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A Consoling Boast In Richard Dawkins' book, The God Delusion, he tries to cheer himself and his fellow atheists up by pretending that death is no big deal. He seems to admit that the Christian's hope of immortality probably does provide comfort to them, but he notes
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Gehenna Twelve pages of the ninth chapter are filled with Dawkins' objections to the Bible doctrine of hell—and especially that it is taught to children. Probably, most people would agree that the concept of hell should not be overly emphasized or be presented in the most graphic of
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Daniel Penny was found "Not Guilty" of Negligent Homicide in New York City after he put a choke hold on Jordan Neely who was threatening fellow passengers on the subway. He was acquitted in December of last year (2024). How was he free to roam the streets when
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Before concluding the section on abortion, Richard Dawkins travels a bridge too far when he says that anti-abortionists "don't understand that evolution is a fact!" (339). Pro-Life people do not understand that evolution is a fact because it isn't. It has not
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The author of The God Delusion, Richard Dawkins, spends chapter 8 explaining why he is so hostile against religion, since it is just harmless nonsense. He acknowledges the hostility but then claims he will not be bombing or beheading anyone because of a theological disagreement (318). If he were to
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Recently, we spent a Sunday evening discussing what being “baptized for the dead” means (1 Cor. 15:29). No evidence exists that indicates that the members of the church in Corinth ever engaged in being baptized for their dead relatives. Whatever the difficult verse means, it does not refer to
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The best of the modern "ten commandments" that Richard Dawkins and others have "invented" are the ones that agree with the Word of God. One anonymous source suggested that everyone treat their fellow human beings "with love, honesty, faithfulness, and respect." Wouldn't
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About a dozen years ago, an individual wrote a letter to the editor, in which he misapplied from Jesus' Sermon on the Mount two passages of Scripture in only seven brief paragraphs. The writer was opposed to Christians leading in prayer "at government-organized, tax-funded events"
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Although Richard Dawkins has a few kind remarks to make about Jesus, he manages to find fault with the way the Lord treated His family, even quoting a comedienne for saying that a tactic of cults is to separate a person from his family. Of course, what Dawkins reveals is
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Every once in a while, your congenial editor is prompted to look at Billboard's Hot 100\macomments made in passing. Shaboozey's "A Bar Song" recently surfaced as an object of interest. As of February 8th, it has been on the Hot 100 for 42
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After discussing specific situations of judgment in the Old Testament, such as the destruction of the whole world by the Flood, the destruction of Sodom and Gomorrah, and that of the Amorites, Richard Dawkins virtually leaps to the conclusion that "modern morality, wherever else it comes from, does not
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In his criticism of the Old Testament, Richard Dawkins overlooks crucial details from the text. Immediately after discussing Abraham's willingness to sacrifice Isaac, he skips to the account of Jephthah and his daughter, concluding with the sarcastic words: "…Jephthah cooked her. God did not see fit to