Cross Examined

  • Autor: Vários
  • Narrador: Vários
  • Editora: Podcast
  • Duração: 4:03:04
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Clear thinking about Christianity

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  • #40 Taking a Break

    04/04/2013 Duração: 01min

    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!

  • #39 Women at the Tomb Are Weak Evidence for the Resurrection

    03/04/2013 Duração: 06min

    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 podcast transcript, search for the title at www.Patheos.com/Blogs/CrossExamined)

  • #38 Separating Fact From Fiction: How Does Christianity Fare?

    01/04/2013 Duração: 06min

    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)

  • #37 Contradictions in the Resurrection Account

    30/03/2013 Duração: 06min

    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 write about this remarkable event? These and many more contradictions make us wonder if the gospel account is history or merely legend. (For the podcast transcript, search for the title at www.Patheos.com/Blogs/CrossExamined)

  • #36 10 Reasons the Crucifixion Story Makes No Sense

    28/03/2013 Duração: 07min

    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)

  • #35 Religion and Sports: Just Cultural Traits?

    25/03/2013 Duração: 03min

    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 "them. " How far can we take this comparison? (For the podcast transcript, search for the title at www.Patheos.com/Blogs/CrossExamined)

  • #34 Don’t Believe Christianity Until You Believe in Aliens

    22/03/2013 Duração: 05min

    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, search for the title at www.Patheos.com/Blogs/CrossExamined)

  • #33 Thoughtless Thinking About Homosexuality

    20/03/2013 Duração: 07min

    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)

  • #32 Response To an Angry Christian, Part 2

    18/03/2013 Duração: 08min

    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)

  • #31 Response To an Angry Christian

    13/03/2013 Duração: 08min

    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)

  • #30 The US Constitution is 100 Percent Secular--or Is It?

    11/03/2013 Duração: 04min

    Christians are eager to imagine the founding fathers building the nation's foundation on a Christian footing. Is the Law of the Land secular? Or do these Christians have a point? (For the podcast transcript, search for the title at www.Patheos.com/Blogs/CrossExamined)

  • #29 What Would a Religious Constitution Look Like?

    08/03/2013 Duração: 05min

    The U.S. Constitution is secular, which provides protection to both atheists and believers, but this trait is under attack by Christian revisionists. They pretend that it's actually religious. Let's consider what a religious constitution would actually look like. (For the podcast transcript, search for the title at www.Patheos.com/Blogs/CrossExamined)

  • #28 Principle of Analogy

    06/03/2013 Duração: 03min

    Some events are common in our everyday lives. When we see one of these, we know what bin to put it in. Other events are common, but only as legends--raising from the dead, for example. Here's the principle behind this natural categorization. (For the podcast transcript, search for the title at www.Patheos.com/Blogs/CrossExamined)

  • #27 Polytheism in the Bible

    04/03/2013 Duração: 06min

    Have you come across enigmatic verses where God seems to be one of many? The Old Testament is full of them. Let's take a look and see the transition from polytheism to monotheism. (For the podcast transcript, search for the title at www.Patheos.com/Blogs/CrossExamined)

  • #26 Christianity is Self-Defeating

    01/03/2013 Duração: 02min

    The book of Exodus gives God's demand that the Jews stick with their own kind when they returned to Canaan. God had to make sure that they weren't corrupted by the other religions. But the Bible wouldn't have this prohibition unless the religion had been invented! The Bible defeats itself. 

  • #25 Atheists: What Would It Take to Change Your Mind?

    27/02/2013 Duração: 07min

    Listen up, atheists! What's good for the goose is good for the gander. We've asked Christians what it would take them to change their minds. Now: what would it take for you to change YOURS? (For the podcast transcript, search for the title at www.Patheos.com/Blogs/CrossExamined)

  • #24 Christians: What Would It Take to Change Your Mind?

    25/02/2013 Duração: 07min

    How resilient is Christianity to contrary evidence? Does it blunder on in spite of clear evidence that its claims are false? Or are Christians eager to follow the evidence where it leads? (For the podcast transcript, search for the title at www.Patheos.com/Blogs/CrossExamined)

  • #23 Christianity, the Ultimate Unfalsifiable Hypothesis

    22/02/2013 Duração: 05min

    A hypothesis should be testable, including "God exists." How honestly do Christians follow the evidence? And have they made their hypothesis unfalsifiable? (For the podcast transcript, search for the title at www.Patheos.com/Blogs/CrossExamined)

  • #22 It's a Pro-Slavery Free-For-All!

    20/02/2013 Duração: 05min

    That God allows slavery in the Old Testament is one of the stickier issues Christian apologists deal with, but instead of dealing with it honestly, some want to ignore the difficult parts. Take a look at what they don't want you to know. (For the podcast transcript, search for the title at www.Patheos.com/Blogs/CrossExamined)

  • #21 A Deist Argument is Inadequate

    18/02/2013 Duração: 05min

    Consider some of the popular science-y Christian apologetics: the Cosmological, Teleological, and Design Arguments, for example. They all share a flaw that gets too little attention. (For the podcast transcript, search for the title at www.patheos.com/blogs/crossexamined)

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