by Don Veinot | Jul 31, 2014 | Atheism, Christ and the Church, Creationsim, Culture and Society, Evolution, Pedophilia, Scripture
I picked up a quote from author Stephen King a few years back. I don’t recall where I got it but thought it was interesting: “The beauty of religious mania is that it has the power to explain everything. Once God (or Satan) is accepted as the first cause of...
by Don and Joy Veinot | Jul 24, 2014 | Christian living, Evolution
I recall years ago watching former pro football player, Rosey Grier on the Mike Douglas Show. Two things got my attention. The first was, this big, tough football player was knitting while they talked. Douglas asked if anyone made fun of him and with a gentle smile...
by Don Veinot | Oct 17, 2013 | Abortion, Atheism, Church, Creationsim, Culture and Society, Defend the Faith, Evolution, Human Rights Violations, Slavery, Theology
With the great and growing cultural divide between Christians and non-Christians today, discerning between true and false claims is sometimes difficult. The New Atheists have certainly ramped up the rhetoric about the ages long conflict between science and...
by Don Veinot | Jul 11, 2013 | Atheism, Christ and the Church, Creationsim, Culture and Society, Evolution, Superstition
Do You Believe in Things You Cannot See? It is an interesting question and not one that too many think about in those terms. “Do you believe in ghosts?” or “Do you think there is life on other planets?” or any number of possible questions are asked which fall into the...
by Don Veinot | Jun 6, 2013 | Atheism, Christ and the Church, Church, Creationsim, Defend the Faith, Evolution, Resurrection
There are reasons for unbelief and then there are excuses to remain in unbelief. Unbelief can apply to lots of different things. For example, I am in unbelief that the universe popped into existence from nothing, by nothing for no apparent reason. My unbelief is based...
by Jonathan Miles | May 23, 2013 | Atheism, Creationsim, Culture and Society, Evolution
In my last post “Listening to Atheism” I ended my thoughts with some claims about what the real crux of the debate between atheists and Christians with this: And there we have the crux of the debate when Atheists and Christians sit down and talk—how big a chasm is...