Usually I let people’s Facebook posts slide. I really do. But every once and a while one comes along that I just can’t stomach. Case in point: It’s hard to debate on Facebook where I know my family and friends who are Christians are watching. There just isn’t a nice way to tell people that […]
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Theological Insulators
I was recently reading An Apologists’s Armoury: Christian debating tactics examined over on exchristian.net about some of the common ways people deflect uncomfortable questions and issues about faith. It struck me as I was reading that one tactic was left out: Insulation. Conservative Christianity has lost the internet debate. The experienced posters on most sites on […]
Bannerman
After deciding to re-visit some old haunts I tried on a new pseudonym, LatentAuthor, and headed out to see what was new at some forums again this week. It was interesting to see some familiar faces and familiar arguments, but sad to see the same result. Previously, I spent a great deal of time educating […]
How Evangelists Sound to Atheists
Seeing this video recently reminded me of something from growing up in Africa, it’s also hysterical. While there I attended a super Conservative Baptist boarding school and one of the extracurricular activities they offered was something called “Evangelism Explosion” or EE. In it we were trained on how to share the good news and then […]
Slavery in the Bible: A Christian View
I recently watched a debate between Matt Dillahunty and Jay Lucas on youtube in which the subject of slavery in the Bible was touched upon. While it is a great debate and I’d recommend taking a look, it reminded me of a past debate I’d had with my brother on the topic. So I figured I’d re-post it here. […]
Itinerant Lurker 