Cross Examined
Clear thinking about Christianity
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#40 Taking a Break
The podcast is going on vacation. I've enjoyed chatting with ...
The podcast is going on vacation. I've enjoyed chatting with you. I'll be focusing on the blog: www.patheos.com/blogs/crossexamined. Please visit!
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#39 Women at the Tomb Are Weak Evidence for the Resurrection
Apologists love to bring up the women at the tomb. ...
Apologists love to bring up the women at the tomb. Women weren't reliable witnesses in Jewish culture at the time, so why would the gospel authors place them there if the story weren't true? However, a little scrutiny unravels this story. (For the...
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#38 Separating Fact From Fiction: How Does Christianity Fare?
Imagine throwing your Net of Truth into the water. You ...
Imagine throwing your Net of Truth into the water. You want to pull up truth and nothing but the truth. What is your procedure for winnowing fact from fiction? (For the podcast transcript, search for the title at www.Patheos.com/Blogs/CrossExamined)
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#37 Contradictions in the Resurrection Account
How many days did Jesus teach after his resurrection? Was ...
How many days did Jesus teach after his resurrection? Was it 40 days as Acts says or less than one as Luke says? Matthew writes about an earthquake that opened graves and sent reanimated corpses walking around Jerusalem. Why didn't the other gospels...
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#36 10 Reasons the Crucifixion Story Makes No Sense
The crucifixion story? Not that big a deal. Here are ...
The crucifixion story? Not that big a deal. Here are 10 reasons why it makes no sense. (For the podcast transcript, search for the title at www.Patheos.com/Blogs/CrossExamined)
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#35 Religion and Sports: Just Cultural Traits?
Religion and sports both have important dates throughout the calendar. ...
Religion and sports both have important dates throughout the calendar. They both have sacred designs and special clothes. They both have revered spaces. Superstition in sports is like supernatural belief in religion. They both create an "us" and a...
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#34 Don’t Believe Christianity Until You Believe in Aliens
The Christian accepts the claims of the gospels. Contrast this ...
The Christian accepts the claims of the gospels. Contrast this with another claim: that aliens have visited the earth. Since that claim beats the Jesus story on every point, does that mean you must accept alien claims? (For the podcast transcript,...
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#33 Thoughtless Thinking About Homosexuality
An online Christian ministry has a flabby argument against homosexuality ...
An online Christian ministry has a flabby argument against homosexuality and same-sex marriage that needs dismantling. (For the podcast transcript, search for the title at www.Patheos.com/Blogs/CrossExamined)
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#32 Response To an Angry Christian, Part 2
Let's wrap up our analysis of a Catholic blogger's rant ...
Let's wrap up our analysis of a Catholic blogger's rant against atheism. He gives us three more arguments with which he's not impressed. Curiously, neither am I. (For the podcast transcript, search for the title at www.Patheos.com/Blogs/CrossExamined)
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#31 Response To an Angry Christian
A Catholic blogger claims to have distilled atheists' arguments down ...
A Catholic blogger claims to have distilled atheists' arguments down to just two. And he's not impressed. (For the podcast transcript, search for the title at www.Patheos.com/Blogs/CrossExamined)
