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Video from the Hitchens debate

Posted April 9th @ 3:26 pm by Andy

OK, I promise this will be my last post on the Hitchens debate. But it looks like video from the debate is online, and you can watch the entire debate courtesy of the Hauenstein Center for Presidential Studies.
The entire debate went on for about two hours, which is a bit much to watch on your [...]

Atheism vs. Christianity: the Hitchens brothers debate

Posted April 3rd @ 3:48 pm by Andy

Recall God is Not Great, Christopher Hitchens’ attack on Christianity and religion in general? It was one of several high-profile atheist books that came out last year. Well, tonight, Hitchens will be debating his brother (a Christian and journalist), and the debate will be broadcast live on the web. Here’s the promotional blurb:

They’ll be debating [...]

James Randi’s challenge to the faithful

Posted January 4th @ 3:42 pm by Andy

It’s Friday afternoon; how about something fun? Well, maybe fun isn’t quite the word—perhaps schadenfreude is better. That’s what I experienced watching this video of famous skeptic James Randi exposing faith-healer/televangelist Peter Popoff as a fraud:

(Here’s a follow-up video detailing Popoff’s “ministry” and fall—and which mentions the depressing fact that Popoff is still out there [...]

Undercover atheist at a Christian college

Posted December 6th @ 11:00 am by Andy

Leaving Eden is a blog by an “undercover atheist” attending Wheaton College. It’s an interesting look at what it’s like to be in the extreme ideological minority in a Christian environment, and has some good posts challenging Christians to be more respectful in the way they talk to and about atheists. There’s an interview with [...]

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