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February 2024

February 15, 2024

Questioning the Bible & Jesus: Where Does it End?

[response to an evangelical Christian (one whom I like a lot) who has rejected the...

November 2023

November 17, 2023

Development of Doctrine vs. Evolution of Dogma

Chapter 5 (pp. 45-50) of my book, Reflections on Radical Catholic Reactionaries (December 2002; revised...

September 2023

September 01, 2023

On the Last Three Popes’ Appointments of Cardinals

Traditionalists Have a Valid Point About Bad Appointments and the Disastrous Appeasement of Theological Liberals...

February 2023

February 14, 2023

Rihanna & Christians Kowtowing to the World-System

Regarding Rihanna's Performance During Half-Time at the Super Bowl and How Christians Are Responding to...

December 2022

December 14, 2022

Moses Wrote the Torah: 50 External Evidences

Reply to Atheist "Lex Lata" This is a reply to a guest article on Jonathan...

September 2022

September 14, 2022

“The Catholic Monitor” Butchers My View of Papal Infallibility

. . . and Has the Impudent Audacity to Attack St. John Henry Cardinal Newman...

August 2022

August 10, 2022

Has Lutheranism Avoided Denominationalism?

Widespread Lutheran Compromise & Caving on Abortion & Same-Sex "Marriage" [see book and purchase information]...

October 2021

October 05, 2021

Why Do I (or How DARE I?!) Critique Deconversions?

This issue has come up again, after my critique of former Catholic and singer Audrey...

September 2021

September 27, 2021

Audrey Assad’s Journey: Apology & Retraction

From the article, "Musician Audrey Assad seeks 'permission and freedom for all to feel at...

June 2021

June 30, 2021

Pope Francis’ “Endorsement” of Fr. James Martin, SJ

Does it Entail a Denial of Church Teaching on Gravely Disordered Homosexual Sex? First of...

June 26, 2021

Reply to a Despairing Catholic Seminarian (Indefectibility)

This despairing cry from an anonymous Catholic seminarian was posted at the radical Catholic reactionary...

June 22, 2021

Criterion of Catholic Orthodoxy: Degree of “Pearcianism”

My frequent sparring partner, atheist anti-theist Jonathan MS Pearce (from A Tippling Philosopher) wrote a...

March 2021

March 25, 2021

Pope Francis vs. Same-Sex “Marriage”: The Record

[book and purchase information] All words are those of Pope Francis (both before and during...

March 23, 2021

“Gay Unions”: Leftist & Reactionary Catholics vs. Pope & CDF

On 15 March 2021, AP News published the article, "Vatican bars gay union blessing, says...

December 2020

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...

November 2020

November 30, 2020

Exchange: Conservative vs. Liberal Biblical Scholarship

Ann, an atheist, commented on my article, Golden Calf & Cherubim: Biblical Contradiction? (11-23-20, vs....

November 21, 2020

Dialogue on Biblical Views Re Following Jesus & Riches

vs. Dr. Steven DiMattei Dr. Steven DiMattei is a biblical scholar and author, formally trained in the...

November 02, 2020

Dialogue with a “Christian Atheist / Gnostic”

This occurred underneath my post, “Quantum Entanglement” & the “Upholding” Power of God (10-20-20). Words of...

August 2020

August 11, 2020

C. S. Lewis Left Christianity Due to Masturbation?

Case Study of the Saying, "Heresy Begins Below the Belt" The above saying expresses the...

July 2020

July 07, 2020

“Higher” Hapless Haranguing of Hypothetical Hittites (19th C.)

This is a massive abridgment (keeping all the "meat and potatoes") of a huge exchange...

July 05, 2020

Critique of Theologically Liberal Bible-Basher

See the video by Dr. Rev. Keith Ward. Ward holds to theological liberalism, which...

July 02, 2020

Did Jesus Minister Exclusively to Jews and not Gentiles?

Some Catholic liberals argue that the following famous "missionary / evangelism" passage refers only...

July 02, 2020

Did the Blessed Virgin Mary Think Jesus Was Nuts?

Some liberal Catholics claim that the Gospel of Mark presents a very unflattering picture...

July 01, 2020

Do the OT & NT Teach Polytheism or Henotheism?

Some argue that the early Jews (i.e., at the time of Abraham or Moses) were...

July 01, 2020

Apostolic Succession: Reply to Certain Misconceptions

Let me share a little secret with you, that I know from my 39 years...

June 2020

June 25, 2020

Have Heterodox Catholics Overthrown Official Doctrine?

Dialogue with anti-Catholics James White (words in green), Eric Svendsen (blue), Andrew Webb (brown), and...

April 2020

April 08, 2020

Why is Pope Francis So Loved by Theological Liberals?

See book and purchase information. *** It's because they are desperate for [one they wrongly...

November 2019

November 06, 2019

Am I Too Soft on Modernists & Too Hard on Reactionaries?

A guy "Matt" appeared underneath my article, Taylor Marshall Conspiracy Theories: Why I Ignore Them, and...

October 2019

October 22, 2019

C. S. Lewis: Criticism of Theological & Political Liberalism

From: The Collected Letters of C. S. Lewis, Vol. II: Books, Broadcasts, and the War,...

October 06, 2019

C. S. Lewis Roundly Mocked the Documentary Hypothesis

No one need accept the Documentary Hypothesis, and there are many solid reasons not to: In...

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