By B.J. Marshall

Aside from summarizing the points he's made in previous chapters, Collins uses this final chapter as his last chance to be a Christian apologist, but he surprisingly leaves the door open for other options.

First, I feel compelled to highlight Collins' honesty. He states that, after twenty eight years as a believer, "the Moral Law still stands out for me as the strongest signpost to God" (p.218). I appreciate the candor ... [visit site to read more]

Summary: Entertaining but plagued with inaccuracy.

William Hopper's The Heathen's Guide to World Religions is intended as a satirical survey of the world's major faiths, written from an atheist perspective with sarcasm, humor and irreverence aplenty. I hadn't heard of the ... [visit site to read more]

I think I destroyed someone's faith yesterday. Or, in truth, I think I may have struck the definitive blow. This doesn't bother me. Unlike what many atheists espouse, for fear of being labeled evangelical proselytizers of disbelief, I actively seek the de-conversion of humanity. I actively seek to destroy religion. Not spirituality, but organized religion. I believe that if we do not destroy it, it will destroy us.

And, when I say de-conversion I mean just that. ... [visit site to read more]

If you've been around the atheist blogosphere, you probably know the name Christopher Hallquist, author of the blog The Uncredible Hallq (I've always wondered, does he get more skeptical when he gets angry?).

Well, it seems he's come into his own, ... [visit site to read more]

For I delivered unto you first of all that which I also received, how that Christ died for our sins according to the scriptures; and that he was buried, and that he rose again the third day according to the scriptures:
And that he was seen of Cephas, then of the twelve:
After that, he was seen of above five hundred brethren at once; of whom the greater part remain unto this ... [visit site to read more]

]]> http://www.daylightatheism.org/2009/03/pauls-resurrection-creed.html/feed 31 http://www.daylightatheism.org/2009/02/answering-lee-strobel.html http://www.daylightatheism.org/2009/02/answering-lee-strobel.html#comments Mon, 02 Feb 2009 11:56:56 +0000 Ebonmuse http://www.daylightatheism.org/?p=947 Friendly Atheist has posted the third part of a dialogue with Christian apologist Lee Strobel. In it, Strobel poses questions that he thinks would be the most effective at planting seeds of faith in an atheist's mind. In this post, I'll answer those questions. I've written on some of these issues at greater length in the past, and I'll also provide links to those essays where ... [visit site to read more]

]]> http://www.daylightatheism.org/2009/02/answering-lee-strobel.html/feed 65 http://www.daylightatheism.org/2008/11/jesus-never-laughed.html http://www.daylightatheism.org/2008/11/jesus-never-laughed.html#comments Mon, 10 Nov 2008 13:26:33 +0000 Ebonmuse http://www.daylightatheism.org/?p=871 In The Case for Christ, evangelical psychologist (and demon-believer) Dr. Gary Collins rendered this appraisal of the mental health of Jesus:

"We don't see psychological difficulties in Jesus. He spoke clearly, powerfully and eloquently. He was brilliant and had absolutely amazing insights into human nature. He was loving but didn't let his compassion immobilize him; he didn't have a bloated ... [visit site to read more]

]]> http://www.daylightatheism.org/2008/11/jesus-never-laughed.html/feed 115 http://www.daylightatheism.org/2008/02/strange-and-curious-sects-i.html http://www.daylightatheism.org/2008/02/strange-and-curious-sects-i.html#comments Wed, 13 Feb 2008 13:38:56 +0000 Ebonmuse http://www.daylightatheism.org/2008/02/strange-and-curious-sects-i.html Today I'm inaugurating a new series on Daylight Atheism, Strange and Curious Sects. The follies and fallacies of larger, mainstream religions are well known; this series will examine some of the smaller and lesser-known splinter groups, cults, and sects, both past and present, that are part of the vast diversity of religions imagined by human beings. By examining these frequently unique and bizarre belief systems, I find, we stand to gain a clearer perspective on various aspects of the larger ... [visit site to read more]

]]> http://www.daylightatheism.org/2008/02/strange-and-curious-sects-i.html/feed 24 http://www.daylightatheism.org/2007/12/the-rise-and-fall-of-the-james-ossuary.html http://www.daylightatheism.org/2007/12/the-rise-and-fall-of-the-james-ossuary.html#comments Mon, 03 Dec 2007 13:23:37 +0000 Ebonmuse http://www.daylightatheism.org/2007/12/the-rise-and-fall-of-the-james-ossuary.html In October 2002, a dramatic find exploded onto the scene in the field of Biblical archaeology. At a Washington press conference, Hershel Shanks, editor and publisher of the Biblical Archaeology Review, presented a large audience with what he called "the first ever archaeological discovery to corroborate Biblical references to Jesus." The find was an ossuary - a stone box used in the ancient world to bury the bones of a deceased person - with an Aramaic inscription reading, "Yaakov bar ... [visit site to read more]

]]> http://www.daylightatheism.org/2007/12/the-rise-and-fall-of-the-james-ossuary.html/feed 15 http://www.daylightatheism.org/2007/09/unravelled-threads.html http://www.daylightatheism.org/2007/09/unravelled-threads.html#comments Wed, 12 Sep 2007 12:39:19 +0000 Ebonmuse http://www.daylightatheism.org/2007/09/unravelled-threads.html One of the hallmarks of a well-tested scientific theory is that it is supported by numerous, independent lines of evidence. We have the greatest confidence that a theory is true when results from completely different fields of science, which have no obvious reason to agree, all converge in support of the same conclusion, like threads weaving together to form a unified tapestry. This coming together of evidence was called consilience by ... [visit site to read more]

]]> http://www.daylightatheism.org/2007/09/unravelled-threads.html/feed 28 http://www.daylightatheism.org/2007/06/how-did-the-apostles-die.html http://www.daylightatheism.org/2007/06/how-did-the-apostles-die.html#comments Fri, 01 Jun 2007 23:07:24 +0000 Ebonmuse http://www.daylightatheism.org/2007/06/how-did-the-apostles-die.html

"Now the names of the twelve apostles are these; The first, Simon, who is called Peter, and Andrew his brother; James the son of Zebedee, and John his brother; Philip, and Bartholomew; Thomas, and Matthew the publican; James the son of Alphaeus, and Lebbaeus, whose surname was Thaddaeus; Simon the Canaanite, and Judas Iscariot, who also betrayed him."

—Matthew 10:2-4 (see also Mark 3:14-19)

Lately I've been thinking about the twelve apostles of ... [visit site to read more]

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