Christian Idealism
I recently read an article by Eric Scot English, asking, “Do Evangelicals Really Believe in God?” English agued evangelicals have an Idealistic faith. “Idealistic faith is more about the ability to construct an idealized ‘truth’ about God rather than an actual truth. It’s a faith that has more to do with us than God.” (emp. […]
Read More..>>Paul Ryan
Given the announcement over the weekend in this weeks debate sponsored by my publisher, Energion we were also asked to address the pick of Paul Ryan. I think this was a great pick. There are generally two factors in picking a VP: Who will help get the candidate elected, and who will help them govern, these are […]
Read More..>>Faith, Politics and the Election
This is the first post in a debate sponsored by my publisher, Energion on the upcoming election. The starting question is: How does your faith inform your decisions during this election season, including both thinking and actions leading up to the election (involvement, etc) and your vote? Let me start by stating up front that I do […]
Read More..>>Prager, Irrationality and Religion
In his latest column, “Mormons Have Irrational Beliefs? Who Doesn’t?” Dennis Prager falls into some common errors concerning the concepts of faith, belief, reason and irrationality. First, let me point out that I do not disagree with all of the claims in his column and those made during the discussion of his column on his […]
Read More..>>A Double Blind Faith
Listen to the MP3 There is an interesting paradox with many atheists, particularly the neo-atheists. They frequently see themselves as valiant warriors defending reason against the darkness of faith, which for them is little more than superstition. For them believing in the events of the first Easter is little better than believing in the Easter […]
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