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David Friedrich Strauß, Father of Unbelief: An Intellectual Biography

Here are some highlights from this 2020 book by Frederic Beiser: * the vast majority of the Protestant population in the early nineteenth century still saw the Bible as the foundation for their faith. Ever since the Reformation, the Protestant … Continue reading

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The Thriving Business of Christian Prophecy And Its 2020 Embarrassments (2-11-21)

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Desmond_Ford https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Seventh-day_Adventist_Church https://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?did=1&uin=uk.bl.ethos.500577 (My dad’s second PhD thesis)

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Ravi Zacharias — Christian Apologist, Scholar Fraud & Sexual Philanderer (2-11-21)

https://ordinary-gentlemen.com/2017/11/13/the-christian-industrial-complex-shields-its-own/ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ravi_Zacharias https://www.washingtonpost.com/religion/2021/02/09/ravi-zacharias-apologist-rzim-sexual-misconduct-lori-anne-thompson-spa/ https://www.tumblr.com/markblackham/109527094963/uppity-poppy-syndrome https://www.stuff.co.nz/the-press/opinion/65626235/eleanor-catton-should-speak-the-truth-as-she-sees-it

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Why Do White Evangelicals Support Trump?

From the New York Times: Evangelicals did not support Mr. Trump in spite of who he is. They supported him because of who he is, and because of who they are. He is their protector, the bully who is on … Continue reading

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Judaism & The Trinity

Marc B. Shapiro writes: Throughout Jewish literature one can find any number of explanations as to how the notion of the Trinity is in direct opposition to Jewish teachings, since Judaism demands a simple, unified God. There is no doubt … Continue reading

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