Why was the ancient God so “cruel”?

  The following conversation is fictitious as presented here, but it is based on many actual conversations and exchanges in which I have participated over the years. “Arnie‘s” responses would represent my own under similar circumstances. Arnie: How’s it going, Joe? Where do things stand in your spiritual search since we last talked? Joe: Well, some things […]

Slaughter of the Canaanites

  Question:- I have heard you justify Old Testament violence on the basis that God had used Israelite army to judge the Canaanites and their elimination by Israelites is morally right as they were obeying God’s command (it would be wrong if they did not obey God in eliminating the Canaanites) . This resembles a bit on how […]

What about the testimonies of people in cults?

by Matt Slick We cannot deny that people in different and contradictory religious systems have equally strong testimonies of the truth of their beliefs.  Mormons, for example, frequently appeal to a “burning in the bosom” as a way of knowing that Mormonism is true.  Likewise, Jehovah’s Witnesses “know” that their religion is correct.  Christian Scientists, […]

Jehovah’s Witnesses

The Jehovah’s Witnesses go door to door, distribute the Watchtower and Awake magazines, deny the Trinity, the deity of Christ, and deny his physical resurrection.  Are they Christian or something else?  Find out about their beliefs, history, as well as a Biblical Response to their unbiblical teachings. Introduction Jehovah’s Witness’ Beliefs video  (Turkish) Jehovah’s Witnesses in a nutshell video Jehovah’s Witnesses’ History video […]

Another look at the Cosmological Argument

by Brad Huston The argument to be made here is a form of the cosmological argument which originated in the philosophy of Plato and Aristotle, and was refined by Thomas Aquinas. With the advances of modern science, the version I will provide will be perhaps clearer for some than the form set forth by Aquinas. […]

Atheism – Questions to ask Them

Atheism is the belief that there are no God(s). How this statement can be made is fraught with problems as this means that each individual knows everything about everything to make this statement. Denouncing the Bible does not mean there is no God. If we took away the Bible from the world and all the other Christian documents and ignored the acts of […]

Questions for Atheists

How would you define atheism? How sure are you that your atheism properly represents reality? How sure are you that your atheism is correct? Why do you believe your atheism is a justifiable position to hold? Are you a materialist, or a physicalist, or what? Do you affirm or deny that atheism is a worldview?  […]