Thursday Godbytes

So apparently there are actually a lot of atheists in foxholes, the Atlantic reports. In other atheist news, author and “New Atheist” Richard Dawkins has some harsh words for philosopher and Christian apologist William Lane Craig. Craig reportedly challenged Dawkins to a debate about religion, but Dawkins isn’t interested, calling Craig “an apologist for genocide.” […]

So apparently there are actually a lot of atheists in foxholes, the Atlantic reports.

In other atheist news, author and “New Atheist” Richard Dawkins has some harsh words for philosopher and Christian apologist William Lane Craig. Craig reportedly challenged Dawkins to a debate about religion, but Dawkins isn’t interested, calling Craig “an apologist for genocide.”

CNN reports that American pastors are hoping to have a louder voice in the 2012 presidential election.


Well, it looks pastors are already making their voices heard: Folks are still talking about the Rev. Robert Jeffess‘ attack on presidential candidate Mitt Romney’s faith. Religion Dispatches thinks Jeffress both right and wrong, while America Magazine examines the wisdom of examining a candidate’s religion in the first place.

Oh, and did you know that Steve Jobs quit church at 13? Because apparently he did. It’s all there in the new forthcoming biography of the late CEO of Apple.

Finally, our Picture of the Day shows how Jacob’s Biblical wrestling match with an angel actually went down (he started off slowâÂ?¦):

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