Author Archives: David Glass
Trends in Atheism and Religion
A while back we reported on the decline of many churches in Northern Ireland. A recent survey of global attitudes towards religion highlights similar issues. Of 65 countries included, the UK comes out as the sixth least religious country with only 30% identifying themselves as religious, 53% as non-religious and 13% atheist.
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Contradictions in the Resurrection Accounts?
Frequently sceptics argue that the resurrection accounts found in the New Testament cannot be taken seriously because they are full of contradictions. Reading the accounts again recently, it struck me how overstated this claim is. From the outset, it has to be said that even if differences between the accounts could not be reconciled, it still wouldn’t be a good objection to the historical case for the resurrection in any case[i].
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