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2021-11-22T20:08:13-04:00
Patheos Explore the world's faith through different perspectives on religion and spirituality! Patheos has the views of the prevalent religions and spiritualities of the world.
“Mary Did You Know” Jesus Was God?
Last updated on: November 22, 2021 at 8:08 pm By Dave Armstrong
She Knew it Based on the Annunciation, and Various Events Concerning His Birth and Infancy The modern [Protestant evangelical] hymn or Christmas carol Mary Did You Know? contains the following lyrics: Mary did you know That your baby boy will save our sons and daughters? . . . Did you know That your baby boy has walked where angels trod? And when you kiss your little baby You’ve kissed the face of God . . . Mary did you know... Read more
2026-06-05T23:59:43-04:00
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Prayer to an Angel: An Explicit Biblical Example
Last updated on: June 5, 2026 at 11:59 pm By Dave Armstrong
Anti-Catholic Protestant apologist Jason Engwer wrote: Tertullian, Origen, and Cyprian wrote treatises on the subject of prayer without encouraging prayers to the dead. Instead, they either state or imply that prayer is to be offered only to God. Origen in particular is emphatic on the point . . . Catholics and Orthodox . . . assume that Biblical passages associating an angel or deceased person with prayer in some way, such as Revelation 5, must involve prayer that’s directed to that angel... Read more
2021-11-19T17:09:50-04:00
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No Confession to Men in the Bible? Seriously? Read On . . .
Last updated on: November 19, 2021 at 5:09 pm By Dave Armstrong
[all verses RSV] Anti-Catholic Protestant apologist Jason Engwer wrote: I don’t know what details you have in mind, but you’ve mentioned concepts such as confessing to a church leader and doing so in private, which you consider a development that’s “to be expected”. If what you have in mind is something like the modern Roman Catholic system of confession, then there is no justification for it in scripture. (9-11-06) Confessing Sins to Human Beings Leviticus 5:5 When a man is... Read more
2021-12-01T16:03:23-04:00
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Refuting Jason Engwer’s “Real Absence” Argument
Last updated on: December 1, 2021 at 4:03 pm By Dave Armstrong
Including Biblical Evidence of Analogous Miracles of a Supernatural Change of a Substance Minus Outward Physical Evidence Jason Engwer is a Protestant and anti-Catholic apologist, who runs the Tribalblogue site. I am responding to his article, You Ought To Believe In A Real Absence (7-29-19). His words will be in blue. ***** Roman Catholics (and others) often criticize those who don’t believe in a physical presence of Christ in the eucharist by referring to that view as “the real absence”, in contrast to the... Read more
2021-11-17T18:25:02-04:00
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Traditionis Custodes: Sky is Here After Four Months!
Last updated on: November 17, 2021 at 6:25 pm By Dave Armstrong
Reports of the Death of the TLM Have Been (Like Mark Twain’s Death Before He Actually Died) Greatly Exaggerated I’ve followed this issue closely: Pope Francis’ Traditionis Custodes is for the Sake of Unity [7-16-21] Skojec Loathes Traditionis; Illustrates Why it is Necessary [7-19-21] Catholics (?) Trash, Judge, & Mind-Read the Pope (In 1968, “all” the liberal Catholics rejected Humanae Vitae. Now in 2021, “all” the self-described “conservative” Catholics reject Traditionis Custodes — and none see the outright absurdity and irony of this) [7-20-21] Traditionis Custodes: Sky Hasn’t Fallen... Read more
Traditionalism vs. Radical Catholic Reactionaries
2021-11-16T16:30:16-04:00
Patheos Explore the world's faith through different perspectives on religion and spirituality! Patheos has the views of the prevalent religions and spiritualities of the world.
Was Jesus Unclear in John 6 (Eucharist)?
Last updated on: November 16, 2021 at 4:30 pm By Dave Armstrong
Jason Engwer is a Protestant and anti-Catholic apologist, who runs the Tribalblogue site. I am responding to his article, If Jesus was teaching a physical presence in the eucharist, why didn’t he explain it better? (11-11-21). His words will be in blue. ***** John 6:47-66 (RSV) “Truly, truly, I say to you, he who believes has eternal life. [48] I am the bread of life. [49] Your fathers ate the manna in the wilderness, and they died. [50] This is the bread which comes... Read more
2021-11-12T18:24:25-04:00
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Exchanges with Atheists About God’s Attributes
Last updated on: November 12, 2021 at 6:24 pm By Dave Armstrong
Pearce’s Potshots #53: Omniscience, Omnipotence, Foreknowledge, Judgment, Animals & Humans, Free Will, Anthropomorphism, & Anthropopathism From dialogue on atheist and anti-theist Jonathan MS Pearce’s Tippling Philosopher blog, under his article, The Bible Shows God Is Not Omniscient (11-11-21). Words of eric will be in blue, those of Ben B in green, of Jonathan (from the original post) in brown, and words of MadScientist1023 in purple. ***** I feel like triggering Dave Armstrong and what better way to do this than... Read more
2021-11-12T12:55:54-04:00
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Debate: Historical Local Flood & Biblical Hyperbole
Last updated on: November 12, 2021 at 12:55 pm By Dave Armstrong
Atheist and former Christian “eric” is a regular commentator at Jonathan MS Pearce’s Tippling Philosopher blog, where this exchange took place. His words will be in blue. ***** [with heavy sarcasm and a mocking intent] It’s all quite easy. The story is literally true. You just have to remember that: -“Wipe out mankind” means “wipe out just some mesopotamians living in the lowlands” -“and animals as well, and crawling things” means “some local varieties of only those animal species living... Read more
Jews & Judaism & Old Testament
2021-11-13T10:25:50-04:00
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Could Jesus Have Possibly Inherited Original Sin?
Last updated on: November 13, 2021 at 10:25 am By Dave Armstrong
Was Mary’s Immaculate Conception Necessary to Prevent Such a Scenario, or Only “Fitting”? Jesus’ Two Natures & Impeccability This is a rare disagreement with my very good friend and apologetics ally Paul Hoffer. He commented underneath my article, Was Mary Sinless? (vs. 3 Church Fathers & Jason Engwer) [11-9-21]. His words will be in blue. ***** As I commented on your wonderful earlier article, everything we teach about Mary is really teaching something about Christ. The teaching about Mary’s sinlessness really... Read more
fittingness of the Immaculate Conception
2021-11-10T20:19:04-04:00
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Pearce’s Potshots #52: No Tomb for Jesus?
Last updated on: November 10, 2021 at 8:19 pm By Dave Armstrong
Skeptical Fairy Tales and Fables vs. the Physical Corroborating Evidence of Archaeology in Jerusalem Atheist anti-theist Jonathan M. S. Pearce is the main writer on the blog, A Tippling Philosopher. His “About” page states: “Pearce is a philosopher, author, blogger, public speaker and teacher from Hampshire in the UK. He specialises in philosophy of religion, but likes to turn his hand to science, psychology, politics and anything involved in investigating reality.” This is a partial reply to a guest post on Jonathan’s blog by David... Read more
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