Reading Time: < 1 minute International press agencies are reporting that, due to a tragic case of mistaken identity, the Second Coming of Jesus Christ was shot dead in the West Bank on Friday. “The IDF regrets shooting Jesus,” said an Israeli army spokesman. “In our defence, the dove he was holding looked just like a grenade from 500 yards away. […]
Resurrection of Jesus
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Easter potpourri: a look at the crucifixion, resurrection, and much more
Reading Time: 4 minutes A number of issues surrounding Easter are dubious: the importance of the crucifixion, the uniqueness of Jesus’s sacrifice, contradictions in the Bible’s own stories about the events, the women at the tomb, the Shroud of Turin, and more.
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Sean McDowell and the Problem With Resurrection Claims
Reading Time: 9 minutes Now, I want to show you why resurrections, as a concept, are so silly. Christians have never, ever, ever, ever demonstrated a single one of their miracle resurrection claims as true. Today, I’ll show you why they can’t, and why that matters.
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Sean McDowell’s Third Easter Question Also Fails Spectacularly Hard
Reading Time: 12 minutes In this video, Sean McDowell sought to answer three big important questions through the use of one Gospel myth: the Resurrection of Jesus. So far, he’s been batting zero! Today, we tackle Sean McDowell’s third big question, and we’ll see if he manages to salvage his reputation a bit this time around.
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Sean McDowell and the Cruel Dilemma
Reading Time: 7 minutes Though it was mercifully brief, Sean McDowell alluded to one of the nastiest bits of manipulation in his business, the cruel dilemma. Today, let me show you what the cruel dilemma is, why it’s so manipulative, why apologists use it, and how it’s backfiring nowadays.
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Sean McDowell’s First Big Resurrection Answer Is Hilariously Inept
Reading Time: 8 minutes For Easter, Sean McDowell created a video about the Resurrection. In it, he claimed that the Resurrection answered three very important questions. Today, let’s tackle the first of Sean McDowell’s questions and see how well he answered it!
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Matt Nelson knows exactly how to convert atheists
Reading Time: 11 minutes Because I am extremely helpful, I thought I’d offer my evaluation of it here, in case any Christians make the dire mistake of thinking this list reflects reality. After all, surely logical Christians, of all people, want to be corrected if they’re wrong, right? …Right?
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Notes from the Road to Emmaus (LSP #87)
Reading Time: 8 minutes Come join me on the Road to Emmaus, because today, Lord Snow Presides over a story I never knew while I was Christian.
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Roll to Disbelieve EGG-Stravaganza Easter Super Special! (#8)
Reading Time: 3 minutes This weekend, much of the world celebrates Easter. This holiday represents a celebration of renewal and rebirth–and not only for Christians! In that vein, enjoy this hand-curated collection of past Roll to Disbelieve posts that relate to this time of year!
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Stuff Authoritarians Like: Historicity
Reading Time: 6 minutes Did you ever notice that the most intrusive and control-hungry Christians also tend to claim that Christianity boasts a historically-accurate Bible? There’s a reason for that. I’ll show you why, today.