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Cheesemakers, Canaanite dogs and the problem of biblical interpretation
As you may recall, I spent this past weekend attempting to help John Loftus articulate the argument he seemed to […]
Bible, defeater, hermeneutics, interpretation, John Loftus, miscommunication, problem of evil, theodicyIs Hurricane Isaac God’s judgment on the GOP?
Today (Monday, August 27th) the GOP (aka Grand Old Party, aka Republican Party) begins its nomination convention in Tampa. But […]
divine action, meticulous providence, problem of evilThe Problem of the Faulty Moral Perception Faculty
Many Christians apparently believe that an act like killing and mutilating a child as a devotional act toward a deity […]
ethics, genocide, metaethics, moral atrocity, moral epistemology, morality, problem of evilGod’s meticulous providence and the prevention of evil
Does the doctrine of providence lead to quietism in the face of evil? By quietism I mean a state of […]
apologetics, God, problem of evil, providence, theodicyWhy God shouldn’t be blessed for the carnage in Colorado
In “Should God be blessed for the carnage in Colorado?” I pointed out that if God is perfectly good, perfectly […]
problem of evil, providence, theodicyNatural evil explained (Part 1)
Whenever the topic of natural evil comes up there are always those who express befuddlement at the concept. Yesterday I […]
God, natural evil, problem of evil, providence, theism, theodicyShould God be blessed for the carnage in Colorado?
This past Sunday in church the worship leader declared “God, you are blessed because … ” and then invited the […]
doxology, God, meticulous providence, problem of evil, providence, theism, theodicy, theologyThings Christians say to explain away biblical moral atrocities
First off, what’s a moral atrocity? It is the kind of event perpetrated by moral agents such that, if you read […]
apologetics, biblical ethics, Golden Rule, moral evil, morality, Old Testament, problem of evilCannibalizing infants as punishment?
The conversation began when I raised some problems with calling God the perfect Father based on particular depictions in the […]
human sacrifice, Lamentations, moral evil, natural evil, problem of evil, Susan Niditch, Yahweh