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2010 News Archive:

A Moral High Ground in the Middle East

Published by Peter Mains on August 05, 2010 at 04:27 PM

The so-called Peace Flotilla was meant to send a message to Israel and to the world. The message was that the blockade of the Gaza Strip is unjust, and should be discontinued. Many fell under the spell of this illusion, -- including at least one Ho ... (read more)

The Faithful Search for Christ

Published by Peter Mains on August 01, 2010 at 06:47 PM

As I hope I have demonstrated by now, Science and History are insufficient as sources of knowledge. Science can give us insights into much of what it objective. History can allow us to intelligently think about the past, much of which is not reachabl ... (read more)

The Historical Search for Christ

Published by Peter Mains on July 28, 2010 at 12:00 PM

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)

The Scientific Search for Christ

Published by Peter Mains on July 25, 2010 at 01:11 PM

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)

Faith, Reason and Skepticism

Published by Peter Mains on July 18, 2010 at 05:47 PM

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)

Reason and its Enemies

Published by Peter Mains on July 12, 2010 at 12:19 AM

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)

Our Christian Faith and Reason

Published by Peter Mains on July 10, 2010 at 01:38 AM

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)

Media Matters' Hypocritical War on Bias

Published by Peter Mains on July 04, 2010 at 03:43 PM

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)

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