Reflections on the interplay of the Bible and Culture
Atheism is the belief that there is no God. Any posts which address atheism or the implications of atheism are added to this category. In some of the posts I point out the difficulty for atheist in arriving at a moral code. If naturalism is true, then what is the basis on which to make moral choices?
On July 9 of this year, I wrote a post entitled, A follow-up to some comments. One of the comments I received on that post was from someone calling himself (or herself) Hungry Atheist. I thought that I would selectively quote the comment and provide response to the points that were raised in that comment.
In February of last year (2012), I published a post entitled “The temptation of anger in response to militant atheism.” That post received a number of comments from those who challenged some of my assertions. The commentors also asked some very good questions. In this post, I attempt to answer some of the challenges and questions.
Atheist authors present God as vengeful and capricious. Jesus presented a very different picture of his father. We must choose the correct perspective to view God correctly.
Reaction to an article in the Christian Post about an atheist who complained about a restaurant offering a “church bulletin discount.”
A recent post for bravefaith.org got a response from several angry atheists. I share the lesson I learned from this exchange in this post.
In reading the “new” atheists, I see confirmation of the Apostle Paul’s assertion that their unbelief is not due to the lack of evidence but the suppression of it. There is a large difference between those who are truly seeking answers to difficult questions and those who are unwilling to believe no matter what the … Read more