What’s the greatest threat to Christians today?

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According to Christian apologist Josh McDowell it’s… THE INTERNET! Duhn duhn duhhnnnnn!

“What has changed everything?” asked the apologist from Campus Crusade for Christ International as he spoke on “Unshakable Truth, Relevant Faith” at the Billy Graham Center in Asheville, N.C., Friday evening. His answer was, the Internet.

“The Internet has given atheists, agnostics, skeptics, . . . → Read More: What’s the greatest threat to Christians today?

SEB PSA: You have 12 days till the End of the World.

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We're going to be very upset come May 22nd!

If you’ve been an SEB regular for awhile then you may recall back in January of last year when I wrote about Christian nutcase Harold Camping and his prediction that the rapture would occur on May 21st, 2011. For those of you without calendars, that’s . . . → Read More: SEB PSA: You have 12 days till the End of the World.

Too Much Faith Will Make You Crazy: Nantucket exorcism edition.

Yet another child falls victim to a delusional parent:

NANTUCKET (FOX 25 / MyFoxBoston.com) – Police say a Nantucket woman accused of killing her 3-year-old daughter told a priest and hospital officials that God told her to push a rose down the girl’s throat to ward off the devil.

Documents filed in Nantucket District Court . . . → Read More: Too Much Faith Will Make You Crazy: Nantucket exorcism edition.

Light bulbs for the True Believer.

Science can be a real pain in the ass for a True Believer™. All those “theories” based on “evidence” when all you really need in life is faith that God will provide. It can be pretty galling having to purchase products based on a “scientific” understanding of the world. That’s why we here at SEB . . . → Read More: Light bulbs for the True Believer.

Boy dies from easily treatable condition while family prays for healing.

Here’s a story we’re seeing with more and more regularity. It’s from the Too Much Faith Will Make You Crazy file and it involves a young man who’d be alive today if the people purported to care about him would have taken him to a doctor’s office. Instead the opted to pray for God to . . . → Read More: Boy dies from easily treatable condition while family prays for healing.

I’ve never seen faith move mountains, but I’ve seen what it can do to skyscrapers.

Pastor convicted of mortgage fraud resorts to imprecatory prayers against witnesses.

Because that’s exactly what Jesus would do:

Jensen Beach pastor sentenced to 20 years for mortgage fraud—South Florida Sun-Sentinel.com

STUART – A defiant Rodney McGill prayed for affliction upon his adversaries prior to his sentencing in Martin County Circuit Court, and turned his back on Judge Sherwood Bauer Jr. as he was handed a 20-year . . . → Read More: Pastor convicted of mortgage fraud resorts to imprecatory prayers against witnesses.

Two year old refuses to say “amen” after meals. Is starved to death as punishment.

Another child dies thanks to a mother so deluded she follows the instructions of her religious leader and lets the child starve to death for the crime of not saying the word “amen” at the end of a meal:

Police say the five suspects belonged to a small group of adults and children who . . . → Read More: Two year old refuses to say “amen” after meals. Is starved to death as punishment.

Thousands of idiots believe this Preacher can heal them and raise the dead.

Continuing on the topic of delusional True Believers™ brings us to this news item about a Canadian faith healer by the name of Todd Bentley who’s apparently enjoying quite a bit of popularity in Florida. He claims God has given him the power to heal the sick and raise the dead and the overly credulous . . . → Read More: Thousands of idiots believe this Preacher can heal them and raise the dead.

Proof religion causes brain damage: Jim Bakker is back.

Jim and Tammy Faye Bakker’s fall from grace happened well before I started blogging and it seemed at the time that we wouldn’t being hearing much from them again. Tammy Faye, divorced from Jim during his stint in prison, managed to pop up here and there over the years, but she never reached the heights . . . → Read More: Proof religion causes brain damage: Jim Bakker is back.