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This is Real Life

This is an interview about atheism and apologetics that took place at the Ulster Temple Church in Belfast in September 2012 as part of a series called This is Real Life.

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Fundamentalist Atheists and the Dangers of Literalism

“Guess what, mum.”

 “What?”

“Turns out… turns out that Jesus is a sheep.”

This was my three year old’s summary of a Holiday Bible Club story after a visit a number of years ago.

That he was three, or perhaps four years old at the time, makes his literalism understandable, as well as amusing; but if you have ever experienced the curiosity of the Christian/Atheist debate, especially with an ex-Christian, and especially on the Internet, you might be forgiven for thinking that Jesus is indeed a sheep, and it does lead one to wonder where debate can possibly lead.

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