Month: August 2020

In my ongoing discussions with atheists, I regularly have to deal with a common argument posed by those with little or no historical training; namely, the view that the biblical Gospels are works of religious mythology rather than reliable historical documents. This is an argument that is commonly used to dismiss the claims about Jesus …

I have just read the now-famous book that sent shock-waves around the world when it was published in 2007: “There is a God: How the World’s Most Notorious Atheist Changed His Mind”. The book is the self-reflections of Antony Flew, arguably the most influential atheist of the 20th century, who eventually came to believe in …

Yesterday I watched the first episode of a new scientific documentary series on cosmology called “The Great Acceleration” and was shocked at the bald-faced lies that were presented to prop up an atheistic view of the universe. At one point, the narrator, Dr. Shalin Naik, said, “Planets like our own are everywhere.” Shortly after, Dr. …

Are lockdowns more harmful than helpful in fighting COVID19? Here are some thoughts: To start, let’s be clear about the morbidity rate of this virus. At the time of writing (22/8/2020) there have been 22.6 million diagnosed cases worldwide, resulting in 792,000 deaths. That’s a morbidity rate of 3.5%. As a bare statistic, that sounds …

A wide-ranging survey of Americans in January this year revealed that two-thirds of Americans believe that having ANY kind of faith is more important than the particular faith a person chooses to have. Disturbingly, of those who expressed this opinion, 56% identified as evangelical Christians. The survey, called the “American Worldview Inventory”, was conducted by …