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t was sponsored by cfi indiana this past saturday link let me know this works i press on the down arrow to switch slides if you see the slideshow click on it or if you see the view tab click on it then click on slideshow not bad if i say so myself keep in mind the state of democracy in the usa can change by john w loftus at february 18 2026 no comments email this blogthis share to x share to facebook share to pinterest february 13 2026 the warsaw ghetto vs god is good theology horrendous suffering can never be ignored to protect god s not too long ago a post quoting bertrand russell popped up on social media it was an excerpt from his 1930 essay has religion made useful contributions to civilization much of this essay is devoted to demonstrating that the concept of a god who is all loving all powerful and all knowing cannot be reconciled with the depth of pain and misery that we see in the world his conclusion was that it makes no sense at all to believe in such a god it was in 1927 that he published why i am not a christian he also proposed a thought experiment the cosmic teapot pointing out that if he claimed that there was a tiny teapot orbiting the sun between earth and mars that could not be detected by any telescope it is an unfalsifiable claim the analogy is that claims about gods likewise lack reliable verifiable objective data and are thus not to be believed read more by david madison at february 13 2026 no comments email this blogthis share to x share to facebook share to pinterest february 06 2026 honest sermons on the gospel of mark chapter 15 the origins of anti semitism in this first gospel these 47 verses of chapter 15 should be read carefully with curiosity fully engaged how did the author of mark s gospel know how did he find out about any of what he depicts here there is wide consensus among scholars that this gospel was written anonymously after the devastating war in palestine that included the destruction of the jerusalem temple in 70 ce the label mark was attached to the gospel later and there has been much discussion of the geographical errors the author made it would seem he was far removed from scene of his story read more by david madison at february 06 2026 no comments email this blogthis share to x share to facebook share to pinterest january 30 2026 the best cure for christianity is reading the bible essay number 8 there is far too much mediocre alarming jesus script in the gospels on social media especially there is a lot of criticism of christianity that is people who claim to be christians are accused of not following the teaching of jesus who is idealized credited with a reputation that is not based on what we find in the gospels reading the gospels carefully with critical thinking fully engaged is not a common practice of the devout if it were there would be a lot of alarm and panic ironically the alarm and panic can be reduced by a stark truth there is no way whatever to verify any of the sayings attributed to jesus in the gospels which is why the term jesus script should be used instead of jesus quotes as is all too obvious from comparing the four gospels their authors had different agendas claiming that they were all divinely inspired is a phony diversion the authors created jesus script out of their imaginations and so much of it reflects their obsession with promoting the jesus cult there is a list of 292 bad mediocre alarming examples of jesus script at this website read more by david madison at january 30 2026 no comments email this blogthis share to x share to facebook share to pinterest january 25 2026 some disturbing preconciliar catholic art some disturbing preconciliar catholic art figure 1 some disturbing preconciliar roman catholic art that i discovered on pinterest passi omacr nis imacr nstr umacr menta the instruments of the passion bad news about christianity has some excellent posts about christianity s obsession with death we have christianity and necrophilia for example bad news about christianity s post christianity and sadomasochism is also pertinent to our discussion in the above image we have the instruments of the passion portrayed we have the cockerel that crowed when peter denied him we have the basin of water wherewith pontius pilate washed his hands of the death of jesus we have the seamless garment for which the soldiers involved in the crucifixion threw dice we have the torches that the soldiers used when arresting christ in the garden of olives the portrait of christ is itself an instrument of the passion it is veronica s veil containing the miraculous imprint of the holy face of jesus the latin captions that go along with this image are interesting respice mē mē conde animō mē pectore servā arma vidēs hīs mortem peccāta daemōna vīcī haec animō memorī sacra trophaea tenē i would idiomatically translate the above latin captions into biblical english as look thou at me bury thou me in thine heart serve thou me with thy soul thou seest the weapons with these i conquered sin and the devil keep thou these sacred trophies mementos of the defeats suffered by death and the devil by means of my passion in mind i would idiomatically translate the above latin captions into modern english as look at me bury me in your heart serve me with your soul you see the weapons with these i conquered sin and the devil keep these sacred trophies mementos of the defeats suffered by death and the devil by means of my passion in mind ciarán aodh mac ardghail ciarán mc ardle is a digital creator from ireland here is his linktree here is his youtube channel here is his linkedin here is his instagram by ciaran at january 25 2026 no comments email this blogthis share to x share to facebook share to pinterest labels atheism catholicism christianity latin religious trauma theism translation january 23 2026 horrendous suffering cannot be ignored in guessing about god religious delusions no longer serve the needs of humanity in my article here last week i described three brick walls that christian theology collides with and which in fact demonstrate that it faces insurmountable problems 1 horrendous suffering 2 catastrophic superstition and 3 the vicious god depicted in the bible devout believers fail to detect the superstitions because these bizarre beliefs were imbedded in their brains at a very early age when i was a kid attending a methodist church in rural indiana every quarter we had communion sunday we pretended to eat the body of jesus little chunks of wonderbread and drink his blood thimble sized cups of grape juice nobody was there to tell me that s pretty gross you know on the other side of town catholics did this every sunday and truly believed that by the miracle of the mass they were eating and drinking the real jesus this is what i mean by catastrophic superstition in no way does this improve our understanding of reality read more by david madison at january 23 2026 no comments email this blogthis share to x share to facebook share to pinterest january 16 2026 1 horrendous suffering 2 catastrophic superstitions 3 a vicious god christian theology is shattered by these three factors for centuries the devout determined to preserve and protect their faith have ignored reality they have turned off curiosity and critical thinking that just doesn t work anymore there are major brick walls that christian theology smacks into and these should put a stop to belief in the god it claims to adore follow and worship let s consider three of these brick walls read more by david madison at january 16 2026 no comments email this blogthis share to x share to facebook share to pinterest january 13 2026 the 2nd edition of god and horrendous suffering is now available as paperback book that s right finally the 2nd edition of god and horrendous suffering is now available as a paperback book be one of the very first readers to get it just click here if you want a kindle ebook instead click here if you want to see the preface blurbs contents introduction and read about the contributors click here i m very excited please spread the word i thank everyone that helped make this happen especially the expert contributors to this anthology attention in a day or two amazon will combine my two author pages so if you find a link to the 1st edition with a white cover you need to search for it until i catch on cheers by john w loftus at january 13 2026 no comments email this blogthis share to x share to facebook share to pinterest january 09 2026 honest sermons about the gospel of mark chapter 14 there is more bragging here about the holy hero s colossal ego at 72 verses mark 14 is the longest chapter in this gospel it also gives an account of many conversations and this should prompt curiosity how did the author of mark s gospel find out about these conversations any curious reader today would ask was someone on hand to take notes and were these notes preserved in an archive that the author of mark decades later would have access to there is major consensus in christian academia that this gospel was composed after the disastrous war fought between the jews and the romans during which in 70 c e the jerusalem and its temple were destroyed as depicted in mark 13 would archives have survived would detailed documentation have survived scholars have no idea moreover where this gospel was written or by whom read more by david madison at january 09 2026 no comments email this blogthis share to x share to facebook share to pinterest january 08 2026 announcing the 2nd edition of god and horrendous suffering the 2nd edition of god and horrendous suffering is now available as a kindle book click here if you want to see the preface blurbs contents introduction and learn about the contributors click here i m very excited please spread the word i thank everyone that helped make this happen especially the expert contributors to this anthology by john w loftus at january 08 2026 no comments email this blogthis share to x share to facebook share to pinterest january 03 2026 richard carrier on why there is no free will edouard tahmizian had an interesting discussion with richard carrier about the metaphysical impossibility of libertarian free will our actions are aimed at fulfilling our desires but where did our desires come from did we choose our desires or simply discover that we had them i offer two considerations below read more by john w loftus at january 03 2026 no comments email this blogthis share to x share to facebook share to pinterest january 02 2026 a few suggestions new year resolutions for christians let curiosity and a desire for knowledge seize the day many years ago when i was the pastor of two methodist churches in massachusetts the clergy in town across several denominations were fond of occasionally having ecumenical services that is all of the clergy would take part i guess to make the point that we all worshipped jesus christ but as we gathered to take part in these events one thing we didn t do was discuss theology because we knew we didn t agree on one such occasion when we were backstage at a catholic church i noticed a tiny sink the priest explained that it drained not into the city sewer but it had a small pipe that went through the wall and emptied into the grass outside this was the sink into which left over wine from the mass was poured since it had been converted through the miracle of the mass into the real blood of jesus it would be a sacrilege to have it flow into the sewer i could hardly imagine a better example of magical thinking on a par with the fairy god mother in cinderella turning a pumpkin into a coach it would have been pointless to argue about such theological nonsense read more by david madison at january 02 2026 no comments email this blogthis share to x share to facebook share to pinterest december 28 2025 announcing the first draft of the cover to my last book as i said it s just the first draft i love the concept you can read the preface blurbs contents and introduction to god and horrendous suffering 2nd edition right here by john w loftus at december 28 2025 no comments email this blogthis share to x share to facebook share to pinterest december 26 2025 christians please read the gospels think ponder non stop which is precisely what the clergy don t want you to do it is especially important to study the origins of the christian faith and above all the origins of jesus it doesn t take all that much effort to discover that the four gospel authors didn t agree about where jesus came from at the opening of the first gospel to be written mark jesus of nazareth of galilee shows up to be baptized by john the baptist a ritual that john has announced is for the forgiveness of sins jesus is soon identified by a voice booming from the sky as god s beloved son with whom he is well pleased the author of john the final gospel who specialized in theology inflation tells his readers right up front that jesus was present at creation in the beginning was the word and the word was with god and the word was god he was in the beginning with god all things came into being through him and without him not one thing came into being read more by david madison at december 26 2025 no comments email this blogthis share to x share to facebook share to pinterest the christian faith makes no sense at all my latest article at the secular web you re welcome please share the christian faith makes no sense at all by john w loftus at december 26 2025 no comments email this blogthis share to x share to facebook share to pinterest december 19 2025 the best cure for christianity is reading the bible essay no 7 big problems with the apostle paul please stop calling him a saint just how did the apostle paul become convinced that jesus was the key to salvation he assured one of his congregations that he heard this news directly from jesus himself in a heavenly vision for i want you to know brothers and sisters that the gospel that was proclaimed by me is not of human origin for i did not receive it from a human source nor was i taught it but i received it through a revelation of jesus christ galatians 1 11 12 read more by david madison at december 19 2025 no comments email this blogthis share to x share to facebook share to pinterest december 12 2025 honest sermons on the gospel of mark chapter 13 how can devout christians take this ancient superstition seriously if mark 13 were printed alone as a pamphlet with the names changed and handed out by goofy cult fanatics on street corners churchgoers would be horrified by the cruelty the promised violence and suffering we find in this chapter yet there it is in the christian bible in the first gospel to be written in fact chapter 13 gives us a major clue as to when this gospel was composed the chapter opens with jesus leaving the jerusalem temple with his disciples they are impressed with the temple complex but jesus makes a prediction do you see 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