From the daily archives:

Friday, November 6, 2009

So much for scientific police investigation techniques

November 6, 2009

I suspect there is an impossible-to-settle contest of claim and counter-claim between Christian faith and enlightenment rationalism about who has made the greater contribution towards disenchanting the world of a pantheon of powers and forces. Chesterton’s alleged polemical comment that “When men stop believing in God they don’t believe in nothing; they believe in anything” [...]

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The CEB, the Human One, and Matthew’s misquotations

November 6, 2009

John Hobbins joins those criticising the first sighting of the CEB (among whom I seem to be a relatively mild critic). Some of his criticisms I agree with, but one in particular struck me as a little odd. It is based on his musings about what is arguably the most daring aspect of the CEB [...]

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Caught in adultery

November 6, 2009

There was this woman who was brought before Jesus. Those who brought her said she’d been caught committing adultery. Jesus appeared to ignore them and her, and started doodling in the dust. Finally, he looked up and said: “let the one who is without sin cast the first stone”. Then he turned back to his [...]

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