Here’s an interesting mental exercise for you: 1. Let’s define Satan as the worst thought you can think. So anything bad, evil, disagreeable, wrong… all that stuff is “Satan” or “Satanic”. He’s the absolute most vile, ugly, scary creature you can
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Making sense of St. Anselm’s Ontological Argument: Why it’s infallible, and also meaningless.
I first encountered St. Anselm’s Proof of God during my undergraduate studies in philosophy and theology. I was at the time a struggling Christian, and there is a power and simplicity in Anselm’s logical proof of God’s existence that –
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Rick Perry is the AntiChrist: The Truth about Christian Politics
Rick Perry’s political agenda summed up in 30 seconds: no gays in the military, open celebration of Christmas and prayer in schools, end Obama’s “War on Religion” and restore America’s “Religious Heritage”. Shucks, that sounds pretty awesome for Christians. But
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Johnny Depp’s blasphemous new Christmas Carol with BabyBird: Jesus Stag Night Club
There are many reasons to love Johnny Depp; his stunning good looks, goofy movie roles or charming bad boy personality. But here’s another one: for his outspoken willingness to criticize religion and poke fun in places others dare not tread. Teaming
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The Lie of Satanism: Why Satanists Don’t Exist but Everyone is Afraid of them Anyway
This post is prompted by TWO Yahoo articles concerning Satanism posted within one week of each other. The first, titled “Women Slash Teen 300 Times During Satanic Sex Ritual” (source) is about two Milwaukee roommates accused of slashing and stabbing
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All the Greatest Stories were Told in the Bible: King David vs. Leonardo di Caprio
King David (who first defeated Goliath, stole his sword, then become a violent kingly soldier) soaked in the blood of battle, one day happened to see his fellow warrior and friend Uriah’s wife Bathsheba bathe in her courtyard from the roof
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Was David and Goliath plagiarized from Homer’s Iliad?
Something interesting I discovered today was the link between the David and Goliath story and Homer’s Iliad. I’ve already come to understand how much of the Old Testament (especially the flood story, but there are others) were lifted from Sumerian
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Branding and marketing in religious illustration
Branding and marketing has become hugely important in today’s and competitive business environment. Companies have to find a way to stick in people’s minds, to generate an emotional response, to build trust and rapport. A name and a slogan just
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Which came first, Satan, Michael or Garuda? Christian and Hindu Religious Art
Prepare to be amazed. Today I’ve been looking for pictures of Satan, and pictures of Garuda, for two separate art projects. What I’d never before realized, however, is that medieval depictions of The Devil are basically direct copies of much
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David Fitzgerald Debunks Historical Jesus at Skepticon 3
I love this very convincing, clear and structured argument against the historical Jesus given by David Fitzgerald at Skepticon 3. David presents evidence and history that, while basic and easy to confirm, is widely unknown and goes against the common
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What really happened between Cain and Abel? A surprising discovery from the book of Enoch
You probably know Cain as the bad guy who (for no good reason) killed his nice and kind brother Abel in Genesis, in the world’s first murder. Some of the unexplained problems of this account (such as why God accepted
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King Solomon’s Temple was Built by Satan! (Who built the other megaliths?)
I learned a bunch of incredible things today that I bet you didn’t know: one bit of trivia is that King Solomon’s favorite temple was built by special demon technology, which Solomon controlled with a magic ring. The story starts
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