The entire christian edifice stands on explaining how there could be a person who is 100% god and 100% man with nothing left out and everything included. I thought is a very handy, quick and easy, handbook to have on hand to deal with questions from christians. Richard cevantis carrier born december 1, 1969 is an american author and activist, whose work focuses on empiricism, atheism, and the historicity of jesus. But the bottom line is that historical recordkeeping, 2000 or even 1200 years ago is fragmented and scattered and highly inconsistent. Dispatches from the culture wars nonreligious kilmeade thinks trump is. Religion consists of a set of ideas about the nature of life and existence. While many lives have been destroyed in the process, total success has. Please do feel free to post any other verses that debunk christianity as im sure there are plenty. Facebook gives people the power to share and makes the world more open and connected. The origin of religious violence 2005, and the end of biblical studies 2007.
He used to write for john loftus blog debunking christianity and is currently a math teacher at ellsworth community college. Let me make clear up front that i have not read the book in question, so i. It takes a history denier to deny this, and thats who i was conversing with. Her blog, being atheist in a christian america, focuses on a variety of topics including. But in the seventh year, he shall go free, without paying anything. Debunking christianity with the bible general christian. Science and religion, he writes, are competitors in the business of finding out. Debunking christianity writer becomes christian due to. The nonexistent freethought blogs mission statement ed brayton.
The nonexistent freethought blogs mission statement june 7, 2012 ed brayton patheos explore the worlds faith through different perspectives on religion and spirituality. He takes the reader through a wonderful journey of science, history, mythand even theology. Dispatches undercover mosque 1 dispatches undercover mosque 2. New orleans ap the new orleans saints are going to court to keep the public from seeing hundreds of emails that allegedly show team executives doing public relations damage control for the areas roman catholic archdiocese to help it contain the fallout from a burgeoning sexual abuse crisis. Contradicting josephus, hegesippus wrote a history of christianity in 170 c. Pharyngula, a blog founded and written by pz myers, is hosted on scienceblogs and on freethoughtblogs 2011present. Carrier asserts that the idea of a prechristian celestial being named jesus.
Christianity is a nihilistic religion containing antisocial teachings. He kindly blogs here at dc and is the author of ten tough problems in christian thought and belief. One of the bestknown pieces of media in the skeptical canon, is a video in which james randi debunks faith from. Loftus at 6302012 i personally see freethoughtblogs as unrepresentative of the wider rationalist community in. For atheists, free thinkers, lovers of science, and everyone in between. Undercover mosque is all over the blogosphere but i thought i will put it up too.
This event featured ed brayton, founder of freethoughtblogs and blogger at dispatches from the culture wars, with a presentation entitled. New atheism produces another curiously uncurious science v. Though christians usually think of god as a free agent, god is not free to decide his own nature. Christianity is a cynical religion condemning humans as innately evil. A longtime contributor to selfpublished philosophical web sites, including the secular web and freethought blogs, carrier has published a. Its one of the best blogs to read if you are interested in knowing more about islamic terrorism.
Timeless ffrf movie exposes religion on freethought matters this sunday. This is the fourth instalment in the debunking the nativity series and i will concentrate on the genealogies of jesus. In a concise and powerful oped for religion dispatches, andrew l. Debunking christianity writer becomes christian because. Both robin hood and arthur of camelot have a number of historical corollaries. Christian blogger groundfighter76 first brought it to my attention via the comments section of a recent post at goosing the antithesis.
Testimonies of former fundamentalists 2003, and his writings appear on the secular web, talk origins, debunking. They might have provided a very special case, perhaps even a very encouraging and heartwarming case, of the generally known and widely recognized possibility of short. First, john loftus put up the debunking christianity challenge. I look at them more as church clubs with the only reason for buildings is to draw people in order to tell them of the gospel. Catholicism is a nutty religion to me, but its hard for me to understand why certain protestant sects hate it and dont consider it christianity. In fact, many religious ideas can be proven downright immoral or incorrect. Aum has no cure for a fool and im not here to undo that. Online course on the book of daniel starts tonight.
In the midst of minimal scientific knowledge, a religion may make sense. The only way christianity will ever be debunked is if someone goes back in time and destroys the books of the bible before they ever became widespread. Debunking the myth of religious brainwashing stand. Norma mccorvey, who fought for the right to an abortion in roe v. Top 30 atheist blogs and websites every atheist must follow in 2020. Debunking the historical jesus by dan barker march 2006. Fact, is a 250page critique of religion couched in a more modest epistemological argument. She looks at the messages that prageru, an online site created by rightwinger dennis prager, promotes. John loftus debunking christianity also joined ftb and then left. Biblical morality how to debunk christianity the ot caught in lie after lie heres the evidence for the multiverse take the debunking christianity challenges johns top posts from 2009.
This book s burden is to tell the stories of the global war on christians and to debunk the myths that too often surround it. My faith is not like yours where christianity has to reach the four corners of the world for jesus to return. Muslims claim islam to be the true religion and have since set out to annihilate all nonmuslims infidels the uncivilized way, by the sword. States government has spent millions of dollars attempting to manufacture deployable agents whose personality and free will have been destroyedto create the socalled manchurian candidate popularized in fiction. Freethought blogs ftb is a spinoff of scienceblogs begun by pz myers and. Evidently pure religion is not a conversion to christianity according to the bible itself. There are also links to many similar blogs and websites, as well as to the sales pages of dozens of books that might be of interest to atheists. Everything your american history textbook got wrong paperback by. People taking the debunking christianity ultimate truth. An anonymous blogger claiming to have two phds attempted a smear tactic against atheist bloggers today. The freethought society founded in 1993 by margaret downey, this quickly became one of. Debunking christianity as its name suggests, this top blog focuses on. As dawkins sees it, christianity, compared with islam, is a relatively more benign faith. Comradde physioproffe, digital cuttlefish, dispatches from the culture.
Christianity is an anemic religion hindering confrontation of enemies. The founder of reasons for jesus, steven bancarz was a famous new age guru until he came to faith in jesus. For instance, christianity claims that god is a triune god, though no simultaneously orthodox and reasonable understanding of the trinity seems possible. To continue with a religion is an act based solely on faith.
Worldnetdaily is reporting on a new poll, taken by abc, which says that 60% of americans believe in a literal 6day creation and a literal global flood. I read with great interest this morning that the great evolutionary biologist and atheist richard dawkins has warned europe, the cradle of both christendom and western civilization, not to abandon christianity wholesale. The nonexistent freethought blogs mission statement june 7. Debunking christianity as its name suggests, this top blog focuses on exposing the illogical and fallacious aspects of the christian religion. I also lay claim to true religion but my weapon of destroying all false dogmas is the civilized way, the pen. Righi also cited pliny the younger, who, in the early second century 112, reported that christians were singing a hymn to christ as to a god. Then theres the pew research poll that reports 20% of american christians are sure.
Jerry coyne is an evolutionary biologist, a professor at the university of chicago, and a prominent atheist blogger, who writes mostly about why faith is stupid and quite a bit about cats. What is the mission statement of freethought blogs ftb. The nonexistent freethought blogs mission statement. This is the testimony of former atheist darrin rasberry. Christianity today provides thoughtful, biblical perspectives on theology, church, ministry, and culture on the official site of christianity today magazine. The exchange is a blog by ed stetzer on theology, missiology, church planting, church revitalization, and church innovation. It was answeringchristianity and harun yahya i was debunking. Dispatches from the culture wars members of this forum discuss news. There are people who feel guilty about wanting to convert to christianity.
On leaving christianity, debunking christianity, and embracing atheism and freethinking. Rd covers topics of religious thought, past and present, that underwrite social structures, aimed at providing a nonsectarian platform for writers representing all religious traditions, including those who identify as spiritual, but not religious. Comradde physioproffe, digital cuttlefish, dispatches from the culture wars ed brayton, pharyngula pz myers, this week in christian nationalism chris rodda and the zingularity stephen andrew. At one point, one of my hobbies was debunking this sort of misinformation on a. Freethought blogs ftb is a spinoff of scienceblogs begun by pz myers and ed brayton and having some of the same contributors. The blog the good the bad and the ugly presented three top 5 lists for best atheist blogs, mediocre blogs, and crappy blogs. Before reading any further this present post was prompted by responses to my post in defense of dj grothe. Mainly that it was catholicism that decided the texts and the dogma that is at the base of modern christianity.
Religion dispatches is your independent, nonprofit, awardwinning source for the best writing on critical and timely issues at the intersection of religion, politics, and culture. And the fact that dawkins quotes hilaire belloc, who. For the supposed crime of apostasy, saudi blogger raif badawi was. Honestly, the western church isnt really what the bible calls the church.
In other words, there are way too many christians who live in their own little world and refuse to accept or even entertain an idea that conflicts in the slightest with their belief system. For this article see link on the excellent site reasons for jesus. Book description in christian no more jeffrey mark dismantles christianity, showing how it is a fraud founded on myths that have no basis in reality, built on a theology of threats, including hell, that cannot be real. Its a challenge few will take up even though many expert christian apologists have done it without a loss of faith. Christianity is a mystery religion opposed to reason and knowledge. Debunking christianity introducing the 2020 international econference on atheism. Edward babinski is the editor of the book, leaving the fold. On leaving christianity, debunking christianity, and embracing atheism and freethinking mark, jeffrey on. Wade, and then flipped to crusade against abortion under the influence of evangelicals, flipped again before her death she was bought and paid for by the religious right in the final third of director nick sweeneys 79minute documentary, featuring many endoflife reflections from mccorveywho grew up queer, poor, and. Get updates from dispatches from the culture wars delivered straight to your inbox also, send me the nonreligious newsletter and special offers.