UserFriendly seems to have hit the nail on the head regarding the origins of secular winter celebrations.
Tag: atheism
Nov 23
Strange Bedfellows
People are going to think my life (or at least my blog) revolves around Theomorph, but I just can’t wait to hear what he has to say about this. Atheist supports Ratzinger crusade against secularism Cardinal Joseph Ratzinger has enlisted in his defence of Christianity against secular Europe, the German philosopher Jürgen Habermas [a self-described …
Nov 21
Musical Fisking
Theomorph responded to my criticism of his eisegesis (Thanks for the spelling fix, by the way.). Interestingly, he made little attempt to defend his sophistry. "Color me shocked. I wrote a provocative post and–wonder of wonders–provoked a response." I can’t help but wonder in what sense Theo intended to provoke. Did he believe his arguments …
Nov 20
Foaming at the Mouth
[Minor mistakes of grammar and spelling have been fixed. – Funky] Theomorph, my resident atheist gadfly, seems to be losing his cool. His latest tirade against Christianity lacks the kind of logical consistency and civility his previous posts had.
Nov 17
Too Cool for Christ
The review of this trendy anti-Christianity rant amused me. I wonder if my favorite gadfly has read this book. 😉 Et Tu, Buddha? Beautiful Blasphemies, Heartfelt Heresies By Read Mercer Schuchardt 'Killing the Buddha: A Heretic's Bible' is a weeping beauty of a book, edited by 'two religiously flippant intellectuals' who think they're swimming against …