
Former Christian Becomes an Atheist Because of Ken Ham?
The Christian Post is publishing an eight-part series about Christians who are “Leaving Christianity.” The series “explores the reasons why many Americans are rejecting the faith they grew up with.” I have to say that some of the reasons these former professing Christians used to justify their rejection of “the

Atheists Need Christianity So They Can Account for Goodness, Love, and Justice
What happens to the children of parents who espoused the Christian faith? Franky Schaeffer has repudiated his father’s work and his own work he did with and for his father. Josh Harris has denounced the faith of his father, Greg Harris. Jonathan Merritt is promoting same-sex everything. His father is

Atheism, the Invisibility of God, and ‘Young Sheldon’
The first episode of the third season of CBS’s Young Sheldon is titled “Quirky Eggheads and Texas Snow Globes.” The show is a spinoff of The Big Bang Theory that was created by anti-Christian Chuck Lorre. In the Young Sheldon episode, Sheldon’s mother is concerned about her genius son’s mental

The Dark Agenda is Darker Than You Know
The kings of the earth set themselves, and the rulers take counsel together, against the LORD and against his Anointed, saying, “Let us burst their bonds apart and cast away their cords from us.” (Psalm 2:2-3) I followed David Horowitz on Chris Arnzen’s “Iron Sharpening Iron Show” on August 14,

Fighting the Political Monster as Savior
Every time there is a crisis or tragedy, there is the usual call for our government to do something. Consider this Facebook post: Guns in our country are a little too sacred. There needs to be something done, hope our leaders can figure it out. By “our leaders,” he meant

When This One Thing is Gone, It’s All Over
London buses were outfitted with the following banner ads: “There’s Probably No God. Now Stop Worrying and Enjoy Life.”1 The sponsors hoped the postings would get people to question the existence of God: “This campaign to put alternative slogans on London buses will make people think — and thinking is

Don’t Know Much About the Declaration of Independence
While you can’t judge a book by its cover, you can judge it by those who endorse it. Consider Alan Dershowitz’s Blasphemy: How the Religious Right is Hijacking our Declaration of Independence.1 The book is endorsed by at least two high-profile published atheists (Steven Pinker and Sam Harris), former president

‘Handmaid’s Tale’ Author Says It’s ‘Slavery to Force Women to Have Children they Can’t Afford’
Margaret Atwood, the author of The Handmaid’s Tale (1985) that’s in its third TV season on Hulu, is a radical secularist and abortion advocate. This is how Wikipedia describes the plotline of the series: In the near future, fertility rates collapse as a result of sexually transmitted diseases and environmental

It’s Easy to Burn a Straw-Man Christian
Atheists are great at being atheists when they only talk to other atheists or construct a straw-man theist and show how easy it is to set him on fire. A recent example is in the premiere episode of the second season of HBO’s Crashing. A conversation develops between Penn Jillette and Pete (who

It’s Not Who Homosexuals Are … It’s What They Do that Matters
There’s a great deal of sloppy thinking going on about human sexuality. Many Christians have capitulated on the topic of same-sex sexuality. They’ve given into the premise that God’s Word does not disapprove of such relationships. Students at some Christian colleges are the worst offenders. Students and alumni at Taylor

THE ATHEIST’S DILEMMA REGARDING SOMETHING CALLED ‘EVIL’
Given an atheistic or even an agnostic starting point, how can someone be outraged by evil? Without God, being outraged over the presence of evil is a subjective notion borrowed from the Christian worldview. “If God is nothing,” according to Russian novelist Feodor Dostoyevsky (1821–1881), “everything is permitted; if God

Ricky Gervais and Stephen Colbert Debate the Existence of God
Ricky Gervais is a comedian. He’s also an atheist. God thinks some things are funny. He believes atheists are funny. I bet He thinks Gervais is funny when he claims God does not exist. There’s even a Bible verse about God laughing at things that strike Him as amusing. He’s

Two Atheists Walk into a Bar
If there is no God, can there be morality? I’m not asking whether atheists are moral people and do moral things. They do, but by what unimpeachable and ultimate standard? An atheist might say that certain laws are good for the advancement of the species. But let’s not forget that

Atheists Are ‘Scared’ of Microaggressions
“Meager and deterministic theories that see the universe as sheer matter, ruled by physics and chemistry alone, leave no room for human consciousness and creativity.” — George Gilder, Life After Google (2018). Now it’s atheists who are becoming snowflakes as they face a list of “microaggressions.” Three researchers recently created a

Did This Famous Atheist Do Anything That is Morally Wrong?
Lawrence Krauss is a world-renowned theoretical physicist. He led Arizona State University’s Origins Project for nearly a decade. Because of allegations inappropriate comments and behavior from multiple women, he will no longer head up the initiative any longer. Krauss has denied the allegations. The BuzzFeed News story detailed an account

Philippine President Duterte Says He Will Resign if Anyone Can Prove God Exists
In June of this year, Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte, asked, “Who is this stupid God? This son of a bitch is then really stupid? How can you rationalize a God? Do you believe?” He went on to claim that he has the freedom to make such statements. “Why do you

Democrat State Senator Says,‘In God We Trust… is Offensive.’
Two Democratic state senators from Minnesota – Scott Dibble and John Marty – are opposed to a bill asking schools to display a poster with the words “In God We Trust.” Dibble and Marty are afraid that some students might be offended. In fact, Marty said on the State Senate

GQ Magazine Says Book That Built Western Civilization is ‘Foolish’
An article in GQ magazine written by the editors declares that the Bible is one of 21 books that you don’t need to read. It’s 12th on the list and the description by Jesse Ball begins with the following comment: The Holy Bible is rated very highly by all the