Category Archives: Religion

There Is No Special Bible For Lazy People, PART II

Posted on February 19, 2015 by jackpelham

In my previous post, I talked about how: We have to actually read the Bible to know what’s in it. Jesus seems to have thought that people’s misunderstandings were worth correcting, so we are to be in the habit of … Continue reading →

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There Is No Special Bible For Lazy People

Posted on February 18, 2015 by jackpelham

Jesus was talking to some from a religious faction (Sadducees)  one day and he told them a most instructive thing: Matthew 22:29 But Jesus answered them, “You are wrong, because you know neither the Scriptures nor the power of God. They … Continue reading →

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On Keeping Bible Interpretation In Its Proper Place

Posted on February 17, 2015 by jackpelham

There is the Bible, and then there is one’s interpretation of the Bible.  Because we are so prone to cognitive error, these two are quite often not the same.  None of us are inspired and/or infallible in our ability to … Continue reading →

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Three Bible Study Rules

Posted on February 14, 2015 by jackpelham

Regarding the Bible, here are three rules of study that most manage to resist quite successfully: Let us constrain ourselves to get out of the Bible nothing more than what was put there by its authors. Let us diligently get … Continue reading →

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Voices of Reason Doing More Harm than Good

Posted on January 8, 2015 by jackpelham

It does very little good to attempt to be a voice of reason in a society that is not given to sound reasoning.  In fact, in an irrational culture such as ours, reasonable commentary on particular points of religious or … Continue reading →

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Merrily Posteth the Fool!

Posted on September 29, 2013 by jackpelham

Here’s one of the best Shakespeare quotations ever!  And my, how it applies to our modern hearsay/Facebook culture! “Merrily posteth the Fool, yet vetteth not, that which he wast but told I had said.” Shakespeare ~ Twelfth Night, Act II, … Continue reading →

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The Sole Reform Fallacy

Posted on September 20, 2013 by jackpelham

I have coined the term Sole Reform Fallacy (or Sole Remedy Fallacy) to name a cognitive error I have seen frequently in play with regard to politics and religion.  Here is its definition. Sole Reform Fallacy—the error of judgment by … Continue reading →

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Over a Thousand Funerals

Posted on September 12, 2013 by jackpelham

Ralph:  You know, they say that Brother Billy is really popular.  He has preached over a thousand funerals in this county! Dale:  That guy’s not really that popular; I think his reputation comes mostly from poor communication.

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The “Let It Shine” Fallacy

Posted on July 8, 2013 by jackpelham

There is a very common fallacy of sorts in our American culture.  It has to do with activism, patriotism, religious fervor, and so forth, and it goes something like this: “I’m going to let my little light shine, and from … Continue reading →

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The Mutual Repulsion Society

Posted on July 7, 2013 by jackpelham

The Christian thinks his philosophy is better than that of the Atheist, for he detects in the Atheist some illogical argumentation here and there.  And he sees the dogmatic spirit in the Atheist and declares “Atheism is a religion, too!” … Continue reading →

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