Tag: christian

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 →

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 – putting jesus on trial

Found this on a rather silly christian blog. It's all of the common christian baseless arguments in one place. a few memes at the end.And here's how that all fails:I’ve put this jesus on trial and unsurprisingly, imaginary beings fail that.Jesus’s teachings are all over the map. One can see how different authors made up … Continue reading Not So Polite Dinner Conversation – putting jesus on trial →

Not So Polite Dinner Conversation – the typical christian confusion about the worth of a human life

On Hillfaith, there are the typical conservative christians who try to lie about how much their god cares about human beings. In this post, it's about making a choice, saving a pet or a person."Your decision becomes ever more complicated when you realize you only have one life preserver on hand and you aren’t a … Continue reading Not So Polite Dinner Conversation – the typical christian confusion about the worth of a human life →

Not So Polite Dinner Conversation – christian excuses about prayer

John Clayton, a christian who tries to claim that science agrees with his religion and that prayers work, has failed a couple of times recently. In one post we have this:"It is interesting that the more vocal atheists of our day spend a lot of time talking about prayer. Many of them became atheists because when … Continue reading Not So Polite Dinner Conversation – christian excuses about prayer →