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Galileo vs. the Roman Catholic Church: What You Don’t Know

Published on May 14, 2023 By sirrahc

“The chief aim of all investigations of the external world should be to discover the rational order which has been imposed on it by God, and which he revealed to us in the language of mathematics.” — Johannes Kepler, 16th/17th-century mathematician and astronomer, known for his Laws of Planetary Motion If you are at all […]

Sane, but Very Confused, part 2 of 2

Published on December 16, 2019 By sirrahc

“If anyone asserts the fabulous preexistence of souls, and shall assert the monstrous restoration which follows from it: let him be anathema.” — ‘The Anathemas against Origen’, attached to the decrees of the Fifth Ecumenical Council, A.D. 545, in Nicene and Post-Nicene Fathers This week we continue addressing the various claims of “Sane guy”. You […]

Sane, but Very Confused, part 1 of 2

Published on December 8, 2019 By sirrahc

“Men are apt to mistake the strength of their feeling for the strength of their argument. The heated mind resents the chill touch and relentless scrutiny of logic.” — William Ewart Gladstone Part of my daily routine involves scanning through the many emails I receive on politics and cultural issues. When I follow a link […]

Why Some Protestants Become Catholics (and Vice Versa)

Published on May 20, 2018 By sirrahc

Derick Dickens is a Facebook friend of mine whom readers may recall from a previous post. He is a speaker, college Professor, and current PhD candidate. One of his areas of expertise is Christian theology, particularly from a Reformed perspective. As such, he invites questions from his FB friends and engages in many theological and […]

A Biblical Argument Against Religious Inclusivism

Published on May 7, 2017 By sirrahc

“Therefore many other signs Jesus also performed in the presence of the disciples, which are not written in this book; but these have been written so that you may believe that Jesus is the Christ, the Son of God; and that believing you may have life in His name.” — John 20:30-31 (NASB) I’ve mentioned […]

Sola Scriptura: What It Is and Isn’t

Published on September 11, 2016 By sirrahc

“[T]he Bible alone is the written Word of God, and as such is the only infallible, definitive standard in matters of controversy in the church.” — Robert M. Bowman, Jr., Orthodoxy and Heresy If you are a Christian (and maybe if you aren’t), you have probably heard of the term sola scriptura. It is one […]

Christian Mass Murder Through the Ages (Part 2 of 2)

Published on August 19, 2012 By sirrahc

Yesterday, I posted the beginning of a FB exchange I had with a couple women who were, uh, “skeptical” of Christianity’s truth claims and were accusing Christians of many atrocities through the centuries. You know… the usual stuff. I asked for examples to clarify what they had in mind and, once I finally got a […]