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November 2021

November 12, 2021

Exchanges with Atheists About God’s Attributes

Pearce's Potshots #53: Omniscience, Omnipotence, Foreknowledge, Judgment, Animals & Humans, Free Will, Anthropomorphism, & Anthropopathism...

October 2021

October 25, 2021

The Lord “Bringing Evil” Means Righteous Judgment

The confusion in the verses I shall be examining lies in the multiple meanings of...

July 2021

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...

June 2020

June 26, 2020

Catholic Mystics & Contemplatives on Hell

[From my book, Quotable Catholic Mystics and Contemplatives (April 2014, 304p), pp. 145-151. Follow the link for...

April 2020

April 13, 2020

Is God Judging the World for Communion in the Hand?

This is one of the new conspiracy theories that people are foolishly sopping up like...

April 13, 2020

“Why Did God Kill 70,000 Israelites for David’s Sin?”

1 Chronicles 21: 1, 5-14 (RSV) Satan stood up against Israel, and incited David to number...

August 2019

August 07, 2019

Madison vs. Jesus #9: Clueless Re Rebellion & Judgment

This is an installment of my series of replies to an article by Dr. David...

August 03, 2019

Dr. David Madison vs. Jesus #3: Nature & Time of 2nd Coming

This is an installment of my series of replies to an article by Dr. David...

January 2019

January 13, 2019

Persecution of US Christians: Reply to Absurd Critique

This came about due to a reply by one Curt Erickson on a public Facebook...

January 11, 2019

Could State Murder of Christians Ever Happen in the US?

This is the way it is possibly going. The first step to persecution: marginalize and...

October 2018

October 08, 2018

No OT Judgment = No 2nd Coming & Last Judgment

The argument (critical of either God or the Bible) runs as follows: 1) God can't...

October 03, 2018

Hell as a Deterrent: Analogy to Our Legal Systems

This is a little spontaneous exchange with my atheist friend, Anthrotheist (his words in blue)....

September 2018

September 15, 2018

Dialogue on Hell & the “Possibility” of Universalism

Geoffrey's words will be in blue; Kevin's in green. ***** What does the Roman Catholic Church...

September 06, 2018

God’s Judgment of Sin: Analogies for an Atheist Inquirer

[Words of atheist or agnostic (?) heleninedinburgh will be in blue] ***** I've been dealing with...

August 2018

August 21, 2018

“Hate the Sin, Love the Sinner”: Biblical & Christlike?

According to a lot of people, it's not. One Christian observer (in a very popular article)...

May 2018

May 10, 2018

Is God an Unjust Judge? Dialogue with an Atheist

This occurred underneath my post, "Does God Ever Judge People by Sending Disease?" Raymond is...

May 07, 2018

Hell: Dialogue with a Philosophy Graduate Student

God is not an unjust Judge because He doesn't give rebellious man an infinite amount of...

January 2018

January 16, 2018

“If You Died Tonight”: Debate w Matt Slick of CARM

"If you died tonight, why should God let you into heaven?" [see the earlier, extremely...

October 2017

October 30, 2017

Does God Ever Judge People by Sending Disease?

Yes He does: God sent the plague of boils to the Egyptians: Exodus 9:8-11 (RSV)...

September 2017

September 06, 2017

Judgment of Nations: Biblical Commentary & Reflections

The fall of Babylon; Cyrus the Great defeating the Chaldean army (1831), by John Martin...

September 06, 2017

Judgment of Nations: A Collection of Biblical Passages

The Siege and Destruction of Jerusalem by the Romans Under the Command of Titus, A.D....

September 04, 2017

The Singular Wickedness of America & Possible Coming Judgment

The Destruction Of Sodom And Gomorrah (1852), by John Martin (1789-1854) [public domain / Wikimedia Commons]...

April 2017

April 18, 2017

Jewish and OT Views of Hell and Eternal Punishment

"Hell": photograph by "Hans" (6-28-13) [Pixabay / CC0 public domain] *** (4-14-04) *** Many doctrines...

January 2017

January 07, 2017

“How Can God Order the Massacre of Innocents?” (Amalekites, etc.)

The Victory of Joshua over the Amorites (1625-1626), by Nicolas Poussin (1594-1665) [public domain

August 2016

August 05, 2016

Christian Civilization Self-Demolition

Image from Pixabay [CC0 public domain] ***** Once again, we Christians, pro-lifers, conservatives, and all...

April 2016

April 13, 2016

God’s “Punishing” of Descendants: Is it Unjust and Unfair?

Exodus 20:5: "visiting the iniquity of the fathers upon the children to the third and...

April 05, 2016

Do Catholics Excommunicate People to Hell?

Night Scene from the Inquisition (1810), by Francisco Goya (1746-1828) [public domain / Wikimedia Commons] ***...

March 2016

March 21, 2016

God’s Judgment of Humans (Sometimes, Entire Nations)

How can God judge entire nations, including young children? * * * * * God...

February 2016

February 21, 2016

Biblical Evidence for an Eternal Hell

"The Door to Hell" (in the nighttime) / Turkmenistan, Darvaza [Wikimedia Commons / Creative Commons...

February 19, 2016

Dialogue: Hell and God’s Justice, Part II

Photograph by "ulrikebohr570" [public domain / Pixabay] (1-2-09) * * * * * This is...

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