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Roman but not Catholic– Part Four

Chapter Eight: “You are Your Own Pope”: The Tu Quoque Objection Tu quoque is a Latin phrase ... Chapter Fourteen: Protestants in the Crosshairs: Popular Roman Catholic Apologetics While most of this b... read more

4 Categories of Castro Apologetics, and the Anti-Individualism That Knits Them Together

This is, in the final analysis, what all these categories of apologetics have in common—the euphemism, the whataboutism, the juvenilia, the outsourcing of judgment to celebrities: They all gloss over ... read more

What Would Bridge the New Atheist/Accommodationist Divide?

This question was raised for me by a comment by Luke Vogel, as follows: I have expressed my concerns at length, I do wish we, perhaps with a blog post by the Intersection, that I (we) can return to de... read more

City needs more information, less drama on refugee issue

This letter is in regard to the Syrian refugee issue in Bowling Green. I thought the federal government had halted all Syrians from coming to this country because of the lack of information we have on ... read more

How Trump’s Legal Defense Mimics Christian Apologetics

A Venn diagram detailing the overlap would make a single circle. iii. Tu quoque – Every elementary school child knows and employs the “You Do It, Too” argument, although none of them are mature enough ... read more

Why Scientists Should Be Agnostic: Or, Why Lawrence Krauss Is Still a Windbag

A few months ago, one of us (okay, Andrew), referred to the esteemed physicist and public intellectual Lawrence Krauss as “a windbag.” One of us (Michael) can attest that Andrew is among the kindest, ... read more

Atheists Bully Small Town to Remove God Bless America Flag, What Happens Next Will Lift Your Spirits

It’s the little stories like this one that help restore our faith in humanity. For years, a Post Office in the small town of Pittsburg, Kansas has kept a “God Bless America” banner hanging from the si... read more

Shorten's union troubles aren't over yet

The royal commission into union corruption may have cleared Bill Shorten, but the Labor leader is still facing pressure over his party's union links and in many ways his job has just been made harder, ... read more

The Alt-Right Is Wrong: Trump Is an Enemy of Western Civilization, Not Its Champion

This is a terrible reason to support Trump, but not because the values of the West aren't worth protecting—they are. The sad! fact is that Trump adamantly rejects two of the most important legacies of ... read more

Not funny: Jon Stewart interviews Ayaan Hirsi Ali

Jon Stewart misses her point. Ayaan Hirsi Ali just published a new book which calls for reforms in Islam and she’s been making media appearances to promote it. This week she appeared on the Daily Show ... read more

A.N. Whitehead on Science and Religion

I’ve been reading Whitehead’s Science and the Modern World (1925), and the section on science and religion intrigues me. It is a powerful reminder that despite all of the “warfare” talk that we get co... read more

Your stories: Why I converted to Islam

"Some people have been questioning -- after my posts on CNN iReport -- my nation of origin," she explained on video. "To me, it doesn't really make a difference," she responded. "The United States is ... read more