Debunking Christianity
April 07, 2023
Teachings of Jesus that Christians Dislike and Ignore, Number 3
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They just say NO to their lord and savior Most of the Old Testament is ignored today by churchgoers: trying to plough through the book...
April 06, 2023
Free Book!!
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Tomorrow I'm going to announce that one of my books in Kindle format can be gotten for free!! Which one would you guess?
April 03, 2023
Does God Exist? A Definitive Non-Philosophical Case, by John W. Loftus
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This essay began as an opening statement in a debate with Scott Tomlinson, who is on the board of Reasonable Faith , an organization whose...
March 31, 2023
Need Some Help on Your Way Out of Faith?
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Wise counsel from a former evangelical preacher It’s a possibility I’ve suggested quite often: Christians exist on a scale. There are the ...
March 29, 2023
The Clear Connection Between the Enuma Elish (1600 BCE) and Genesis 1.
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March 28, 2023
My Debate Power Point
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The thing I like most about debates is they force me to put into words my strongest thoughts on a given subject. This debate was "Does ...
March 26, 2023
"I SEEK TO PROVE -- FREE WILL IS IMPOSSIBLE AND IMMORAL"
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I have known the author of the piece below for many years. Both he and I are most interested in what you think of its strongest and weakes...
March 24, 2023
Pop-Quiz for Christians, Number 7
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Dealing with some of the curiosities in Matthew’s gospel I have often pointed out that the gospels are a minefield. Randel Helms has s...
March 17, 2023
The Massive Damage Done by Sunday School and Catechism
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Indoctrination is not education A careful reading of the New Testament reveals how much early Christians disagreed with each other, bu...
March 10, 2023
Mind Games to Protect Almighty (?) God
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The vulnerability of god is the biggest mystery In a few of my article here I have mentioned one of the worst mind games ever used t...
March 07, 2023
Why Do Many Atheists Hate The New Atheists?
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[Published on 4/10/16] Jerry Coyne wrote a post answering this question: Why do many atheists hate the new atheists? The m oney quote is he...
March 03, 2023
Christianity’s Biggest Sins
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Fueled by scripture’s biggest mistakes In the second chapter of Acts we find the story of Peter preaching about Jesus, with dramatic r...
March 01, 2023
What Comes After Atheism?
Liberatheism, Freedom from God(s)
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I am honored to write the Foreword to David Eller's soon to be published book, Liberatheism: On Freedom from God(s) . Here is a draft I&...
February 24, 2023
Teachings of Jesus that Christians Dislike and Ignore, Number 2
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They just say NO to their Lord and Savior Weird scripture has given rise to weird versions of Christianity. In Mark 16 the resurrected...
February 19, 2023
Upcoming Debate on the Existence of God
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February 17, 2023
Puncturing the God Fallacy, Repeatedly and Thoroughly
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Religion’s greatest harm: “…the subversion of clear thinking…” “I’m mad as hell, and I’m not going to take it anymore.” This famous li...
February 10, 2023
Here's What's Wrong with Three Favorite Bible Texts
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Psalm 23, the Lord's Prayer & John 3:16 Sunday School and Catechism exist because the clergy know that certain articles of fai...
February 03, 2023
Teachings of Jesus that Christians Dislike and Ignore, Number 1
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They just say NO to their Lord and Savior Nothing undermines Christianity more than taking a close look at the teaching attributed to...
February 02, 2023
Dennis R. MacDonald Rejects Jesus Mythicism!
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Facebook LINK . Dr. Dennis R. MacDonald was interviewed by Edouard Tahmizian, Vice President of Internet Infidels. It's an interesti...
February 01, 2023
Quote of the Day On Bayes Theorem by josephpalazzo
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josephpalazzo replied in Debunking Christianity: Here's Bayes Theorem: In the denominator P(B) must refer to actual data, not some ...
January 27, 2023
“Oh, You Know, God. Everyone Knows Who God Is”
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Misled by supposed certainties about god The title of this article comes from one of my favorite Carl Sagan quotes. He was often ask...
My Article on Horrendous Suffering Was Accepted by a Christian Philosophical Journal
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I submitted a paper to a Christian philosophical journal (to be announced later) on the problem of horrendous suffering. It was accepted. He...
January 20, 2023
Humanity’s Urgent Need to Outgrow Religion
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The scams and deceptions continue Here’s a headline that caught my attention this week: “Jesus baptism site makeover aims to draw a mi...
"God and Horrendous Suffering" Now $9.99
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Kindle edition of "God and Horrendous Suffering" is now $9.99 at Amazon! LINK
January 13, 2023
A Pop Quiz for Christians, Number 6
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What devout scholars know vs. what devout churchgoers believe A long time ago, devout scholars thought they could strengthen the faith...
Chapter 13: "Christianity Can be Hazardous to Your Health, by Harriet Hall
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Dr. Skepdoc Harriet Hall died peacefully in her sleep last night. In her honor I present a sample of her work from my anthology Christianity...
David Wood vs John Loftus Debate: Did Jesus Rise from the Dead? (May 2015)
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A friend who goes by the name Ozzy Ozone just posted this debate with commentary. He sped up the video of my talk without telling people tha...
January 08, 2023
Who Was Jesus? Lunatic, Liar, Failed Prophet, Cynic, Sage, Celestrial Being...
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Over at The Secular Frontier John MacDonald singled me out for my journey from someone who previously believed Jesus was the Son of God, to...
January 06, 2023
The Colossal Embarrassment of Mark 16
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A Bible chapter that damages Christian credibility The case can be made that most Christians don’t take all that seriously the god de...
January 05, 2023
Upcoming Debate: "Does God Exist?"
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Earlier in April I announced I'm done writing and editing books. I'm not done writing, blogging, speaking, debating, or doing inte...
January 01, 2023
Good News for the New Year!
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I am pleased to announce that my 2021 book, Ten Things Christians Wish Jesus Hadn’t Taught, and Other Reasons to Question His Words …...
December 30, 2022
All Is Calm, All Is Bright: Not According to Jesus
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The coming of his kingdom will be horrific “Silent night, holy night! All is calm, all is bright. Round yon Virgin, Mother and Child. ...
December 27, 2022
On Self-Promotion
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This ad was placed as an insert in a local paper. For about 15 years I owned a carpet cleaning business. My father installed and c...
December 26, 2022
On Book Publishing and Royalties
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On Book Publishing Craig is on the left. Strauss is on the right. I didn’t get an agent for any of my books. I contacted the publishers di...
December 25, 2022
Here's the Scoop On the Virgin Birth of a Boy God
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See what YOU think! First read Part 1 then read Part 2 . For the best book-length analysis of the virgin birth see Robert Miller, Born Div...
Margaret Downey's Tree of Knowledge 2021
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Margaret Downey is an important person among secularists, humanists and atheists. Downey has had a prolific career in secular activism. She ...
Merry Mythmas To One And All!
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Here are a few pics for you! Here I am in front of historic lights in Fort Wayne, Indiana.
December 24, 2022
Why I Became an Atheist: A Former Preacher Rejects Christianity
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I'm done writing and editing books, so I'm highlighting each one of them in thirteen separate posts. My first published book, ...
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