If there is any Christian doctrine, belief, or dogma, that has a more substantial effect on all other categorically necessary … More
Category: religion
How to Test a Claim
I don’t know if I’ve ever really seen anyone take the time to work through the various types of claims … More
The Reality and Necessity of the Incarnation
A few years ago, I had the privilege of writing an essay that took time to give a brief analysis … More
When Religious Liberty Laws Go Wrong
I’m a religious liberty absolutist. I think that you have to be such to live in a pluralistic society, where … More
The Instructive Power of Evil
Or “Life in the Furnace” It’s not every day that you get it to read a blog post that reflects … More
A Matter of Politics: Defining “Religion”, Part 11
The Politics of Atheism The political sphere is one area where the common thought is that religion should play no … More
Coming to a Head
Name-calling, Non-arguments, and Beth Moore Earlier this year I broadly discussed what anyone with a meaningful grasp of foresight could … More
Doing Things the “Rite” Way: Defining “Religion”, Part 9
Pomp and circumstance Ritual is defined as, “the established form for a ceremony” or “an act or series of acts … More
Are Moral Questions Actually Unanswerable?
When making a moral claim, what exactly are we expressing? Are we speaking simply about our state of mind, our … More
The Good, The Bad, and the Unbeliever: Defining “Religion”, Part 8
ESTABLISHING THE CATEGORIES When asking questions in regard to morality—that is what we do, or how we act—we have to … More