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Tom Woods Show on the Catholic Church Scandal

Tom had two guests on to discuss the developments in the scandal regarding the Catholic Church and the role the current Pope has played in it. I’m not prohibiting strong statements in the comments, but we have Catholics and Protestants who visit this blog so let’s try to be civil.

My Thoughts on Jordan Peterson’s Take on the Bible

Rory writes (and gives permission for me to quote): I did want to ask though, what your opinion on Jordan Peterson is in regards to Biblical literalism. From your writings and your appearance on Steve Patterson’s podcast it would seem you believe in Biblical literalism. You have also seemingly spoken approvingly about not only Jordan Peterson, but his biblical […]

The Power of Faith

I am sure I’ve commented on this before, but I recently read the following with my son and wanted to share. This is from the beginning Mark 6: 6 He went away from there and came to his hometown, and his disciples followed him. 2 And on the Sabbath he began to teach in the synagogue, and many who heard him […]

Was Jesus Just a Myth?

I meant to post this Sunday but I am traveling… In a recent potpourri post, Scott Alexander says: Gwern reviews On The Historicity Of Jesus. Short version: the prose is annoying, but the case that Jesus was completely mythical (as opposed to a real teacher whose deeds were exaggerated) is more plausible than generally supposed. Please read […]

“God in the Hands of Angry Sinners”

I thought that was an amazing phrase. I have not listened to this particular sermon, but I wanted to post this as I am heading out of town. However, I heard him (perhaps in another sermon; someone else was playing it on her computer) preaching on these points, and I thought it was a very […]

David, Goliath, and Gladwell

Say what you will about him, Malcolm Gladwell is a great storyteller. In conjunction with his 2013 book, here he gives a 15-minute TED talk on a new perspective regarding the famous underdog story: As some of the outraged people in the comments brought up, the one glaring omission here is David’s faith. (Even if […]

How Christians Can Use the Bible to Disagree

I am traveling and took my son to a (Bible) church that isn’t our normal one. The people there were very pleasant and welcoming, but I personally had a doctrinal disagreement with one of the posters hanging on the wall. I explained the issue to my son afterwards, but it might be of interest to […]

Two Possible Functions of Confession

(This is a Religious post but I was traveling yesterday and won’t be doing anything secular today so…) I was talking with a Catholic friend and the topic of the sacrament of Confession (or Penance) came up. I said that besides the theological arguments for and against, one could argue that the act of confessing […]