Not So Polite Dinner Conversation – three days or not?

The bible contradicts itself, no surprise there. Since we are coming toward Easter and the mess that story is, I figured I'd add my response to a christian (on youtube) who insists that jesus was really in the tomb for three days, when the chronology in the myth has ol' JC in the tomb for … Continue reading Not So Polite Dinner Conversation – three days or not?

Not So Polite Dinner Conversation – the usual lies about contradictions

Mark Tapscott over at Hillfaith has yet another attempt at excusing bible contradictions. It's a short one so I'll show it all here: (BTW, no memes)"Everybody knows at least the general outlines of the Old Testament story of David killing the giant Philistine warrior, Goliath, with nothing more than a sling and a smooth stone, … Continue reading Not So Polite Dinner Conversation – the usual lies about contradictions

Not So Polite Dinner Conversation – Hillfaith fails yet again

Occasionally, Mark Tapscott at Hillfaith, a conservative group trying to get their cult into government, tries very hard to claim a contradiction in his bible isn't really a contradiction. He always fails. (BTW, memes at the bottom)Here's my response to his rather silly attempt to claim 6 days and 8 days between the same events … Continue reading Not So Polite Dinner Conversation – Hillfaith fails yet again

Not So Polite Dinner Conversation – the confusion about David

As my readers know, the bible is chock full of contradictions. The entire field of apologetics has been invented to deal with a set of books that were never meant to be together. What is amusing is that this has been a problem with all of the bible, NT and OT. After going off on … Continue reading Not So Polite Dinner Conversation – the confusion about David

Not So Polite Dinner Conversation – who’s in first?

Alas, no, not "Who's on first?" https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sYOUFGfK4bU I've been crossing swords with a typical christian who tries desperately to claim there are no contradictions in their bible. There are, of course many, and they are qutie concentrated in the cruxifiction/resurrection nonsenes in each gospel. This would indicate, to me, that this is where this story … Continue reading Not So Polite Dinner Conversation – who’s in first?