Scenario ONE: A technologically advanced alien race attacks the earth. It wants to brand and kidnap humans to be used as slaves on their home planet. Anyone who refuses is destroyed. The aliens are very powerful and ruthless. Rather than simply kill those who rebel, they punish them by inflicting ...
Theology Thinking big thoughts about religion, God, eternity etc.
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Preparing for my first Ayahuasca experience: Moses, Parmenides and Aliens
Ayahuasca is a Peruvian vine that has traditionally been used to send visionaries into "the world beyond" for shamanic and spiritual rituals. Although I was in Peru this summer, I didn't have the opportunity to join a ceremony. Imagine my surprise when I returned to my semi-permanent home in Taiwan ...
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Center for un-intelligent design: creationism vs. intelligent design vs. evolution
A common response to atheism and defense of Christianity is "I don't have enough faith to be an atheist." In other words, looking at the beauty and order of the universe, it seems mind-boggling and impossible that everything just "happened" to come together in the precise perfect combination to produce the ...
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Bart Ehrman: Did Jesus Exist? Is there evidence for a historical Jesus?
When asked in a recent interview (The Infidel Guy Show) about the evidence for the historical Jesus, Bart Ehrman threw out the tired line "No Serious/No Reputable Scholar doubts that a historical Jesus existed." Ehrman's support of the historical Jesus is used by apologists to show how even extremely liberal ...
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Dionysus, Hades and Jesus: Marriage in Death to Lords of the Underworld
One of the literary threads I hope to investigate in the future is the tie between vampirism and the ancient tradition of linking death and marriage together; many religions deal with death as an intimate reunion or marriage with a god of the underworld such as Hades or Dionysus. Much ...
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The “real” Samson and Goliath discovered in Israel? (Does archaelogy prove the Bible as history?)
An article that caught my attention this summer is suggestively called "In Israel, diggers unearth the Bible's bad guys." The article continues to detail the archaeological discoveries by a team in Southern Israel, of what used to be the Philistines city of Gath. Although fairly objective, the article mentions the ...
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Migraines and God: A Brain Wider than the Sky Review
This summer I had the rare experience of sitting around and reading great books in a log cabin by log Tahoe (unlike Thoreau, I didn't build it with my hands). One of the books I enjoyed was "A Brain Wider than the Sky" by Andrew Levy. As a migraine sufferer ...
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The truth about CS Lewis, Tolkien and Pagan Christs: Christian Parallels in Mythology
Last Month Chuck Colson - Christian leader, cultural commentator, and former Special Counsel for President Richard Nixon - commented on my book, Jesus Potter Harry Christ. His central criticism of my book is weak, desperate and unfounded - in fact I write quite a bit about CS Lewis and Tolkien ...
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Harry Potter and Christian Theology: Jesus and Harry in Deathly Hallows Part II
Danielle Tumminio, the Author of "God and Harry Potter at Yale" has posted an article at Huffingtonpost.com about Harry Potter and Christianity. I'm jealous, because the article is basically a timely tease for her book - and I'd love my own Huffpost article but haven't figured out how to exploit ...
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Prayer, God and Alien Invasion: Is Falling Skies a Christian Show?
Today I watched the fourth episode of Falling Skies, a new series created by Robert Rodat and movie legend Stephen Spielberg. I'd already been intrigued by the character "Lourdes" played by Seychelle Gabriel, who talks about how her faith is "stronger than ever" and the importance of prayer, giving thanks, ...
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What does it mean to be a Christian? The difference between Atheism and Christianity.
Because I am anti-religious and speak out against the fallacy of Christendom, many people accuse me of being many things that I am not. Generally, Christians usurp everything positive as being under the umbrella of Christianity. So when I say I am "Anti-Christian", they hear, "anti-morality, anti-kindness and goodness, anti-wanting ...