Not So Polite Dinner Conversation – the pathetic apologetics of Charles Leslie

On Hillfaith, a rather unpleasant and pernicious attempt to get conservative christianity wormed into US gov't, the author Mark Tapscott had a post lauding one of the worse apologetics I've seen in a while.  It cites a Charles Leslie, who is claimed as a "historian" and is no more than a pastor from the late 17th … Continue reading Not So Polite Dinner Conversation – the pathetic apologetics of Charles Leslie

Not So Polite Dinner Conversation – that ol’ “sophisticated theology” again

Haven’t seen one of these for a while. This is a classic “sophisticated theology” nattering by Rev. Garrick Sinclair Beckett. Here’s my response.  Nothing much new.  Memes at the bottom. "The atheistic characterization of Christians’ belief in God as faith in “an invisible sky daddy”—or “invisible sky wizard with magical powers” as I recently heard it—is … Continue reading Not So Polite Dinner Conversation – that ol’ “sophisticated theology” again

Not So Polite Dinner Conversation – an easy counter to the lies of creationism

Christians, and other cults, love to claim how their god is the creator of everything. Here's an example.And here's the counter:1. any religion/cult can make this claim and not one of you can show this is true.2. claims of "fine tuning" mean that the christian must explain why his god is either ignorant or malicious … Continue reading Not So Polite Dinner Conversation – an easy counter to the lies of creationism

Not So Polite Dinner Conversation – please join me in creating bible lesson plans for Oklahoma

Recently, the Christian failures in Oklahoma have decreed that the bible must be studied in all classes in public schools. Now, in the spirit of helpfulness, us atheists need to help these poor folks who haven't read their bible at all and have little idea what it actually contains. BTW, a bunch of memes at … Continue reading Not So Polite Dinner Conversation – please join me in creating bible lesson plans for Oklahoma