One of the world’s most prolific novelists thinks that the Bible is fiction. On January 11, author and outspoken atheist Joyce Carol Oates responded on X to podcasters who were affirming the Bible. In a vitriolic diatribe, she declared that the Bible is “a work of fiction; or rather, an anthology of fictions.” Seething with contempt Curious, I read through these posts on X. Her posts, and those of her followers, seethe with unveiled contempt…
Morrill and Karen Worcester own a wreath company in Maine, and in 1992 they ended the year with a surplus of wreaths. That sparked an idea. Why not use the wreaths to honor our nation’s veterans? With help from their Senator, they arranged for the wreaths to be placed on graves in one of the older areas of Arlington National Cemetery. Other organizations and individuals stepped up to help, and the practice continued quietly until…
Outspoken atheist Bill Maher closed his “Real Time” HBO show February 5 ranting against Christianity. Such invective is common for Maher, but this tirade was shamelessly biased, infused with unveiled hatred, and remarkably uninformed. And we need to pay attention. Since the Jan. 6 U.S. Capitol riot, secularists and postmodern progressives have seized upon any opportunity to cast the Jan. 6 riot as an illustration of hateful Christians, claiming that evangelical Christians were kowtowing to…
In early April, American Atheists placed its president, David Silverman, on leave in response to an unspecified complaint. Silverman serves as a high-profile voice against religion in America. He frequently appears on news programs, and in recent years led the organization in a well-publicized attack against Christmas. Or, at least, against the celebration of Christmas. A spokesman for the organization, Nick Fish, said that the complaint resulted from “alleged violations of the American Atheists code…
Three weeks after Billy Graham crossed the confines of time and entered eternity, so did physicist Stephen Hawking. In this life, both were focused, effective, influential, and intensely missional. And then both met their Creator. One was embraced, his arrival anticipated and heralded in heaven. (Psalm 116:15). The other was dismissed, forever tragically separated from the Creator he had spent his earthly existence denying. And both determined that destiny in this life. Hawking, who suffered…