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H8ers Gonna H8

This might strike some (most?) of you as a “no kidding, Murphy” post, but maybe it will click with a few of you. If I can help just one reader… On social media it’s fun to refer to implacable critics as “haters,” and the common explanation for their behavior is, “Haters gonna hate.” But I […]

Is God Funny?

Since I’m such a wiseguy, I would like to think this activity is encouraged (if it’s in good fun of course), but it’s not obvious that it is. Here are some of my quick reflections on the question of whether God is funny: ==> If God is funny, His humor is definitely of the deadpan […]

Killing for God

Last week I made an offhand remark to the way I try to explain why it’s not murder when God orders the Israelites to kill people in the Old Testament. Someone in the comments asked: “if God gave you the same orders as he gave to those Hebrews, would you go ahead with them?” I […]

Tom Woods Interviews Norman Horn on Christian Libertarians

This is a neat interview that I just finished. Near the end, Norman and Tom make (separate) points that I heartily endorse. (Note that in the below I am paraphrasing and might make the points the way I typically do, but they are definitely consistent with what Norman and Tom said.) ==> Around 15:15, Norman […]

God’s Existence Is Pretty Important When Considering Religion

On Good Friday I made a tongue-in-cheek Facebook post about Christianity, which of course led to some atheist libertarians wondering how I could be so irrational. One guy was being fairly courteous about it, so I responded in kind, pointing him to some of the Sunday posts here, to at least get him to see […]

Colbert Debates Bible Critic

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He Is Risen

1 Corinthians 15: 1-11: Moreover, brethren, I declare to you the gospel which I preached to you, which also you received and in which you stand, 2 by which also you are saved, if you hold fast that word which I preached to you—unless you believed in vain. 3 For I delivered to you first […]

Thoughts on Palm Sunday

Today is Palm Sunday. From Matthew 21: 1-11: 21 Now when they drew near Jerusalem, and came to Bethphage,[a] at the Mount of Olives, then Jesus sent two disciples, 2 saying to them, “Go into the village opposite you, and immediately you will find a donkey tied, and a colt with her. Loose them and […]