Debunking Christianity

As we can figure out from the Bible itself “A man ascending vertically from the Mount of Olives, by whatever means of miraculous propul...

Blending superstition and bad theology “For years my congregations sang the Gloria Patri which ended ‘Praise Father, Son, and Holy Gho...

It has been accepted for publication by the Global Center for Religious Research! Below you can see the confirmed authors and chapters. The ...

[First published 3/28/10. Written by John W. Loftus] You know you like it. Sometimes all you can think of is having sex. Come on. You know...

Enough is enough This comment was posted recently on one of my articles: “In what year did you become not just an atheist but a crusa...

[Sorry about all the ads. I think I got rid of them. Wait for it.] As we know by now Donald Trump is a narcissistic sociopath. Not only can ...

Finally! 110 years after he died, my great grandfather's efforts in the early years of baseball has been acknowledged and noted! Here ...

Turning religion into an ordeal I wonder how often Christians rate themselves; that is, do they reflect on how they measure up as fol...

What difference would it make? Most laypeople are probably stumped at the claim that there is no proof that Jesus existed. How can tha...

Can Christianity clean up its act? I marvel that I was sheltered from Christian extremism, even as I was brought up in the 1940s and ...

LINK. He says of it that it's "Good for getting the conversation started!"

Here's a nice book review on my anthology, "Christianity is Not Great", if you were thinking of getting it. "A Must R...

…and it’s not even close I was born just about fifteen years after Edwin Hubble determined that Andromeda is a galaxy outside the Milk...

Here is the link to the long awaited article: Tom Loftus: The American League’s Forgotten Founding Father. This is my Great Grandfather Tom...

Recently Jerry Coyne wrote about the Philosophy of Religion: Insofar as "theology" includes courses that presuppose the existence ...

His disservice to Christianity What does devotion to the Ancient Jesus Mystery Cult look like today? As is clear from comments made on...

There is an often repeated argument that marijuana is the gateway drug leading to dangerous drugs. [I think it's largely false but don&#...

Pushing Christian theology into fantasy land Not too long ago I read the claim by a Christian apologist that Luke was a first-rate his...

This Wednesday I'll be Skyping into a class of PhD students majoring in Apologetics under Dr. Gary Habermas. I'll be interacting wit...

What does disease tell us about God? I gave up on Christianity because it claims too much and explains too little. We know so little about t...

My wife and I protested peacefully in Fort Wayne, Indiana, over the murder of George Floyd. I unequivocally without qualification con...

I was recently involved in an online discussion in which a reason I hadn't previously seen was offered for preferring negative to po...

The manufactured prophecy miracle Religious folks have a vested interest in managing expectations about miracles. Taking them at their...

Benjamin Blade Speed Watkins, Host/Producer at Real Atheology - A Philosophy of Religion Podcast , posted something for discussion: "Fa...

I have a chapter in my book, "How To Defend the Christian Faith: Advice From An Atheist" titled, "When All Else Fails Lie&qu...

Not doing God any favors On 10 May 1941, Rudolph Hess flew alone in a Messerschmitt-110 fighter plane from Germany to Scotland. He was ...

The Global Center for Religious Research (GCRR) is hosting the 2020 International eConference on Atheism, which is open to believers and no...

I think Anselm's dictum "faith seeking understanding" is to be understood in the history of theology and philosophy to be equi...

I just asked my former professor William Lane Craig the following question on his website: Hi Dr. Craig. I hope you are well. With the re...

Yes, I know, blasphemy! We can appreciate the urge of Christians to distance themselves from the Old Testament. The pathological anger ...