Richard Dawkins: "Jesus Would Have Been An Atheist If He Had Known What We Know Today" This is probably the most offensive thing he has ever said. As usual he is implying here that any person with any kind of intelligence today is an atheist. So obviously it follows, from Dawkins’ perspective, that any smart [...]

Did the 9/11/01 attacks end up changing some of our attitudes about religion? Here’s a recent article from CNN by John Blake that claims it did make some changes in how Americans perceived religion: Four ways 9/11 changed America’s attitude toward religion There are two observations in this article that I agree with whole heartedly. [...]

One of the declarations we hear from atheists all of the time is: “We don’t need God to be good” Maybe so. But is there any objective or real morality in the first place without God? After all if you maintain a materialistic world view then please explain how matter, energy, time, and chance resulted [...]

Alister McGrath gave a talk at Westminster Abbey on the subject of his book: “Why God Won’t Go Away: Is the New Atheism Running on Empty?” In it, McGrath gives his assessment of the current state of ‘new atheism’. Great lecture and info- Links to the Podcast and MP3: Alister McGrath on Why God Won’t [...]

Here’s a new apologetic resource: Answers For Atheists The website has “Brief answers to the most common Atheist objections to the Christian Worldview” Here are some of the major topics addressed: The Top Atheist Objections to Christianity Answers:  The Problem of Evil | The Evidence for God | The Exclusivity of Christianity | The Nature [...]

Image via Wikipedia Do atheists and agnostics in America know more about religion than people of faith? According to a Pew study they do. However it is my conclusion that education is probably the major determining factor here. The study also shows that College grads beat out everyone else. Take a look at the survey [...]

Here’s the transcript of an interview of Richard Dawkins by Hugh Hewitt on Wednesday, October 21, 2009. I thoroughly enjoyed the exchange and found it delightful and enlightening. Well worth reading. 

(Image by Yukari* via Flickr) For the small fee of $110, a new business will take care of your pets after the Rapture. They have signed up confessed non-believers to be involved in the ‘service’. Eternal Earth-Bound Pets styles itself as a service that will take care of ‘left behind’ pets when their Christian owners [...]

Over 100,000 Britons have downloaded a ‘Certifcate of Debaptism’ from the National Secular Society (NSS) in the UK to publicly demonstrate their separation from Christianity. The majority were baptized into the Church of England as infants and now as adults have decided to reject the church. According to the article, similar movements are spreading to [...]

According to a recent poll, believers are more likely to care about and treat other people well than those who are atheists. Read the post on my Main AFTF Blog. *Top