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Why Dawkins should not debate with Craig

Craig is a seasoned debater, and his years of experience have taught him not only to identify the red herrings in his opponents' arguments but also to get away with a few dishonest tricks of his own.

The absurdity of saying Grace before meals

As they closed their eyes and prayed I looked at the table.

The closest thing to objective moral values

The Christian apologist William Lane Craig says that certain actions like rape and torture are not just socially unacceptable behavior but...

Do objective moral values exist?

"If God does not exist, objective moral values do not exist," says an apologist. This will soon be followed by the contention that objective moral values do exist, leading to the inevitable conclusion that, well, God exists.

Why the Church allows Natural Birth Control (but not Contraception)

"It has been said that a couple who use the infertile period have intercourse at that time precisely to prevent the beginning of a new life. Their positive means are the use of a thermometer and the charting of temperatures. But this objection is nugatory."

Fr. Freethinker, the Secular Priest

It's not everyday that a Catholic priest impresses me with his pragmatism and honesty when speaking about controversial issues like contraception and especially with his guts in defining the limits of the moral authority of his superiors, the bishops. I am talking about Fr. Ranhilio "Rannie" C. Aquino.

Is “Pro-RH Catholic” an oxymoron?

The answer ultimately lies in what it means to be a Catholic. As a noun, Catholic is defined as "a member of the Catholic Church, especially a Roman Catholic." And what does it mean to be a member of such church? Does it require one to acknowledge the infallibility of the Church's teachings including Humanae Vitae, which maintains that sex must always be kept open to procreatio

Women degraded, treated as objects

One of the arguments we often hear from anti-RH apologists is that if contraceptives are made widely available, women will be...

Freethinking Priest pwns CBCP – again!

"...if we cannot come up with any such argument (that will be convincing on the unacceptability of artificial contraception), then let us humbly admit that our opposition is sectarian in nature and credal in origin. Then we will also realize what we can and cannot rightfully demand of the State."

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