Atheist Objective Morality without God
Paul Derengowski, Ph.D.
Religion
How to keep religious snakes from slithering into your home
Paul Derengowski, Ph.D. This morning in the Star-Telegram Express was an article written about how to keep snakes from slithering into your home. The article itself was actually a regurgitation from an article by the same title published online three weeks ago. This time, it came in paper form, gratis,…
“You’re not a Christian!” Screamed the Non-Christian
Paul Derengowski, Ph.D. It seems to be a growing common occurrence these days that to disagree in a biblically rational way over some moral, social, or legal issue, to have those who are not being biblical, nor rational, instantly divert attention away from the disagreement to a personal attack upon…
Interpreting the Bible Literally
Paul Derengowski, Ph.D. It never ceases to amaze me just how arrogant some people are when it comes to the Bible, especially when so few of them have actually taken the time to pick it up and read it. Recently, the LA Times published a Letter to the Editor written…
What Would Jesus Do About Illegal Immigrants?
Paul Derengowski, PhD In a Letter to the Editor published in the Gainesville Times this morning, writer Ryan Mahon asked a series of emotionally charged questions that are indicative of the attitude of so many grappling with the question of illegal immigration. His spin, though, was to specifically include Jesus…
“Burn well”
Paul Derengowski, PhD If there is one good thing that has come out of all the ugly rhetoric being spewed by defenders of illegal immigration these days, it is simply this; it has exposed a lot of religious frauds that otherwise may not have been exposed. Also, it has served…
Images are the Books of the Unlearned
Paul Derengowski, PhD The title of this article is actually a quote from Reformer John Calvin, as he discussed, in his Institutes of the Christian Religion, the subject of idol worship, particularly in the Roman Catholic Church. He was contrasting it to how Protestants or biblical Christians know God, which…
Did Hillary Clinton Misrepresent Jesus?
Paul Derengowski, PhD Taking a cue from Attorney General Jeff Sessions and his citation of the Bible to justify obedience to the law, the loser of the last Presidential election, Hillary Clinton, could not resist demonstrating her biblical prowess by doing her own recitation of Scripture to debunk Sessions. The…
Did Attorney General Jeff Sessions Misrepresent the Apostle Paul’s Governmental Mandate?
Paul Derengowski, PhD If you have not heard by now, U.S. Attorney General Jeff Sessions is being lambasted on all sides by self-appointed Bible scholars coming out of every nook and cranny over a half-baked allusion – 14 seconds in length – to something the Apostle Paul wrote in his…
What about God, Charles Krauthammer?
Paul Derengowski, ThM It was recently revealed that Charles Krauthammer, the FOX News political commentator, is terminal. In a letter he released describing his apparent defeat at the ravages of cancer, he wrote, “My doctors tell me their best estimate is that I have only a few weeks to live….