Tag: faith

Agnosticism, Atheism, Christianity, Faith, Religion

Difficult Questions for Atheists? Part 4: Miracles

Nate

You can find part 1 here. As I said in the first post, my friend UnkleE gave me a series of questions recently that he believes present difficult problems for an atheist’s worldview. I had forgotten, but we’ve actually had similar discussions before, and you can find them here, here, and here (thanks for the… Continue reading Difficult Questions for Atheists? Part 4: Miracles

Atheism, Bible Study, Christianity, Community, Culture, Faith, God, Politics, Religion, Responsibility, Society

Why Christians Shouldn’t Support Roy Moore

Nate

I'm sorry to post about something so local, but some of you outside of Alabama might find this interesting anyway. Because Jeff Sessions was one of our Senators prior to being appointed to US Attorney General, our state is in the process of holding a special election to replace him. The Democratic nominee, Doug Jones,… Continue reading Why Christians Shouldn’t Support Roy Moore

Christianity, Education, Politics, Religion

Not Surprising at All

Nate

FiveThirtyEight has a new article up that illustrates how education and religion factor in to this presidential election. The findings are pretty much what you'd expect, but you may be interested in reading the full article anyway. By the way, the FiveThirtyEight Elections Podcast is excellent, if you're interested in that kind of thing.

Agnosticism, Atheism, Christianity, Faith, God, Religion, Truth

The Big Picture

Nate

We live in a world where it’s possible to question the very existence of God, even the supernatural altogether. Our world also contains many religions that, more often than not, tend to break out along ethnic and cultural boundaries. Most of these religions claim to be the one true way to win the “game” of… Continue reading The Big Picture

Agnosticism, Atheism, Christianity, Faith, God, Religion

New Book About Hitchens Claims Too Much

Nate

Here in Birmingham, there's a writer and Christian apologist named Larry Taunton who has a new book called The Faith of Christopher Hitchens: The Restless Soul of the World's Most Notorious Atheist. I know. Just the title itself is enough to get your blood boiling. Taunton actually knew Hitchens personally, as the two engaged in… Continue reading New Book About Hitchens Claims Too Much

Agnosticism, Atheism, Christianity, Faith, God, Morality, Parenting, Prayer, Religion, Society

To What Extent Should Parents’ Religious Beliefs Affect a Child’s Well-Being?

Nate

Mariah Walton was born with a birth defect that could have been fixed rather easily, if her parents had only allowed it (if there's an ad in the video, it's worth waiting through it): I take parents' rights very seriously, but how many examples of children being harmed by their parents' belief in faith healing… Continue reading To What Extent Should Parents’ Religious Beliefs Affect a Child’s Well-Being?

Agnosticism, Atheism, Bible Study, Christianity, Faith, God, Religion

The Book of Job: Serious or Satire?

Nate

I'll let you know up front that this is a longer than normal post, but there was no good way to break it up. Hopefully, you'll find the time it takes to read it well spent. I'm a big fan of Seth Andrews and his podcast The Thinking Atheist. A week or two ago, I… Continue reading The Book of Job: Serious or Satire?

Agnosticism, Atheism, Christianity, Faith, God, Sacrifice

Is Belief in an Afterlife Pragmatic?

Nate

I thought the following comment from Dave (whose blog you should definitely check out) deserved its own discussion thread: I’m almost finished reading a book called Joker One and part way through the book the author (a former marine lieutenant who served in Iraq) starts to talk about God. He is recounting his time in… Continue reading Is Belief in an Afterlife Pragmatic?