I was asked by a theist what would be needed to cause me to: 1. Believe in God . 2. Believe in the bible. I said 1. A number of verifiable miracles, would make me think about it. 2. Nothing would make...
…. to a service for infant and junior school children to celebrate the end of a successful school year …. and it was lovely – a happy, joyful occasion. The local community, along with local...
I remember following and reading this poor womans story when the news first broke - a victim of domestic abuse at the hands of her boyfriend, throttled into unconscious, regaining her consciousness...
Ths is not an attack on atheists. I accept their are good atheists out there, as there are good muslims, jews etc. However what really bugs me s that atheism comes from a belief that there is no god....
According to some of the religious people here, the reason atheists argue religion is because they ‘are not sure and are a bit worried’ (Keyplus’ words). Religion is an option available to all...
You see people will tell you of end-of-the-world scenarios, and we have Books, movies, and magazines, ranging from the comic to the scientific, portray an assortment of doomsday catastrophes. They...
I've just received another personal invitation to the monthly Theist Meeting despite upsetting most of them last time. It's entitled ' What Relevance Does the Bible Have in the 21st Century ? Your...
http://www.guardian.co.uk/uk-news/2013/jul/09/mark-bridger-attacked-prison-april-jones Didn't think it would be long. Not defending Bridger but personally I do have a problem with the motive for these...
I was asked this question by a theist who was looking for some theological answer. He was rather put out when I said ' He couldn't because he didn't want to be accused of nepotism .'...
Jesus said: “He that is not on my side is against me.” (Matthew 12:30) Most people think that they are serving God acceptably, but the Bible says that Satan is “misleading the entire inhabited...
You will remember last week I was going to the above talk. I went there and pointed out the only good news was to tyrants who wanted to copy Gods violence . I then produced a poem I had written to...
http://uk.news.yahoo.com/islamic-extremists-kill-30-school-attack-102126537.html#dtSIO7G Why? Where does it say in Islam or the Quran that they can kill kids, or anyone for that matter? Whilst we're...
I have been invited to a talk entitled " Three in one ! Why is the Bible's View of God Good News? "
What are your reactions to such an assumption. ?...
We have had questions and debates on this issue before on AB. I thought it might be worth revisiting given a recent article in the Guardian. Some interesting views expressed, from writers with a range...
We do not want to act “dumb,” do we? That is to say, stupid, senseless, unreasonable, which also means, unscientific? There is nothing else for reasoning, intelligent humans to accept but that the...
Can someone please explain the very first line in the Bible : Genesis 1. In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth. The definition of Beginning is : The origin of something, or the place,...
I was asked the other day what religion i am and i had to pause because i was "between" religions so was temporarily religionless. So far i've tried christianity, judaisam, buddism and islam but i was...
Mithra and Christ Over the centuries—in fact, from the earliest Christian times—Mithraism has been compared to Christianity, revealing numerous similarities between the two faiths' doctrines and...