In my series on the Eucharist, I discussed a few Roman Catholic apologists: FishEaters, Church Fathers, and Joshua Charles. One of the issues I highlighted was what is known as “quote mining,” where a quote is taken out-of-context or twisted to say something that it doesn’t say. Well, it will be …

This is the third part in a series on the Roman Catholic sacraments. See the index. Being Vague In the first two parts of this series, “Why is the Sacrament of Marriage Important?” and “Sacraments are the Reason for the Priesthood“, I explained that Roman Catholics view grace  and marriage …

This is the first part of a series on civility in online discussions. See this index. By default, ideas should be separated from the person. Personal beliefs are—at best—tangential to arguments. Attacking ideas means that no one is required to be involved in a discussion, even if the idea originated …

Over at Sigma Frame, Jack is concerned about violations to his comment policy. This is exactly why the comment policy says…   2 — Comments vehemently attacking religious faiths of any variety are subject to moderation.   7 — Please refrain from making assumptions or accusations about whether anyone is a “true …

The last time I wrote about GunnerQ, in “Lying to Combat Lying“, was when he falsely accused me of lying and misrepresented the biblical teaching on telling lies. In that post I laid out how being wrong is not lying, but requires intent. Remarkably, Gunner agrees with me that lying …

In “God STILL Has Eyewitnesses To the Bible” (children please do not click the link), GunnerQ took issue with my recent post “Patriarchal Forgery?” and by implication raised the age old question about what constitutes a lie.  There he used some disrespectful language and accused me of being a liar …

This the eleventh in a series reviewing John C. Wright’s A Universal Apologia for the Catholic Church. See the index. A Question of Disunity The issue of unity within Christianity is the fifth argument that convinced John C. Wright of the truth of Roman Catholic claims. Upon his conversion, he was, and …

Over at Sigma Frame blog, Jack gives three things you can do if you are married man and a woman signals that she wants a relationship: Ignore it. Acknowledge and escalate Acknowledge and reframe the situation into something redemptive. Of these, Jack rejects the first two. But underlying all of …