Author Archives: djking51
God, Evil, and the Bible
Criticizing God for all the evil in the world — and especially the evil in the Bible — seems like an easy target, until we take a closer look at how God deals with it. It’s a reasonable story, if … Continue reading
The Jesus Myth
Enemies of Jesus and Christianity have used a variety of strategies to attack the faith, but none is more bizarre than the assertion that the entire Jesus story is nothing more than a myth concocted out of details borrowed from other … Continue reading
Fleecing the Suckers
David Blankenhorn exposes the moral corruption that lies at the foundation of our culture’s gambling craze. This class divide, when it comes to who is being fleeced by slot machines and who is benefiting in some ways from the fleecing, is … Continue reading
Fact or Opinion?
A sharp-eyed professor of philosophy — and parent — explains why so many college students today do not believe in moral truths. It starts early . . . When I went to visit my son’s second grade open house, I … Continue reading
Feminism Has Jumped the Shark
Whatever feminism may have accomplished for women in earlier years, the movement in its modern iteration has clearly jumped the shark. Consider the evidence: Its hysteria over rape has damaged its credibility, from promoting bogus statistics, to undermining due process for the … Continue reading
Why America Is Tearing Itself Apart
There is a growing unease among Americans that our nation is coming apart at the seams. Some tension can be expected in even the best of societies, but the level of conflict we’re witnessing today is unusually toxic. What are the underlying … Continue reading
Science of the Gaps
Skeptics frequently charge theists with clinging to a “god of the gaps” approach to explaining natural phenomena. The argument goes something like this: A certain natural phenomenon has no known scientific explanation or cause (e.g., lightning). Given the absence of … Continue reading
Is Christianity Pathological?
Jonathon Van Maren provides several recent examples of language being used to describe Christians and Christianity as inherently pathological. He argues that, if this charge is allowed to stick, then it is a very short step to taking action to forcibly “treat” … Continue reading
The Utopian Mirage of Equality
Stacy McCain, reviewing an earlier essay by Roger Devlin, explains why equality is a flawed goal in political and social policy: The problem with “equality” is that it requires us forever to feed the crocodile, hoping to be eaten last. Any one of … Continue reading
Liberal Parenting Meets Reality
Darlena Cunha labels herself “a diehard, bleeding-heart liberal.” She is also the mother of young twin daughters. Applying her liberal bias (“value equality above all else”) to her parenting techniques taught her a hard-learned lesson in how not to raise children. … Continue reading
