The Scriptorium Daily

Month: November 2004

  • A Simple Argument Against Secularism

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    John Mark Reynolds, 2004. Frequently, internet atheists argue that the American Constitution is a secular document. In one way, they are of course right. From a Christian point of view the Constitution governs the “secular authority.” It is for the City of Man and not the City of God. This is just a traditional Western…

  • Happy Holidays

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    John Mark Reynolds, 2004. I love holidays. Just hearing, “Happy holidays!” normally makes me happy. Not today. Who knows why? If blogs are supposed to be, at least partly, about self-reflection, then let me say that today is one of those days when I am tired of myself. Tired of my thoughts on politics. Tired…

  • Atheism, Spiritualism, and Me

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    John Mark Reynolds, 2004. Lately, secularism has fallen into name calling as a substitute for argument. After the election, secularists have been active in calling believers bad names. They simply refuse to acknowledge that most people are theists for sensible reasons. First, people have experiences of the divine that they try to understand. They are…