Resources, links: Critical thinking on fundamentalist Christianity

It’s about time I added a page for interesting, relevant, educational, etc. web resources/URLs having to do with the primary subjects addressed on this Search for Truth blog. Whereas the categorized links added to the blog database (i.e., those links listed on the right-hand sidebar of this blog) consist mostly of related websites, the resources listed on this page can be just about anything: articles, posts, sites, PDFs, videos, whatever.

Articles appearing in popular news media

My Take: The 3 biggest biblical misconceptions – CNN Belief Blog (John Shelby Spong, a former Episcopal bishop of Newark, New Jersey, is author of “Re-Claiming the Bible for a Non-Religious World.”) Summary:

Resources section: Book 00

This sizable list of web links/resources related to the research of religion and spirituality was taken from the Resources appendix of one of this blogger’s unpublished books. Hopefully we’ll soon take the time to make these resources more web-friendly; for now, it was copied directly from a Word document and therefore lacks links, requiring a bit of copy-and-paste action for now.

Generally, the resources are listed alphabetically, by subject area.

Alien life and the Bible
Life on other planets and Christianity

Apocrypha
Quotes in the Bible from apocryphal, secular works

http://www.abarim-publications.com/Misunderstanding_Bible/Word_Of_God.html

Biblical apocrypha – Wikipedia

Apologetics, Christian
Academy of Christian Apologetics

http://hisdefense.org/home2.html

Apologetic Junkie

http://apologeticjunkie.blogspot.com/2010/02/logical-fallacy-begging-question-aka.html

CARM (Christian Apologetics and Research Ministry)

http://carm.org/

Chick.com (Jack Chick, publisher of Christian tracts, pamphlets)

http://www.chick.com/

Christian Answers

http://www.christiananswers.net/

Christian answers to tough questions

http://www.greatcom.org/resources/toughquestions/

Christian Apologetics

http://www.atlantaapologist.org/

Divine Evidence, the

http://www.thedevineevidence.com/

Edward Feser, Catholic philosopher, writer

http://edwardfeser.blogspot.com/

Gary Habermas (Christian apologetics; specialty: resurrection) (from CARM)

http://www.garyhabermas.com/

Got Questions

http://www.gotquestions.org/

King David 8

http://www.kingdavid8.com/

Mormon apologetics

http://thinkinginamarrowbone.wordpress.com/2008/05/13/why-i-hate-the-theory-of-evolution/

Poached Egg – Christian apologetics journal

http://www.thepoachedegg.net/

Presupposition – combining with evidence to create better apologetics

http://www.angelfire.com/pa2/truthandthings/handbook.presup.html

Reasonable faith

http://www.reasonablefaith.org/

Reasons to believe – “integrating science and faith”

http://www.reasons.org/

Tekton Education and Apologetics Ministry

http://www.tektonics.org/index.html

Truthnet.org

http://www.truthnet.org/

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Atheism (scholarly)
The assertive atheist

http://www.flamewarrior.com/

http://www.unequally-yoked.com/2010/07/anthropomorphization-of-god.html

Atheism (positive)
Letters to fundie asking why folks like the Positive Atheism site

http://www.positiveatheism.org/mail/eml9617.htm

Atheists for Jesus
http://www.atheists-for-jesus.com/ (Ken Schei and co.)

Atheism (sarcastic, insulting)
dear dr. laura – infamous anonymous essay vs. fundies

http://www.positiveatheism.org/writ/drlaura.htm

http://www.positiveatheism.org/mail/eml9714.htm

the true history of the dear dr. laura letters

http://www.snopes.com/politics/religion/drlaura.asp

Bible authorship
Authorship of the Bible

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Authorship_of_the_Bible

JEPD theory in a nutshell

http://debunkingchristianity.blogspot.com/2010/01/jepd-theory-in-nutshell.html

Bible, online
Best online bible: all translations, lots of commentary

http://bible.cc/ecclesiastes/10-2.htm

Bible, online

http://skepticsannotatedbible.com/ex/34.html

Bible gateway – all translations

http://www.biblegateway.com/about/

Bible – errancy, questionable passages
Cliff Walker’s big list of Bible passages

http://www.positiveatheism.org/crt/nbwposath.htm

about.com –Bible errors, contradictions (article collection)

http://atheism.about.com/od/biblecontradictionserror/Bible_Contradictions_Errors_Bible_is_Full_of_Contradictions_Errors.htm

Errancy

http://biblebabble.curbjaw.com/bible.htm

Biblical Errancy

http://members.aol.com/ckbloomfld/

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Bible – inerrancy, perfection, infallibility
Journal of Biblical Accuracy

http://www.goldinc.com/Tour/Greece/Publications/JBA/jbaindex.htm

Bible difficulties

http://carm.org/bible-difficulties/genesis-deuteronomy

Biblical law
Biblical law in Christianity

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Law_in_Christianity

Calvinism, John Calvin
Calvinism

http://www.theopedia.com/Calvinism

Christian and/or Bible Resources

AmazingFacts.org – God’s Message is Our Mission

http://www.amazingfacts.org/

Mysteries of the Bible

http://www.biblemysteries.com/

The Bible: The Book that Bridges the Millennia

http://gbgm-umc.org/umw/bible/

The Whole Bible

http://www.qtm.net/~trowbridge/NT_Hist.htm

Gospel.com

http://www.gospel.com/

Religious Statistics

http://www.adherents.com/

Sound Christian (radical right)

http://www.soundchristian.com/

Sound Christian – no nonsense Christian links – lots of resources

http://www.soundchristian.com/links/

Christian Science Creationism

http://216.248.142.66/

Does God Exist

http://doesgodexist.org/

Christian Belief Comparison Chart: Beliefs of Seven (7) Christian Branches/ Denominations

http://www.religionfacts.com/christianity/charts/denominations_beliefs.htm

Christian Living Resources, Bible Study Tools, Jesus Christ

http://www.crosswalk.com/

Discover God – FC site, by the creator of Campus Crusade for Christ; claims to understand “who God is and why it matters”

http://discovergod.com/aboutdg.html

Christian blogs – thoughtful
Wrestling with God – muses of a Christian traveler

http://smconger.blogspot.com/

the skeptical Christian

http://www.skepticalchristian.com/definegod.htm

Christian Right, Religious Right
Talk2Action

http://www.talk2action.org/special/about_tta

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Christianity, debunking fundamentalists
Please note that debunking fundamentalist religion is not the same as debunking spiritual practice.
Top 7 ways Christianity is debunked (2010)

http://debunkingchristianity.blogspot.com/2010/08/top-seven-ways-christianity-is-debunked.html

Christianity, non-fundamentalist
Questioning Christian

http://www.questioningchristian.com/

Christianity reference sites
Theopedia (“Biblical Christianity”)

http://www.theopedia.com/

Christianity, unique visions/versions
New Liberty Creation – dedicated to spreading the good news of new creation in Jesus Christ. Part of this agenda is exploring how the ideas of liberty and freedom are integrally tied to this concept, and of tearing down faith that people have in the false gods of government

http://www.newlibertycreation.com/about/

Church fathers

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Origen

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Irenaeus

Early Christian writings

http://earlychristianwritings.com/

Creationism, special creation – for/pro
Scientific evidence of instant creation (radiohalo, radioactive decay)

http://www.greatcom.org/resources/reasons_skeptics/ch_13/default.htm

lots of debate for creationism

http://www.darwins-theory-of-evolution.com/

creationism – strongest arguments for

http://www.answersingenesis.org/articles/nab2/best-proof-of-creation

http://thinkinginamarrowbone.wordpress.com/2008/05/13/why-i-hate-the-theory-of-evolution/

“reasonable argument” for existence of God – origin of life

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/rabbi-adam-jacobs/a-reasonable-argument-for_b_831185.html

age of the earth – comparison of beliefs

http://www.takeonit.com/question/29.aspx

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Creationism, special creation – against/con
(see also evolution)
National Center for Science Education

http://ncse.com/creationism

Creationism, Young Earth Creationism (YEC)
Church fathers did not believe in YEC?

http://home.entouch.net/dmd/churchfathers.htm

Bible allows for long ages of time – olam

http://home.entouch.net/dmd/olam.htm

Debates
Debates: Dr. William Craig, Reasonable Faith (12 debates, incl. Bart Ehrman)

http://www.reasonablefaith.org/site/PageServer?pagename=debates_main

Debatepedia – the Wikipedia of debates; encyclopedia of pro and con arguments and quotes – Int’l Debate Education Association (IDEA)

http://debatepedia.idebate.org/

Deism
Essays of Thomas Paine on Deism (dozens – around 40)

http://www.deism.com/paine.htm

http://www.infidels.org/library/historical/thomas_paine/

John Adams criticizes Paine’s Deism

http://reformclub.blogspot.com/2009/01/john-adams-christianity.html

Dinosaurs in the Bible
Behemoth may be a dinosaur

http://www.answersingenesis.org/tj/v15/i2/behemoth.asp

Dinosaurs in the Bible

http://www.gotquestions.org/dinosaurs-Bible.html

Dominion over animals
Argument: dominion makes humans stewards…

http://debatepedia.idebate.org/en/index.php/Argument:_%22Dominion%22_makes_humans_stewards%3B_no_right_to_harm/exploit_animals

forum discussion – Progressives Online

http://progressivesonline.com/archive/index.php/t-20.html

Notes on Genesis 5 – man’s dominion over animals

http://notesontheholybible.blogspot.com/2008/03/notes-on-genesis-5-mans-dominion-over.html

Dominionism
Dominionism (Wikipedia)

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dominionism

Dominionism – Theocracy Watch

http://www.theocracywatch.org/dominionism.htm

Christian Right, dominionism, and theocracy – part 1 (Talk2Action)

http://www.talk2action.org/story/2005/11/28/172929/14

Essays by Christians to Persuade Nonbelievers

http://www.cs.unc.edu/~taylorr/Essays/he_is_not_my_God.html

Evangelism, outreach, the “Great Commission”
Living waters – outreach (min. of Ray Comfort)

http://www.livingwaters.com/

Evil, origin – as religious problem
Problem of evil – debate between Christopher Hitchens (God is not Great) and Douglas Wilson (Letter from a Christian Citizen)

http://www.problemofevil.org/2007/06/hitchens-wilson-debate.html

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Evolution – arguments for
creationism – 25 questions/statements rebutted

http://www.sullivan-county.com/nf0/fundienazis/25_answers.htm

darwin’s theory of evolution

http://www.ucmp.berkeley.edu/history/evotheory.html

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Development_of_Darwin%27s_theory

no one needs strict creationism (harsh but correct)

http://www.tobsy.de/?p=24

evolutionary timeline

http://www.thegreatstory.org/timeline.html

National Center for Science Education

http://ncse.com/evolution

Debates: statements with rebuttals
Talk Origins – Dr. Theobald’s 29+ evidences for macroevolution/common origin

http://www.talkorigins.org/faqs/comdesc/

Ashby Camp (YEC) rebuttal to 29+ evidences for macroevolution/ common origin

http://www.trueorigin.org/theobald1a.asp

Talk Origins – Dr. Theobald’s response to rebuttal re: macroevolution/ common origin

http://www.talkorigins.org/faqs/comdesc/camp.html

Ashby Camp (YEC) 2nd rebuttal

http://www.trueorigin.org/ca_ac_01.asp

Evolution embraced by Christians

http://www.thankgodforevolution.com/

http://seriouslygoofy.wordpress.com/2006/08/01/evolution/

Does the Bible teach evolution? Possibly – a technical look

http://home.entouch.net/dmd/Gen1-11.htm

http://ncse.com/news/2010/11/webcast-evolving-christianity-006330

the Advent of Evolutionary Christianity

http://evolutionarychristianity.com/

Ex-Christianity – leaving religion

http://articles.exchristian.net/2002/03/ben-franklin-quotes.php

Faith
Faith Beyond Reason: A Balanced Biblical View of Faith
- Rev. Sudhakar Mondithoka

Fear of God
What is the fear of God

http://freebelievers.com/blog-entry/what-is-the-fear-of-god

Fear is real fear, but good

http://solitaryroad.com/a140.html

Fear is true horrifying fear

http://www.atruechurch.info/fearofgod.html

Fear of God in O.T.

http://www.atruechurch.info/wordsforthefearofgod.html

Fear can mean respect, other positive things

http://www.capalert.com/fearofgod.htm

Forums, debates about Christian fundamentalism
Forum discussion – creationism, origin of life

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=104×2743790

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_topics&forum=214

religion room – Progressives Online

http://progressivesonline.com/archive/index.php/f-124.html

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Founding Fathers and Religion
religious quotes of FF

http://www.eadshome.com/QuotesoftheFounders.htm

Christian quotes

http://christianity.about.com/od/independenceday/a/foundingfathers.htm

religion and the FF (deism)

http://www.anotherperspective.org/advoc550.html

FF quotes on religion (barefoots – deism)

http://www.barefootsworld.net/founding.html

FF quotes

http://www.marksquotes.com/Founding-Fathers/

FF quotes on religion – not Christian fundie

http://foundingfathersquotes.blogspot.com/

quotes supporting sep of church and state

http://www.infidels.org/library/modern/ed_buckner/quotations.html

FF quotes about God

http://www.aproundtable.org/tps30info/beliefs.html

FF on Christianity – not fundie

http://www.ecis.com/~alizard/founding-fathers-xtianity.html

Officially recognized religions of the founding fathers (church membership)

http://www.adherents.com/gov/Founding_Fathers_Religion.html

The Revolution of Belief: Founding Fathers, Deists, Orthodox Christians, and the Spiritual Context of 18th Century America

http://www.earlyamericanhistory.net/founding_fathers.htm

Religious beliefs of founding fathers

http://www.skeptically.org/thinkersonreligion/id9.html

World of the Framers: A Christian Nation? (excellent)

http://uclalawreview.org/pdf/56-1-1.pdf

http://works.bepress.com/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1110&context=seth_barrett_tillman

Thomas Jefferson and Christianity – a skeptical look

http://www.infidels.org/library/historical/john_remsburg/six_historic_americans/chapter_2.html

Benjamin Franklin and Christianity – questioning Christian

http://www.questioningchristian.com/2004/11/benjamin_frankl.html

Ethan Allen and religion – clearly a Deist

http://www.infidels.org/library/modern/john_murphy/ethanallen.html

John Adams – quotes about religion

http://www.positiveatheism.org/hist/quotes/adams.htm

John Adams and Christianity – thoughtful research

http://reformclub.blogspot.com/2009/01/john-adams-christianity.html

John Adams and Christianity – a slanted view

http://www.eadshome.com/JohnAdams.htm

John Adams and religion – adherents

James Madison and Christianity – Christian view

http://www.christianheritagemins.org/articles/James%20Madison.htm

James Madison and Christianity – skeptic quotes

http://www.positiveatheism.org/hist/quotes/madison.htm

Alexander Hamilton and Christianity – objective view

http://www.adherents.com/people/ph/Alexander_Hamilton.html

James Monroe and religion – scholarly view

http://www.vqronline.org/articles/2003/autumn/holmes-religion-james-monroe/

George Washington and Christianity – Christian view

http://www.christiananswers.net/q-wall/wal-g011.html

Proof that Washington was a Christian?

http://www.ushistory.org/valleyforge/youasked/060.htm

George Washington and Christianity – his actual quotes

http://www.positiveatheism.org/hist/quotes/washington.htm

George Washington and Christianity – Deist view

http://www.deism.com/washington.htm

George Washington and Christianity – objective view

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/George_Washington_and_religion

Freethought, general
fundamentalists beyond reason

http://www.sullivan-county.com/nf0/fundienazis/beyond_reason.htm

freethought essays by science teacher – deism, creationism – lots of great

http://www.sullivan-county.com/nf0/

Fundamentalism, religious

http://www.factnet.org/Religious_Fundamentalism.html

Gnosticism, gnosis, gnostics
A widely varying set of beliefs from the time of Jesus; knowledge over faith
Gnosticism defined

http://www.google.com/search?q=define%3Agnosticism

Gnosis archive

http://gnosis.org/

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Gospel of Thomas
Gospel of Thomas – Wikipedia

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gospel_of_Thomas

Lee Strobel hosted this brief debate between Elaine Pagels and Mike Licona about the Gospel of Thomas:

http://www.archive.org/details/ElainePagelsAndMikeLiconaDebateTheGospelOfThomas

Nag Hammadi

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nag_Hammadi

Nag Hammadi library

http://www.gnosis.org/naghamm/nhl.html

Gospels, canonical

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gospel

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Q_document

Gospels, noncanonical

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gospel_of_Thomas

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Apocryphal_gospels

History, Historical accuracy of Bible
Historicity of canonical gospels

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Historicity_of_the_canonical_Gospels

Historicity of New Testament (2005)

http://kaimoi.blogspot.com/

Horus, early Egyptian deity
All about Horus: an Egyptian copy of Christ? (Christian viewpoint)

http://www.bringyou.to/apologetics/HORUS.htm

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Jesus
Evidence for Jesus (Suite 101)

http://www.suite101.com/content/evidence-for-jesus-a36224

Jesus seminar

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jesus_Seminar

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Quest_for_the_historical_Jesus

Jesus – spoke Aramaic primarily

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aramaic_of_Jesus

Jesus, where he preached and why

http://answers.yahoo.com/question/index?qid=20110411095145AAuoJeZ

Jesus mythicists (Jesus was a mythical figure)
Jesus mythicists featured in Greek magazine

http://freethoughtnation.com/contributing-writers/63-acharya-s/458-jesus-mythicists-featured-in-greek-magazine.html

What do Jesus mythicists believe?

http://vridar.wordpress.com/2010/02/25/what-do-jesus-mythicists-believe/

Were Thomas Jefferson and G. Washington Jesus mythicists?

http://www.bibliotecapleyades.net/mistic/mistic_14.htm

Christian rebuttal to Jesus mythicism

http://jesuspuzzle.humanists.net/CritiquesRefut1.htm

Why did contemporary writers not mention Jesus?

http://www.tektonics.org/qt/remslist.html

Josephus, contemporary of Jesus
Jesus reference in Josephus – Testimonium Flavianum

http://vridar.wordpress.com/2009/03/06/josephus/

Josephus on the Rocks – Testimonium Flavianum

http://jesuspuzzle.humanists.net/supp16.htm

reasons to believe John the Baptist was inserted into Josephus

http://vridar.wordpress.com/2011/01/29/5-reasons-to-suspect-john-the-baptist-was-interpolated-into-josephus/#more-17202

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Literal interpretation of the Bible
Literal interpretation of the Bible – right or wrong? (wrong)

http://www.associatedcontent.com/article/10246/literal_interpretation_of_the_bible.html

Should the Bible be interpreted literally – both viewpoints considered

http://debates.juggle.com/should-the-bible-be-interpreted-literally

Should the Bible be interpreted literally (yes – mostly)

http://www.twopaths.com/faq_BibleTrue.htm

how to study the bible

http://www.twopaths.com/study_HowTo.htm

Taking the Bible literally

http://www.doesgodexist.org/NovDec06/TakingtheBibleLiterally.html

Taking the Bible Literally

http://seriouslygoofy.wordpress.com/essays/taking-the-bible-literally/

Logic and God
Is God logical?

http://www.truthnet.org/Christianity/Apologetics/Godlogical3/

Logic, Reason, Debate, Persuasion

Logical Fallacies

http://www.fallacyfiles.org/

http://www.fallacyfiles.org/glossary.html

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Category:Logical_fallacies

http://www.nizkor.org/features/fallacies/

Logical Fallacies and the Art of Debate (Class Handout)

http://www.csun.edu/~dgw61315/fallacies.html

Comprehensive List with Examples

http://www.don-lindsay-archive.org/skeptic/arguments.html

Persuasion Techniques

http://www.wikihow.com/Persuade-People-with-Subconscious-Techniques

http://www.wikihow.com/Be-Persuasive

Masturbation in Bible

http://ask.metafilter.com/34223/They-dont-exactly-teach-this-in-Sunday-School

Mormonism
Joseph Smith and Mormonism

http://www.americanprophet.com/

Mormonism Research Ministry

http://mrm.org/

Utah Lighthouse Ministry

http://www.utlm.org/

Mystery Religions, the
Seven Arguments Against Christian Dependence on Mystery Religions

http://www.equip.org/articles/the-mystery-religions

Greco-Roman mysteries – wiki

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Greco-Roman_mysteries

Mythicism
What is mythicism?

http://www.bibliotecapleyades.net/mistic/mythicism01.htm

Vridar

http://vridar.wordpress.com/

natural religion
Why religion is natural

http://www.csicop.org/si/show/why_is_religion_natural/

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Objective, fair sites
Take on it – Comparison of views, opinions from both sides

http://www.takeonit.com/

the “God said” pitch

http://www.takeonit.com/pitch/the_god_said_pitch.aspx

Philo Judeaus, contemporary of Jesus

http://carrington-arts.com/cliff/philo.htm

Philo of Alexandria – witnesses to Jesus?

http://www.jesusneverexisted.com/philo.html

Platonism, Plato and Christianity
Platonism and Christianity

http://www.ccel.org/s/schaff/encyc/encyc09/htm/ii.cxxxiii.htm

Republic – read online free

http://classics.mit.edu/Plato/republic.html

Plato a key contributor to modern Christianity – New Liberty Creation

http://www.newlibertycreation.com/plato-a-key-contributor-to-modern-christianity/

excellent summary in outline form (academic)

http://people.bu.edu/wwildman/WeirdWildWeb/courses/wphil/lectures/wphil_theme02.htm

Platonism (Wikipedia)

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Platonism

Politics, religion in…
Theocracy Watch

http://www.theocracywatch.org/

Americans United

http://www.au.org/

Pop culture, Christian reactions to (movies, etc.)
Golden Compass

http://www.newlibertycreation.com/the-golden-compass-and-the-christian-whine/

Psychology and Fundamentalism
Psychological Harm of Fundamentalist Religion

http://scholar.google.com/scholar?q=psychological+harm+of+fundamentalist+religion&hl=en&as_sdt=0&as_vis=1&oi=scholart

Psychologists question effects of fundamentalism

http://marlenewinell.net/node/64

Counseling group helps people deal with religion

http://marlenewinell.net/node/63

Leaving the Fold: A Guide for Former Fundamentalists and Others Leaving Their Religion (Book)

http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/1879237512/rpcman

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Quotes, Spiritual/Secular
Aldus Huxley quotes

http://atheism.about.com/od/weeklyquotes/a/huxley01.htm

Brainy quotes – huge, organized, searchable collection

http://www.brainyquote.com/

Russell’s teapot

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Russell’s_teapot

Rational religion
Evolution accepted by these religious bloggers, others – rational yet religion

http://elysemarie86.blogspot.com/2010/02/i-hate-evolution.html

Reason and religion
Are reason and religion compatible?

http://friendlyatheist.com/2010/11/01/are-reason-and-religion-compatible/

Religion vs. reason – Stephen Jay Gould

http://www.stephenjaygould.org/ctrl/otani_reason.html

Reconstructionism, Christian
Reconstructionism

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Christian_Reconstructionism

Religions – lists, FAQs
CARM

http://carm.org/all-list

Religion Facts

http://www.religionfacts.com/

detailed comparison chart – beliefs of Christian denominations

http://www.soundchristian.com/chart.html

Religion, an objective look at
ReliJournal

http://relijournal.com/

Religion’s ugly sides
A forum of disenchanted ex-evangelicals

http://www.godlikeproductions.com/forum1/message473624/pg1

Religious turncoats – changing religions, leaving religion

Exchristian.net

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Science and religion (varied)

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Relationship_between_religion_and_science

http://www.independent.co.uk/news/science/julian-baggini-if-science-has-not-actually-killed-god-it-has-rendered-him-unrecognisable-2070125.html

Science and the spiritual quest

http://www.ctns.org/ssq/

Scientists speak up on mix of God and science

http://www.nytimes.com/2005/08/23/national/23believers.html

science solves answer to where we came from?

http://www.independent.co.uk/news/science/were-all-aliens-how-humans-began-life-in-outer-space-2228530.html

What do you get if you divide science by God?

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/7955846.stm

Templeton prize

http://www.templetonprize.org/

Will science ever find God?

http://www.mindpowernews.com/SpiritualVeil.htm

Religion in an age of science, by Ian Barbour (entire site – many essays)

http://www.religion-online.org/showbook.asp?title=2237

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Secular, Freethought Resources

Secular Web, the

http://atheism.org/

Religious Humanism and Belief Systems

http://users.uniserve.com/~tfrisen/welcome.html

Unitarian Universalism

http://crossroads.freethought.net/unitarian/

Lost in the Cosmos

http://www.lostinthecosmos.com/

World Union of Deists

http://www.deism.com/

Atheists- an Open Site for Open Minds

http://www.atheists.com/

Talk Reason

http://www.talkreason.org/

http://www.talkreason.org/Contents.cfm

Religiosity and Intelligence

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Religiosity_and_intelligence

Religious Tolerance

http://www.religioustolerance.org/

Secular humanism
Council for Secular Humanism

http://www.secularhumanism.org/

Skeptic resources – vs. Christianity

http://www.noanswersingenesis.org.au

This site is affiliated with Australian Skeptics Inc.; if you are skeptical by nature you should subscribe to Australian Skeptics’ official journal “The Skeptic”.
Debunking Christianity – John Loftus

http://debunkingchristianity.blogspot.com/

Skepticim aggregator – lots

http://www.bibliotecapleyades.net/esp_temas2a.htm#misticismo

Vridar

http://vridar.wordpress.com/

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Spirituality
Transcendentalism

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Transcendentalism

Statements of faith, creeds, beliefs (examples of)
Evangelical covenant church

http://www.covchurch.org/who-we-are/beliefs/

Thomas

Unicorns in the Bible

http://www.answersingenesis.org/articles/aid/v2/n1/unicorns-in-bible

Writings, ancient
Early Christian writings

http://earlychristianwritings.com/

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Sites

Resources – Skepticism, Agnosticism in 2011

http://atheism.about.com/od/weeklyquotes/a/huxley01.htm

http://atheism.about.com/od/aboutskepticism/Skepticism_Skeptical_Investigations_and_Critical_Thinking.htm

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Agnosticism

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Herbert_Spencer

Interesting site, great ideas, but too divisive

http://www.doctorofdisbelief.com/about-us.php

Faith and Reason
Thursday, January 06, 2011
Different people have very different views about the relationship between faith and reason:
Evidentialists think that faith can be established on the basis of firm evidence.

Pragmatists, like Blaise Pascal, think that faith can’t be founded on evidence but that it can nevertheless be rational because it is in our interests (c.f. Pascal’s Wager).

Fideists think that faith, by its nature, is irrational, that it cannot be supported by reason, but that this reflects the limitations of reason rather than of faith. Sceptics think that faith cannot be supported by reason, and that this shows the limitations of faith. The following quotations are representative of these diverse views.

Resources – Faith and Reason
Faith and Reason Quotes

http://www.atypical-christianity.com/vscfaq/archives/faithquotes.htm

Hell

http://www.tentmaker.org/articles/ifhellisreal.htm

Islam

Islam Guide – the Bible Denies the Divinity of Jesus

http://www.islam-guide.com/ch3-10-1.htm

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Philosophy, Ethics

Concepts in Ethics

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Category:Concepts_in_ethics

Normative ethics

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Normative_ethics

Strengths and Weaknesses of Situation Ethics

http://www.bigissueground.com/philosophy/ash-situationethics.shtml

Situation Ethics

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Situational_ethics

http://www.philosophy-religion.org/handouts/situation.htm

Does the Bible Teach Situation Ethics?

http://www.gotquestions.org/situational-ethics.html

Utilitarianism

http://www.bigissueground.com/philosophy/ash-utilitarianism.shtml

Christian Ethics and Civilization

http://www.bigissueground.com/atheistground/cauthen-christianethics.shtml

Natural Law and Moral Relativism

http://www.bigissueground.com/philosophy/cauthen-relativism.shtml

Natural Law

http://www.bigissueground.com/philosophy/blair-naturallaw.shtml

The Origins of Biblical Morality

http://www.huppi.com/kangaroo/L-morality.htm

Meta-Ethics

Psychology and religion
Carl Jung – danger to Christians

http://www.amnightwatch.com/jungtday.htm

Psychology of religion

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Psychology_of_religion

Quotes, Spiritual/Secular

http://atheism.about.com/od/weeklyquotes/a/huxley01.htm

Science and Religion: Creationism, Evolution, etc.

National Center for Science Education

http://ncse.com/

Evolution Literacy

http://pazymino1evolutionliteracy.blogs.umassd.edu/

Dispersal of Darwinism

https://thedispersalofdarwin.wordpress.com/

Pantheistic Evolution

http://www.icr.org/article/pantheistic-evolution/

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Skeptic Sites: Countering Christian Apologetics

Bible skeptic, the

http://www.thebibleskeptic.com/contents.html

Christianity Debunked

http://hometown.aol.com/marson07/debunked.htm

Christianity Essays

http://www.bigissueground.com/atheistground/christianity.shtml

Russell’s Teapot

http://russelsteapot.com/

Skeptical Review, The (TSR)

http://www.infidels.org/library/magazines/tsr/

Skeptic’s Refuge, The

http://atheism.org/

Skeptic sites
Source: http://skepticscircle.blogspot.com/

Past Hosts of the Skeptics’ Circle
Aardvarchaeology (formerly Salto Sobrius)
A Blog Around the Clock (formerlyScience and Politics)
About Atheism
Action Skeptics
Adventures in Ethics and Science
Andrea’s Buzzing About:
Anne’s Anti-quackery & Science Blog
Archaeoporn
Autism Diva
Autism Street
Be Lambic or Green
Bug Girl’s Blog
Circadiana
City of Skeptics
Conspiracy Factory
decorabilia
Daylight Atheism
denialism blog
EndCycle
Evolved and Rational
The Examining Room of Dr. Charles
Ferret’s Cage
Frank the Financially Savvy Atheist
Geek Counterpoint
Happy Jihad’s House of Pancakes
Holford Watch
The Huge Entity
Humbug! Online
Immunoblogging
The Inoculated Mind
Interverbal
Infophilia
Ionian Enchantment
Jyunri Kankei
The Lay Scientist
Left Brain/Right Brain
Med Journal Watch
Memoirs of a Skepchick
Mike’s Weekly Skeptic Rant
Mile Zero
The Millenium Project
NeuroLogica Blog
Paige’s Page
Pharyngula
A Photon in the Darkness
PodBlack Blog
Polite Company
Pooflingers Anonymous
Pro-Science
quackometer blog
Red State Rabble
Reduce to Common Sense
Relatively Science
Respectful Insolence
Rhosgobel: Radagast’s Home
The Saga of Runolfr
Saint Nate’s Blog (The Founder of the Skeptics’ Circle)
Scientia Natura
The Second Sight
See You at Enceladus
The Skepbitch
The Skepchick
The Skeptical Alchemist
Skeptic Rant
The Skeptical Surfer
Skeptico
Skeptimedia/a>
Slicing with Occam’s Razor
Socratic Gadfly
Sorting Out Science
Terra Sigillata
Thoughts from Kansas
Time to Lean (now at Crass Pollination: Nurse Kelly’s ER Blog)
The Two Percent Company
The Uncredible Hallq
Unscrewing the Inscrutable
Unused and Probably Unusable
WhiteCoat Underground
Wolverine Tom

Other Skeptical Blogs and Websites
The Adventures of Tobasco de Gama
Advice Goddess Blog
Assocation for Skeptical Enquiry
Bad Science (The Guardian)
Black Triangle
Blue Collar Scientist
The Bronze Blog
Butterflies and Wheels
California Skeptics
Centre for Evidence-Based Medicine
Center for Inquiry (Transnational)
Chili Con Darwin
The Church of Critical Thinking
City of Skeptics
The Committee for Skeptical Inquiry
Confessions of a Quackbuster
The Crackpot Page
Crank.net
The Critical Thinking Community
RichardDawkins.net
DC’s Improbable Science Page
decorabilia
Decrepit Old Fool
Dispatches from the Culture Wars
Endcycle
ERV
Evidence-based Medicine First
Expelled! Exposed
Fallacies, Errors, and Tricks
The Fallacy Files: Logical Fallacies
Freethought Association of Canada
Freethought Weekly
Good Math, Bad Math
Handbook of Fallacies
Hokum Balderdash Assay
Holocaust Controversies
Holy Smoke
Indiana Skeptics
The Infidel Guy
Ionian Enchantment
The Island of Doubt
It Ain’t Necessarily So…
The Jaded Skeptic, Odd Jack
Jyunri Kankei
Logical Fallacies (Adam Smith Institute)
Masala Skeptic
The Millenium Project
Mondo Skepto
Museum of Hoaxes
Myth Busters (Discovery Channel)
North Texas Skeptics
The New England Skeptical Society
Philadelphia Association for Critical Thinking
Practical Skepticism
The Quack-Files
QuackWatch
James Randi Educational Foundation
A Rational Being
Reduce to Common Sense
Sandwalk
Science After Sunclipse
Secular Blasphemy
Secular Web
Michael Shermer
Sinbad’s Bullshit Detector
Skeptic Friends Network
The Skeptic Report
The Skeptic Review
The Skeptical Gourmet
Skeptical Information Links
The Skeptic’s Dictionary
The Skeptics’ Guide to the Universe
The Skeptics Society
Skeptigator
Snopes.com: Urban Legends
Sorting Out Science
Stop Sylvia Browne
The Straight Dope
Stupid Evil Bastard
Julia Sweeney
Talk Origins Archive (Evolution)
Thoughts in a Haystack
Tri-Cities Skeptics
Unscrewing the Inscrutable
Urban Legends and Folklore
U.K. Skeptics
Vexillum II
Barry Williams Blog

Skeptic Blogroll
Source: http://www.evolvedrational.com/

LINKFEST
A Blog Around the Clock
A Gentleman’s Domain
Aetiology
Amused Muse
Ars Technica
Buridan’s Ass
Discovering Biology in a Digital World
Edger
Encyclopedia Dramatica
ERV
Evolution by Accident
Evolution: 24 Myths & Misconceptions
Free Gary McKinnon
Friendly Atheist
Fundie Watch
God Snot, Where God’s Not
Greg Laden’s Blog
Hacker Stickers
HackerTheDude
Happy Jihad’s House of Pancakes
Homosecular Gaytheist
I Never Shut Up
Jargon File
Jason Fortuny
Life Without Faith
Metamagician and the Hellfire Club
Operation Clambake
Pharyngula
Phrack Magazine
Pooflingers Anonymous
QuarkScrew
Rational Response Squad
Reduce to Common Sense
Respectful Insolence
Sandwalk
Sciencewomen
Secular Earth
Skepchick
Skeptical Eye
Splendid Elles
Talk Origins
Talk Reason
Thank God for Atheists
The Atheist Jew
The Bronze Blog
The Evilutionary Biologist
The Flying Trilobite
The Frame Problem
The Hacker Manifesto
The Miner’s Canary
The Overchan
The Panda’s Thumb
The Teapot Atheist
The Unofficial Stephen Jay Gould Archive
Thus Spake Zuska
Too Many Tribbles
Understanding Evolution
Weev Loves You

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Other

Former Christian fundamentalist Bart Ehrman debunks the Bible

http://www.cnn.com/2009/LIVING/05/15/bible.critic/

Badger’s Bible Project

http://wilybadger.wordpress.com/badgers-bible-project/

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Biblical_inerrancy

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Criticism_of_the_Bible

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Criticism_of_Christianity

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Canon_of_Scripture

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bible_errata

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Existence_of_God

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Metaphysical_naturalism

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Constantine_I_and_Christianity

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Edict_of_Thessalonica – Christianity becomes state religion

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Josephus_on_Jesus

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Synoptic_Gospels

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scriptures – long list of “sacred” scripture, religious texts

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fundamentalist_Christianity

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Atheism

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Conceptions_of_God