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2021-02-17T14:18:44-04:00
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.
Dialogue: Prayer For & To the Dead (w Dr. Lydia McGrew)
Last updated on: February 17, 2021 at 2:18 pm By Dave Armstrong
Dr. Lydia McGrew is a traditional Anglican philosopher. I am very fond of her and her work. I posted a little quotation from St. John Henry Newman (as an Anglican) about prayer for the dead and tagged her on Facebook. She showed up and we got into a great discussion (always the case with her). Her words will be in blue. ***** Anglican Newman on St. Paul’s Prayer for the Dead (Onesiphorus) [W]hat does St Paul mean when he says... Read more
2026-06-05T23:57:49-04:00
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.
Thomas Howard Quotations
Last updated on: June 5, 2026 at 11:57 pm By Dave Armstrong
Biographical Brief * The late Thomas Howard was one of the most insightful and eloquent Catholic authors of our time, and (in my humble opinion) the stylistic successor to C. S. Lewis. Like Lewis, he was an English professor, at Gordon College and St. John’s Seminary (both in Massachusetts). He was raised in a solidly evangelical family, and was the brother of the well-known missionary and writer Elisabeth Elliot. After becoming interested in a more liturgical style of worship at... Read more
2026-06-05T23:57:49-04:00
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.
Malcolm Muggeridge Quotations
Last updated on: June 5, 2026 at 11:57 pm By Dave Armstrong
* Contraception * It was the Catholic Church’s firm stand against contraception and abortion which finally made me decide to become a Catholic . . . As the Romans treated eating as an end in itself, making themselves sick in a vomitorium so as to enable them to return to the table and stuff themselves with more delicacies, so people now end up in a sort of sexual vomitorium. The Church’s stand is absolutely correct. It is to its eternal... Read more
2021-12-06T18:03:18-04:00
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.
Top Ten All-Time Favorite Insults Sent My Way
Last updated on: December 6, 2021 at 6:03 pm By Dave Armstrong
*** I want you and your adherents to know that I am not . . . so faint-hearted as to be disturbed by your insults. But the fact that you are so disparaging, derogatory, and utterly contemptuous towards my Discussion argues that it is not as contemptible as you make out. If it did not bear down on you, your pen would not have produced such outrageous insults to its author. [Y]ou are so impudent in your insults . . . so... Read more
hostility to Catholic apologetics
2026-06-06T00:43:42-04:00
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.
My Chesterton Quotations Book: Two Interviews
Last updated on: June 6, 2026 at 12:43 am By Dave Armstrong
[link for more information on the book, including purchase options] *** My book is entitled The Wisdom of Mr. Chesterton: The Very Best Quotes, Quips & Cracks from the Pen of G. K. Chesterton (Dec. 2009): a collection of quotations. I was interviewed on 3 March 2010 for the show The Catholics Next Door, hosted by Greg and Jennifer Willits, which aired on The Catholic Channel (Sirius Satellite Channel 159), from 2008-2012. I tried to find my interview in their archive of the radio... Read more
2021-02-14T13:56:17-04:00
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.
Orange Beast Gone. Who Will Dems Hate Now?
Last updated on: February 14, 2021 at 1:56 pm By Dave Armstrong
Who will the Trump-obsessed Democrats hate now? I agree with Rush Limbaugh: I think they will switch to hating all conservatives (Hillary Clinton’s “deplorables”). In fact they have already begun. We’re their desperately needed object of hatred: one big ugly mass of despised wicked “Trump voters” now twisted into the ridiculous caricature that they have made of President Trump for four years: a bunch of racists, sexists, anti-Mexican bigots and homophobes; anti-science troglodytes, etc. * Keep it up, liberals. Keep... Read more
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2026-06-05T23:57:49-04:00
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.
Reply to the Nonsense of “Atheists Have No Worldview”
Last updated on: June 5, 2026 at 11:57 pm By Dave Armstrong
I recently observed: Our beloved atheist critics are constantly informing us lowly, ignorant Christians that atheism itself is, alas, not a formulated position, but only the absence of a position (belief in God). It’s not a worldview, etc. I wish I had a dime for every time I’ve heard that. It’s not true, but we hear it all the time. (2-2-21) Lo and behold, on the very next day, Dr. Richard C. Miller, put up on the notorious Debunking Christianity website (which just banned me again for merely... Read more
2026-06-05T23:57:49-04:00
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.
Pearce’s Potshots #16: Does St. Paul Justify Lying?
Last updated on: June 5, 2026 at 11:57 pm By Dave Armstrong
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.” ***** I am replying to Jonathan’s paper, “Paul Justifies Lying” (2-11-21). His words will be in blue. In writing my forthcoming book on the Resurrection of Jesus, it has... Read more
2021-02-12T11:10:38-04:00
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.
Gospel of Luke Bashing Examined & Found Wanting
Last updated on: February 12, 2021 at 11:10 am By Dave Armstrong
“The Gospel According to Saint Luke” was written by atheist Vexen Crabtree in 2016. I will examine his “anti-biblical” arguments to see if they can withstand criticism. Vexen’s words will be in blue. ***** It might be that the character of Luke was based on an old Roman pagan story about the healing God, Lykos, from Greek culture, and hence why the text was given the name Luke. Right-o! I can relate to this, I guess. My name is David, which is based on a King (David), from... Read more
2026-06-05T23:57:49-04:00
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.
Debate on Fascist Facebook Censorship & Cancel Culture
Last updated on: June 5, 2026 at 11:57 pm By Dave Armstrong
Including an Examination of Godwin’s Law and Reductio ad Hitlerum (Unsavory Discussion Tactics) I posted two days ago, Mandatory COVID Vaccines & Facebook Fascist Censorship, which told my story of what Facebook deemed worthy to censor on my Facebook page. Yesterday, I received critical feedback on this article from Andre Menzies, whose words will be in blue. ***** But first, let me react to Facebook’s first attempted (and the only other) censorship of something I posted, which was equally ridiculous and groundless... Read more
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