Category Archives: theism and atheism

Christopher Hitchens

Posted on December 16, 2011 by

I was saddened to read this morning of the death of Christopher Hitchens. WASHINGTON — British-born journalist and atheist intellectual Christopher Hitchens, who made the United States his home and backed the 2003 U.S. invasion of Iraq, died on Thursday … Continue reading →

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‘Aren’t Right and Wrong Just a Matter of Opinion?’ (a sermon for October 3rd)

Posted on October 6, 2010 by

Nine Big Questions #2: ‘Aren’t Right and Wrong Just a Matter of Opinion?’ “There’s no such thing as an objective standard of right and wrong”, my friend said to me; “There really are no absolutes. If you think something is wrong, … Continue reading →

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Why is My Life Important? (sermon for Back to Church Sunday)

Posted on September 27, 2010 by

A minister friend of mine was once leading a group for people who were inquiring into the Christian faith, and at some point early in the first meeting of the group he asked them about the role that God played … Continue reading →

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Richard Dawkins and Memes

Posted on September 19, 2010 by

Over at Stranger in an Even Stranger Land, Gurdur has started a series on Richard Dawkins and his idea of ‘memes’; you’ll find the first post here. If you’ve read Dawkins and pondered his ‘meme’ idea, you’ll want to read … Continue reading →

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Christians and atheists – towards a better understanding

Posted on September 16, 2010 by

It’s no secret that the cold war between Christianity and atheism has been heating up a little in the past decade or so. Some high profile atheists have written rather scathing books about religion in general and (in most cases) … Continue reading →

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More on Stephen Hawking and the beginning of the universe

Posted on September 5, 2010 by

Further to the recent news about Stephen Hawking’s views on the origin of the universe, Paul Davies has written a column for the Guardian’s ‘Comment is Free’ feature entitled ‘Stephen Hawking’s Big Bang Gaps’. In it, he makes some interesting … Continue reading →

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Stephen Hawking and the necessity of God.

Posted on September 2, 2010 by

Like almost everyone else who is commenting on this story, I have not read Stephen Hawking’s new book ‘The Grand Design‘; indeed, the book itself won’t be published until September 7th. All that’s been published is an extract which is … Continue reading →

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Faith and Reason

Posted on August 26, 2010 by

Over the past few months I’ve been on a reading-fest with regard to the new atheists and the authors who have critiqued their arguments. Some of the books I’ve read have included: Karen Armstrong: The Case for God Francis S. … Continue reading →

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