The eminent philosopher and critical theorist of religion, Mark Taylor, on the changing climate for religious studies as an academic subject: as people become more religious, scholarship becomes more contentious.

Religiosity - the quickest way to Hell.

All the world needs is another Alan Watts.

One wasn't enough?

"Do not inquire concerning their gods, saying, 'How did these nations worship their gods? I also want to do the same.'" (Deut. 12.30)

Religiosity - the quickest way to Hell.

Succinctly and truthfully put, Wilhelm

Josh McDowell's an idiot. ..

I am not familiar with Josh McDowell. Please excuse my ignorance. Why is he an idiot in your mind?

Yeah, now I'm curious too. Who is he?

"Josh McDowell never intended to be a defender of the Christian faith. In fact, his goal was just the opposite. As a skeptic at Kellog College in Michigan he was challenged by a group of Christians to intellectually examine the claims of Christianity. He accepted the challenge and set out to prove that Christ's claims to be God and the historical reliability of Scripture could be neither trusted nor accurately verified. The evidence he discovered changed the course of his life.

Books by McDowell: New eividence that demands a verdict. Beyond belief to conviction. Is there any such thing as truth? If so, can we know it?

Thanks, michellezm. I'm also interested in kauaiguy's "version" as well and how it relates to why he is an idiot. I never heard of the guy.