Author: Steampunk Gentleman

An atheist, tired of street preachers and others selling the non-existent. I am retired, but still feisty and will publish items by myself and others that bear on my aim

Educated Evangelicals, Academic Achievement, and Trumpism: On the Tensions in Valuing Education in an Anti-Intellectual Subculture

A view from the Trenches of American Evangelism

Not Your Mission Field

Authority First: The Enclave Strikes Back

“I sat in the waiting room wasting my time, and waiting for Judgment Day. I praise liberty, the freedom to obey.” – Green Day, “21st Century Breakdown,” 21st Century Breakdown (2009)

Fundamentalists force an inhumane choice on reflective, empathetic individuals who grow up in their enclave communities: assent that 2 + 2 = 5, or, if you can’t, shut up about it or leave. Conservative Evangelicalism is a variety of Christian fundamentalism, and, make no mistake, the data tells us with overwhelming clarity that (apart from the “special demographic” of Vladimir Putin, Mitch McConnell, and James Comey), white Evangelicals are the one demographic most responsible for electing the most patently unqualified and dangerously demagogic president in modern American history. I am often asked how they could vote for someone so impious, which is a question I’ve addressed multiple times, generally referring to white Evangelical subculture’s

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An Answer to an Orthodox Argument

This is my response to an argument presented here: Top 10 Most Common Atheist Arguments, and Why They Fail How is it possible to enjoy an article loaded with specious argument, false claims and deception. Let me take your assertions stage by stage 1 You claim that there is no evidence for God because Christians have … Continue reading An Answer to an Orthodox Argument →

The Bible on Abortion: A Topic It Would Rather Passover

An excellent, if brief, introduction the the status of the unborn in the Bible.

Note that the translation of the “Ordeal of the Bitter Waters” comes from the use of the word “Thigh” or “upper thigh” to refer to the organs of generation of both men and women. A similar use can be found in Genesis 24:2-9 when Abraham’s servant is asked to swear an oath by putting his han on Abraham’s “thigh”

Bible Funmentionables

nawiedzenie_1It is estimated that HALF of all pregnancies end in spontaneous abortions. So, let’s be clear: if God wanted to stop abortions, this would be a great place to start. Obviously, there are definite biological reasons why an embryo might not make it, and most people (even firm believers) don’t blame God for allowing so many millions of fertilized eggs to die each year.

But many of the same people who give God a pass for allowing so many embryos to die, would like us to believe that God is punishing us for not making all abortions stop. Setting aside the fact that making abortions illegal does not cause them to stop, let’s examine what the Bible says DIRECTLY about abortion.

If men quarrel, and one strike a woman with child, and she miscarry indeed, but live herself, he shall be answerable for so much damage as the…

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Some Strange behaviour – a short tract

Jehovah's Witnesses - Are very like a cult. Members are pressed to isolate themselves from family and friends not of the JWs. No tithe is taken but members are expected to donate time and make cash "gifts." Pressure is applied to ensure time donated and the "gifts" are great enough, this works because the member … Continue reading Some Strange behaviour – a short tract →

A Visit to Taylor’s and Mitchell’s Engine Houses

This Gentleman is not only Atheist but he respects the achievements of the past. Luckily there are many such achievements in Cornwall such as the beam engine at Taylors Engine House in Pool, (nr Camborne) This image of the Great Beam or "bob (weight 52.5 tons) was taken by my Best Beloved The engine itself … Continue reading A Visit to Taylor’s and Mitchell’s Engine Houses →