Tag: Bible

Not So Polite Dinner Conversation: Theists “teaching” atheism

How I Teach Atheism to Seminarians - Public Orthodoxy First, no surprise at all that a Christian professor does not allow comments on such a silly post.  Amazing how theists think that they can teach atheism to their students and not once actually interact with a single live atheist.  I would dearly love to sit … Continue reading Not So Polite Dinner Conversation: Theists “teaching” atheism →

Not So Polite Dinner Conversation – a discussion with a Catholic

I've recently been crossing swords with a Roman Catholic, Christina Chase. She has a blog and I commented on a poem she wrote. Then we ended up chatting in the comments. This gave me a chance to become more familiar with Roman Catholicism and Roman Catholics. This is evidently the last of the discussion (her … Continue reading Not So Polite Dinner Conversation – a discussion with a Catholic →

Not So Polite Dinner Conversation – The conversation continues…

Happily, a Christian has chosen to reply to my responses to the Christian claims from the earlier blog post.   It is a classic since it contains every excuse that Christians usually offer and goes out of its way to ignore the hard questions. 1. “There’s a common misconception that the answering of prayers must always … Continue reading Not So Polite Dinner Conversation – The conversation continues… →

Not So Polite Dinner Conversation – 7 responses to common Christian nonsense

I stole this list from Bruce Gerenscer, a wonderful atheist who used to be an evangelical pastor.  Do read his blog.  I added my usual short and sweet responses.  Nothing new, but if you want to cut and past them, you are more than welcome.  Most can be used for any type of theist. I’ll … Continue reading Not So Polite Dinner Conversation – 7 responses to common Christian nonsense →

Not So Polite Dinner Conversation – the gauntlet has been thrown

A fellow blogger has taken it upon himself to respond to a couple of my posts. My post: Not So Polite Dinner Conversation – that pesky free will – Club Schadenfreude and his response: Response to ‘Not So Polite Dinner Conversation’ on the topic of free will – Christian Apologetics Ministry (wordpress.com) and my post: … Continue reading Not So Polite Dinner Conversation – the gauntlet has been thrown →

Not So Polite Dinner Conversation – that pesky free will

A fellow I’ve corresponded with on Facebook gave me a link to bible verses he claimed supported the idea of free will.  I’m bored, so I went through and looked at all of them.   My usual readers will recognize quite a bit of this, no reason to waste your time again. Okay, let’s look at … Continue reading Not So Polite Dinner Conversation – that pesky free will →

Not So Polite Dinner Conversation – “A Case for Christmas” critique part 4

Part Four – The Prophetic Fingerprint Well, happily this is the last of the “Case for Christmas” videos. Here’s email’s spin: “Some people believe the Old Testament doesn’t apply to those of us who follow Jesus. They think the ancient history, poetry, and prophecies are irrelevant to today’s modern culture. Yet, the Old Testament is … Continue reading Not So Polite Dinner Conversation – “A Case for Christmas” critique part 4 →

Not So Polite Dinner Conversation – you’d think conservative Christians would know better than to lie

A common false claim by many Christians has to do with Darwin and evolutionary theory.  They want to so desperately conflate Social Darwinism with evolutionary theory, in order to try to scare people from accepting evolutionary theory and realizing that the bible is nothing different from any other silly set of myths. I found this … Continue reading Not So Polite Dinner Conversation – you’d think conservative Christians would know better than to lie →

Not So Polite Dinner Conversation – “A Case for Christmas” critique Part 3

Part Three – “A Mind-Boggling Proposition”  yeah, it’s really called that. So, in addition to the latest bit of nonsense from Lee Strobel about Christmas, I also got an email from another shilling preacher from biblegateway.com about the Jews.   Now, I find Jewish belief just as ridiculous as Christian or any other belief but the … Continue reading Not So Polite Dinner Conversation – “A Case for Christmas” critique Part 3 →