of 2008; hence...

January 22, 2021

Star of Bethlehem & Magi: 20 Fascinating Aspects

I have rarely enjoying studying and writing about anything as much as I have, delving...

January 21, 2021

Bible vs. the Reformed Doctrine of Limited Atonement

[see book and purchase information] The following is from chapter 11 of my book, Biblical...

January 21, 2021

Bible vs. the Reformed Doctrine of Total Depravity

See book and purchase information for this book of mine (2010). This article is taken...

January 20, 2021

Predestination to Hell? (vs. Calvin #61)

This is an installment of a series of replies (see the Introduction and Master List) to...

January 19, 2021

Star Researcher Aaron Adair: “Liar, Liar, Pants on Fire!”

This is my third post in reply to atheist physicist Aaron Adair, who wrote a...

January 19, 2021

Loftus Lies #23: Hypocrisy Re Deconversion Stories

Atheist author and polemicist John W. Loftus wrote an article entitled, "The Evidential Value of Conversion

January 18, 2021

Loftus Lies #22: Paine, Stanton, & Twain Were NOT Atheists

Even an unplugged clock is right twice a day. And it's relentlessly wrong, too, for...

January 18, 2021

Star of Bethlehem: 2nd Reply to Arrogant Aaron Adair

I have replied to atheist physicist Aaron Adair once already: Star of Bethlehem: Reply to Obnoxious...

January 15, 2021

Purgatory in the Bible (vs. Calvin #60)

This is an installment of a series of replies (see the Introduction and Master List) to...

January 14, 2021

Star of Bethlehem: Reply to Obnoxious Atheist Aaron Adair

Plus Further Related Exchanges with Aaron and a Few Others in an Atheist Combox Aaron...

January 13, 2021

Bible Commentaries & Matthew 2:9 (Star of Bethlehem)

Atheist Jonathan MS Pearce takes the position that the star of Bethlehem can only reasonably...

January 13, 2021

Star of Bethlehem: Natural or Supernatural?

I assert that the star of Bethlehem was (most plausibly) a conjunction when the wise...

January 11, 2021

Steve Skojec’s De Facto Schism is Complete: By His Own Report

All of the following verbal diarrhea took place on his Twitter page, on 1-11-21: *****...

January 11, 2021

Pearce’s Potshots #12: Supernatural Star of Bethlehem?

Biblical View of Astronomy, Laws of Nature, and the Natural World Atheist anti-theist Jonathan M....

January 09, 2021

Pearce’s Potshots #11: 28 Defenses of Jesus’ Nativity

Featuring Confirmatory Historical Tidbits About the Magi and Herod the Great Atheist anti-theist Jonathan M....

January 07, 2021

Summary Thoughts of a Trump Supporter (Jan. 6-7, 2021)

***** 6 January 2021, 9:07 AM ET: * Dems in Georgia (at 9:26 AM...

January 05, 2021

Vatican I on Papal Infallibility: “Ultramontanism”?

[see book and purchase information] *** When Catholics merely assert the dogma of papal infallibility,...

January 04, 2021

Seidensticker Folly #69: “Difficulties” Aren’t Contradictions

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...

December 2020

December 30, 2020

Madison Malarkey #44: Gospel Gish Gallop Garbage

Dr. David Madison is an atheist who was a Methodist minister for nine years: with a...

December 29, 2020

Star of Bethlehem: More Silly Atheist “Objections”

This is a follow-up discussion of my article, Star of Bethlehem: Refuting Silly Atheist Objections...

December 29, 2020

Madison Malarkey #43: Recycled Lies & Closed Ears

Dr. David Madison is an atheist who was a Methodist minister for nine years: with a...

December 28, 2020

Pope Francis’ Proper Use of the Term “Fundamentalism”

. . . and the Similar Sociologically Proper Use of Pope Benedict XVI and Pope...

December 28, 2020

Route Taken by the Magi: Educated Guess

I have written about the wise men elsewhere, with regard to how they could be...

December 26, 2020

Star of Bethlehem: Refuting Silly Atheist Objections

This occurred in a combox at the Debunking Christianity site, and is the altogether typical...

December 26, 2020

Jesus’ December Birth & Grazing Sheep in Bethlehem

Is a December 25th Birthdate of Jesus Impossible or Unlikely Because Sheep Can't Take the...

December 23, 2020

Making Merry at Christmas: Clear Biblical Models

How are we taught to act with regard to Jesus' birth and Christmas, according to...

December 22, 2020

History of Christmas Trees & Their Symbolism

[this was also published in The Catholic World Report on 12-22-20, under the title, “Christmas Trees: Christian...

December 21, 2020

Dialogue w Christian “Outside of Orthodoxy”

This took place underneath my article, Atheist Ignorance of Christianity: Typical Example. Words of Sandy Plage...

December 20, 2020

Seidensticker Folly #68: Atheist Fairy Tales & Dogmas

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...

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