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Does religion lead to bad parenting?
October 30th, 200904:07 PM ETThe Case A ten year old girl from Perth Australia named Tamar is diagnosed with advanced liver cancer. According to the hospital, she has a 50-60% chance of survival if she submits to a seven week course of chemotherapy and no chance of survival without it. The parents refuse the treatment for their daughter, opting instead for "natural" cures. As... -
Is evil a disproof for Christianity?
August 20th, 200910:19 PM ETWhat would you say if an atheist asked you to tell him how best to shake your Christian faith? It would be a strange question wouldn't it? Rather like Caleb Bradham (founder of Pepsi) calling up Asa Griggs Candler (one time head of Coca-Cola) and asking for the secret formula to Coke. And yet, that is what I was asked by one of my readers, Converse... -
Is atheism ever morally justified?
July 02nd, 200911:50 PM ET"Tell me about the god you don't believe in because I probably don't believe in him either," There is a lot of truth in this old quip. Whenever someone identifies him or herself as an atheist we should always take the time to ask for a definition of the god this person does not believe in. It may just be that we don't believe in this god either. ... -
OnTaking Atheism Seriously (Part 1)
June 30th, 200911:51 AM ETChristians think many things of atheism. But from my experience most Christians do not think atheism is intellectually serious. The main reason, it would seem, derives from certain conclusions drawn from scripture, most significantly from Romans 1: "For since the creation of the world God's invisible qualities-his eternal power and divine nature-h...
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