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I wasted way too much time debating creationists, to no purpose. Just cut 'em off.
Stankorb's article on Doug Wilson:
vice.com/en/article/m7ezwx/inside-the-church-that-preaches-wives-need-to-be-led-with-a-firm-hand
Neiwert's summary:
dailykos.com/stories/2055102
Hitchens' excuse for treating Wilson so nicely:
slate.com/news-and-politics/2009/10/what-i-ve-learned-from-debating-religious-people-around-the-world.html
"Wilson isn’t one of those evasive Christians who mumble apologetically about how some of the Bible stories are really just “metaphors.” He is willing to maintain very staunchly that Jesus of Nazareth was the Christ and that his sacrifice redeems our state of sin, which in turn is the outcome of our rebellion against God. He doesn’t waffle when asked why God allows so much evil and suffering—of course he “allows” it since it is the inescapable state of rebellious sinners. I much prefer this sincerity to the vague and Python-esque witterings of the interfaith and ecumenical groups who barely respect their own traditions and who look upon faith as just another word for community organizing. (Incidentally, just when is President Barack Obama going to decide which church he attends?)"
That guy.
The Blog: freethoughtblogs.com/pharyngula
The Patreon: patreon.com/pzmyers
The Twitter: twitter.com/pzmyers
The Instagram: instagram.com/pzmyers
The Email: pzmyers@gmail.com
I wasted way too much time debating creationists, to no purpose. Just cut 'em off.
Stankorb's article on Doug Wilson:
vice.com/en/article/m7ezwx/inside-the-church-that-preaches-wives-need-to-be-led-with-a-firm-hand
Neiwert's summary:
dailykos.com/stories/2055102
Hitchens' excuse for treating Wilson so nicely:
slate.com/news-and-politics/2009/10/what-i-ve-learned-from-debating-religious-people-around-the-world.html
"Wilson isn’t one of those evasive Christians who mumble apologetically about how some of the Bible stories are really just “metaphors.” He is willing to maintain very staunchly that Jesus of Nazareth was the Christ and that his sacrifice redeems our state of sin, which in turn is the outcome of our rebellion against God. He doesn’t waffle when asked why God allows so much evil and suffering—of course he “allows” it since it is the inescapable state of rebellious sinners. I much prefer this sincerity to the vague and Python-esque witterings of the interfaith and ecumenical groups who barely respect their own traditions and who look upon faith as just another word for community organizing. (Incidentally, just when is President Barack Obama going to decide which church he attends?)"
That guy.
The Blog: freethoughtblogs.com/pharyngula
The Patreon: patreon.com/pzmyers
The Twitter: twitter.com/pzmyers
The Instagram: instagram.com/pzmyers
The Email: pzmyers@gmail.com
