Confessions of a Seminarian

Bill Maher’s Religulous

In what appears to be a high profile response to Ben Stein’s Expelled, Bill Maher is coming out with a documentary called Religulous.  While I certainly dont agree with Bill Maher’s viewpoints regarding religion, I also dont blame him for spear-heading this reactionary movie.  Christians have a habit of fighting the wrong battles, and the effort behind the Expelled movie was certainly one of them.  Maher’s new movie is an example of what can happen when Christians are willing to die on a hill that in no way comes close to an essential of the faith.  After all, there are many God-fearing evangelical men and women who dont mind evolution being taught in schools.  My hope and prayer is that the Christian community’s response to this new video by Bill Maher is one of grace and humility, and not one that starts a whole new very vocal, very public battle of Christian vs. Atheist that serves no one’s best interest.

Moses Was a Fake!

In the spirit of our Seminarian Wager, I thought I would discuss a theory of the composition of the Old Testament that may challenge both our faith and our doubts. This particular challenge will compare the narratives of Moses, as well as a man named Sargon. Most of you are familiar with the Biblical character Moses, but I am guessing that most of you (like myself) were previously unfamiliar with Sargon.

When reading these stories side by side, one notices extraordinary similarities. Both Sargon and Moses were born and hidden, placed on a river in a basket sealed with pitch, discovered and raised by another, rising to greatness, etc. Read more »