Tag Archives: Rebecca McLaughlin

Hell?

Posted on November 26, 2019 by rjs5

How can a loving God create humans in his image only to consign millions make that billions of them to hell? The current population of earth is around 7.7 billion. It is estimated that something around 108 billion humans have … Continue reading →

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Just Making Sandcastles?

Posted on November 19, 2019 by rjs5

If there is a single question that has stood the test of time it is the problem of pain. How could a loving God allow so much inherent pain and suffering? The question has stood the test of time because … Continue reading →

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Doesn’t Christianity Condone Slavery?

Posted on October 29, 2019 by rjs5

This is the next question raised in Rebecca McLaughlin’s recent book Confronting Christianity: 12 Hard Questions for the World’s Largest Religion. On this question, I take a slightly different tack from that taken by Rebecca. To start to explore this … Continue reading →

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Do Christians Hate Us?

Posted on October 1, 2019 by rjs5

How can you be a Christian? In my experience there are three big subtexts to this question these days, science, women, and sexuality. Other questions are important as well … but these are the showstoppers. How can you be a … Continue reading →

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Doesn’t Christianity Denigrate Women?

Posted on September 24, 2019 by rjs5

How can you be a Christian? In my experience there are three big subtexts to this question these days, science, women, and sexuality. Other questions are important as well … but these are the showstoppers. How can you be a … Continue reading →

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Hasn’t Science Disproved Christianity?

Posted on September 17, 2019 by rjs5

This is the next question in Rebecca McLaughlin’s new book Confronting Christianity: 12 Hard Questions for the World’s Largest Religion. Anyone who has read my posts over the years will know that my answer to this question is a resounding … Continue reading →

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To Tell the Truth

Posted on September 10, 2019 by rjs5

The next question in Rebecca McLaughlin’s new book Confronting Christianity: 12 Hard Questions for the World’s Largest Religion turns to the Bible. How can you take the Bible literally? The question, however, misses the point. As Christians we want to … Continue reading →

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Religion -> Violence?

Posted on September 5, 2019 by rjs5

After a long hiatus, I return to look at Rebecca McLaughlin’s book Confronting Christianity. Bertrand Russell (Has Religion Made Useful Contributions to Civilization? in Why I am Not a Christian), and more recently Christopher Hitchens (God Is Not Great: How … Continue reading →

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Doesn’t Religion Hinder Morality?

Posted on June 25, 2019 by rjs5

This is the next question addressed in Rebecca McLaughlin’s new book Confronting Christianity: 12 Hard Questions for the World’s Largest Religion. The question is reminiscent of the subtitle of Christopher Hitchen’s 2009 book God Is Not Great: How Religion Poisons … Continue reading →

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One True Faith?

Posted on June 6, 2019 by rjs5

Most readers of this blog live in societies that try (not always successfully) to foster freedom of religion. The governments don’t require any specific set of religious beliefs or practices. All are acceptable in society, Christian, Jew, Muslim, Hindu, Buddhist, … Continue reading →

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