In my last article, I discussed why the scientific method is not appropriate for conducting analysis of the historical Jesus. Science is objective, but history requires us to consider the subjective as well. We need to look at the content of written ... (read more)
Over my last few articles, I have been sketching out why and how skepticism can undermine rather than aid our quest for knowledge. The scientific method, beloved of the "rationalist" new atheist set, does not fit historical inquriy in most cases. U ... (read more)
James Randi, formerly known as the "Amazing Randi," is a magician and life-long skeptic. Like Harry Houdini a century ago, Randi devotes much of his time debunking claims of the supernatural. To this end, he has established the "James Randi Educati ... (read more)
In my last post, I discussed how Christianity is a faith which demands that we engage our faculty of reason to its fullest. One does not have to be Christian or Jewish to be reasonable, but both of these faith traditions encourage their followers t ... (read more)
You know that you've heard it before. Atheists tell you that God is imaginary or worse, and that only a fool would believe in God. After all, God has not seen fit to submit Himself to scientific scrutiny. After thousands of years, if we still have ... (read more)
The New Black Panther Party voter intimidation story is getting a lot of play in the right-leaning media. Rush Limbaugh, Fox News, the Washington Examiner and others are touting this story as an indictment of the character of President Obama and At ... (read more)
I was driving down from Scottsdale this morning, when I heard a Baptist minister talking about the environment. The NPR interview is here. Not surprisingly, libertarians were fingered as the villains opposing protecting the environment. I dashed of ... (read more)
The news wires were abuzz recently with news that a movement is afoot to "crash" the Tea Parties. Activist Jason Levin states, "Every time we have someone on camera saying that Barack Obama isn't an American citizen, we want someone sitting next to h ... (read more)
