YouTube - Atomic bombing of Nagasaki - BBC

I usually only see documentary information for Hiroshima and not much on Nagasaki. This is good video!




YouTube - Atomic bombing of Nagasaki - BBC

Stalin - Man of Steel

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Witness the brutal story of Joseph Stalin, who ruled the Soviet Union with an iron hand. Even Stalin's successors viewed him as brutal, and in the years following Stalin's death they heavily toned down his crimes. But now, after the fall of Communism, people have come forward to reveal the tyranny they themselves lived in.

Stalin - Man of Steel

Truthbomb Apologetics: Featured Audio: An Interview with John MacArthur- The Jesus You Can't Ignore

Here is a great post from the Truthbomb Apologetics blog that makes an interview of John MacArthur available. It's worth a listen. Here is what Chad wrote as a description:

In this interview, pastor and teacher Dr. John MacArthur discusses his latest book entitled The Jesus You Can't Ignore: What You Must Learn from the Bold Confrontations of Christ.

In this short, 26 minute interview, MacArthur challenges the evangelical world to fight for truth and gives tips on how to do it.

Truthbomb Apologetics: Featured Audio: An Interview with John MacArthur- The Jesus You Can't Ignore

BBC News - Unholy row over New Zealand Mary and Joseph billboard

I came across this news story and I am shocked. St Matthew-in-the-City Church in Auckland, New Zealand recently put up a bill board shown on the left. I don't know what kind of response this springs up in you, but I find it offensive for two reasons. It makes me wonder what was the message the church was trying to send? I did some research and I found the following quote:

Church vicar Archdeacon Glynn Cardy said the billboard was intended to challenge stereotypes about the way Jesus was conceived and get people talking about the Christmas story.
"This billboard is trying to lampoon and ridicule the very literal idea that God is a male and somehow this male God impregnated Mary," said Cardy, who described his church as having very liberal ideas about Christianity.
"We would question the Virgin Birth in any literal sense. We would question the maleness of God in any literal sense," he said.

In other words, the point was to take a swipe at fundamental Christian doctrine and theology. It's admitted that they were making fun of the doctrine of Jesus' virgin birth  by implying that God had sex with Mary. The Bible never implies that Jesus' conception was sexual. On top of that the man said that they are coming against the maleness of God. However, God is never described as male or female...God is beyond all of that. Historic Orthodox Christianity has never embraced these ideas.

Once I found out what kind of church this is, I was not surprised. It's a liberal Anglican church. Anglican church is certainly no longer orthodox. They used to be but they really seemed to have "jumped the shark" so to speak. I went to St Matthew-in-the-City Church in Auckland, New Zealand main website and found that like many American Anglican churches are performing same-sex marriages and like more than a few churches today have turned its back on the Bible as being the final authority for faith and practice.

You can imagine that the billboard has offended a lot of people.

Lyndsay Freer, spokeswoman for the Catholic Diocese of Auckland, said the poster was offensive to Christians.
"Our Christian tradition of 2,000 years is that Mary remains a virgin and that Jesus is the son of God, not Joseph," she told the New Zealand Herald. "Such a poster is inappropriate and disrespectful."



As a Roman Catholic she holds to the perpetual virginity of Mary, for which there is only Roman Catholic dogma and tradition that we have support so of course she is not happy. I want to be clear that not all Christians dislike the billboard for the same reasons or would agree with her 2000 year assertion or Mary always being a virgin. I've already written on why I disagree with her. However, I do agree that the billboard is wrong but for denying Jesus' virgin birth or trying to cast God as having human gender is wrong.

Sources:
BBC News - Unholy row over New Zealand Mary and Joseph billboard
Religious billboard provokes wrath, mirth
Billboard Depicting Joseph, Mary In Bed Sparks Row
Vicar wants to keep billboard

Christian Apologetics - Life and Doctrine: Jewish / Judaism : The Isaiah 9 Controversy, part 1 of 4

Wow! I had no idea that some tried to avoid Isaiah 9! That is mind blowing. I love this series and I hope to read more - parts 2-4. I wanted to add a couple of observations. There are several places in the Hebrew Bible that prophecies were given in the past tense although it was talking about the future. I believe it is because to God He knows the future so well (because He is doing it) that He can talk about it as if it has already happened! The only other thing I've gotta to add to Mariano's brilliance is the inescapable fact that these verses 6-7 could ever be applied to anyone but Jesus, least of all to me, you, or Hezekiah. Who else is "Mighty God", "Prince of Peace"? Wait Obama won the Nobel Peace Prize! Naahh!!!! Just kidding.

⁶ For to us a child is born,
       to us a son is given,
       and the government will be on his shoulders.
       And he will be called
       Wonderful Counselor, ^[a] Mighty God,
       Everlasting Father, Prince of Peace.
 ⁷ Of the increase of his government and peace
       there will be no end.
       He will reign on David's throne
       and over his kingdom,
       establishing and upholding it
       with justice and righteousness
       from that time on and forever.
       The zeal of the LORD Almighty
       will accomplish this. - Isaiah 9:6-7

Christian Apologetics - Life and Doctrine: Jewish / Judaism : The Isaiah 9 Controversy, part 1 of 4

YouTube - WWII:RARE COLOR FILM:PEARL HARBOR DECEMBER 7 1941 1

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Archival Gold!





YouTube - WWII:RARE COLOR FILM:PEARL HARBOR DECEMBER 7 1941 1

Breaking Down The Iron Man 2 Trailer

In case you missed it...the first official trailer for Iron Man 2 has been released. Check out this article from G4TV analyzing the trailer in exquisite detail. Here is my analysis: I can't wait for this movie. I like the idea of the government coming to Tony Stark and telling him that his technology is too dangerous for him as a private citizen to control. I think that in real life if a guy really came up with such a suit, everyone would be after him trying to take it. The trailer really makes me wanna see this movie. The thing I'm most excited about is seeing the War Machine armor.






Breaking Down The Iron Man 2 Trailer

Biblical Exegesis:Acts 2:30

This week let's consider Acts 2:30 which says:

 ³⁰Therefore being a prophet, and knowing that God had sworn with an oath to him, that of the fruit of his loins, according to the flesh, he would raise up Christ to sit on his throne; (Acts 2:30, King James Version)

But he was a prophet and knew that God had promised him on oath that he would place one of his descendants on his throne. (NIV)

I was inspired to write this post by the arguments of TheGodless on Twitter. He was trying to use the Bible to show that Mary was not a virgin when she conceived and gave birth to Jesus. He took this verse to mean that Jesus was a son of David in terms of what we mean today - genetically - and therefore Jesus had an earthly father and was born the same way as everyone else. I thought that it would be instructive to really look at the text and see if you can draw that meaning out.

Let's start with context. Who is speaking, to whom, and what is the speaker talking about? Peter is speaking. He and the other followers of Jesus (from 12 - 120 people) have all received the Holy Spirit and had began speaking in tongues. They had also just spent 40 days with the risen Christ and had seen him ascend into heaven.

Now consider the audience - hundreds of Jews from all over the empire in Jerusalem to celebrate Passover and Pentecost feasts. They had just heard local Jews speaking and praising God in languages that they could not have known (tongues). They knew about Jesus' crucifixion and the empty tomb. Peter is attempting to explain all of this to them and in verse 30 he makes a direct statement that Jesus was a dcscendant of David just as they knew the Messiah had to be. Keep in mind that both Mary and Joseph were descended from King David and Jesus was truly human...he had Mary's genetic traits. God performed a miracle - a live human birth without the genetic material of a man.

Instead of just focusing on defending Jesus' virgin birth, lets look closer at the first Christian sermon following Jesus' assention. It's fascinating. You get to speak up as a Christian for the first time anyone outside of Jesus has given the full gospel...what do you say? See verses 14-41. Peter tells them that they are watching prophesy being fulfilled. The people speaking in tongues and declaring God's wonders in a miraculous way. So he started with building on the miracle God had already performed because God already had their intention. Then Peter reminded them what they had witnessed concerning Jesus and then Peter warns them no to miss out on this opportunity to be free of their sins! Not all of his listeners believe but at least 3000 of them do

14Then Peter stood up with the Eleven, raised his voice and addressed the crowd: "Fellow Jews and all of you who live in Jerusalem, let me explain this to you; listen carefully to what I say. 15These men are not drunk, as you suppose. It's only nine in the morning! 16No, this is what was spoken by the prophet Joel:
17" 'In the last days, God says,
I will pour out my Spirit on all people.
Your sons and daughters will prophesy,
your young men will see visions,
your old men will dream dreams.
18Even on my servants, both men and women,
I will pour out my Spirit in those days,
and they will prophesy.
19I will show wonders in the heaven above
and signs on the earth below,
blood and fire and billows of smoke.
20The sun will be turned to darkness
and the moon to blood
before the coming of the great and glorious day of the Lord.
21And everyone who calls
on the name of the Lord will be saved.'[c]

22"Men of Israel, listen to this: Jesus of Nazareth was a man accredited by God to you by miracles, wonders and signs, which God did among you through him, as you yourselves know. 23This man was handed over to you by God's set purpose and foreknowledge; and you, with the help of wicked men,[d] put him to death by nailing him to the cross. 24But God raised him from the dead, freeing him from the agony of death, because it was impossible for death to keep its hold on him. 25David said about him:
" 'I saw the Lord always before me.
Because he is at my right hand,
I will not be shaken.
26Therefore my heart is glad and my tongue rejoices;
my body also will live in hope,
27because you will not abandon me to the grave,
nor will you let your Holy One see decay.
28You have made known to me the paths of life;
you will fill me with joy in your presence.'[e]

29"Brothers, I can tell you confidently that the patriarch David died and was buried, and his tomb is here to this day. 30But he was a prophet and knew that God had promised him on oath that he would place one of his descendants on his throne. 31Seeing what was ahead, he spoke of the resurrection of the Christ,[f] that he was not abandoned to the grave, nor did his body see decay. 32God has raised this Jesus to life, and we are all witnesses of the fact. 33Exalted to the right hand of God, he has received from the Father the promised Holy Spirit and has poured out what you now see and hear. 34For David did not ascend to heaven, and yet he said,
" 'The Lord said to my Lord:
"Sit at my right hand
35until I make your enemies
a footstool for your feet." '[g]

36"Therefore let all Israel be assured of this: God has made this Jesus, whom you crucified, both Lord and Christ."

37When the people heard this, they were cut to the heart and said to Peter and the other apostles, "Brothers, what shall we do?"

38Peter replied, "Repent and be baptized, every one of you, in the name of Jesus Christ for the forgiveness of your sins. And you will receive the gift of the Holy Spirit. 39The promise is for you and your children and for all who are far off—for all whom the Lord our God will call."

40With many other words he warned them; and he pleaded with them, "Save yourselves from this corrupt generation." 41Those who accepted his message were baptized, and about three thousand were added to their number that day.!

Chuck Missler - Return Of The Nephilim

Here is a talk that Chuck Missler gave regarding UFOs, extraterrestrial life, and the Nephilim. Here is what Missler said.




I agree with Missler on the science he presented. I even agree with his discussion of dimension and perspective. He makes good points. And I think that these ideas shared by many should be explored.

I heard a talk given by Dr. Walter Martin that shows that he thought that perhaps the talk of UFOs were because of beings that exist in higher dimensions than just the 4 we easily perceive. Some folks even go as far as postulating that the aliens that are reported are actually demons. Martin, didn't really go as far as that, but he did say that we can't just ignore the accounts of so many who claim to have interacted with extraterrestrial life. They are seeing something...experiencing something.

I have to disagree with the further assertions Missler makes. Things such as that demons attempting to pollute the human gene pool to keep the Messiah from being born or that the Nephilim of the Bible were half-human and half angel. I just don't think that the Bible holds up that interpretation.

Missler had to go outside the Bible, the apocryphal "Book of Enoch" to come up with his hypothesis. In addition the view kind of requires that we think that God and Lucifer are equals playing chess and that there is a possibility that God can loose if he doesn't block the movers Satan is doing. For example, Missler said that God sent the flood to kill the hybrids, and that Noah was saved because his DNA and that of his family was untainted. The Bible says God chose to save Noah because

 This is the account of Noah.
      Noah was a righteous man, blameless among the people of his time, and he walked with God.  Noah had three sons: Shem, Ham and Japheth.
 Now the earth was corrupt in God's sight and was full of violence. God saw how corrupt the earth had become, for all the people on earth had corrupted their ways.  So God said to Noah, "I am going to put an end to all people, for the earth is filled with violence because of them. I am surely going to destroy both them and the earth.- Genesis 6:9-13 (NIV)

The KJV says Noah was "perfect in his Generation" but I think that the NIV is clearer. God was not choosing Noah because of his genetic purity....but for his moral purity. In addition we have no scripture that says that Angels are able to take physical form at will on their own prerogative. All this leads me to reject the notion that the Nephilim were not just human. So why would God allow demons to deceive the world into thinking that they are space aliens? I think the jury is out if this hypothesis is true or not...I'm gonna vote - I don't know what UFOs are or what people are experiencing.



Chuck Missler - Return Of The Nephilim

Truthbomb Apologetics: Resources about the Twilight Saga

Chad has posted some great resources on his blog about what Christians should view about the Twilight cultural phenomenon. I personally really like science fiction, horror, and fantasy genres. I think that what makes these genres so interesting is how we can explore philosophy, religion, and think about what it really means to be human and worldview. Some people tend to write off the genres and noit really think about what they are really saying. We need to think about who and what we are and what does society says versus what God says in the Bible.

Truthbomb Apologetics: Resources about the Twilight Saga

Golden Duas from Quran

Recently U.IBRAHIM ALI  left a list of 13 Duas in the comments of a recent post - important verses of the Koran that Muslims  should recite  everyday. On their face I agree with most of them and see no problem with them because the Bible tells us to pray the same way...except for numbers 5-9. They deal with repentance and atonement. I don't read Arabic and I know the Bible far better than the Koran so i may be understanding them out of of context. I invite  U.IBRAHIM ALI to comment further. Here is what I don't get.

1. In reciting the verses the Muslim admits that he is undeserving of mercy because he has sinned, so does that mean the Muslim expect God just to fogive that sin without penalty? Where is the the justice in that? Why shoiuld one not be heald accountable for that crap he hasd done against his creator?
2. On what basis do we have the right to ask for forgiveness on the behalf of our forebearers and others when there is no foundation for why we should be forgiven besides on the basis of God's mercy, grace, and kindness?
3. What guarantee is there that God would give us these mercies? The verses here to suggest that the guarantee for the Muslim is that he believes.

From what I know about Islams thes questions are not answered. Allah saves those He wilts and damns the others...being a Muslim is not a guarantee you will be accepted. As for how the Bible answers these questions it is quite different. The God of the New Testament is the same as the God of the Old Testament. His character is revealed not just in scripture but in active relationship with those who believe even today.  So what does the Bible say about the questions I have asked.

 ³Praise be to the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who has blessed us in the heavenly realms with every spiritual blessing in Christ. ⁴For he chose us in him before the creation of the world to be holy and blameless in his sight. In love ⁵he predestined us to be adopted as his sons through Jesus Christ, in accordance with his pleasure and will— ⁶to the praise of his glorious grace, which he has freely given us in the One he loves. ⁷In him we have redemption through his blood, the forgiveness of sins, in accordance with the riches of God's grace ⁸that he lavished on us with all wisdom and understanding. ⁹And he made known to us the mystery of his will according to his good pleasure, which he purposed in Christ, ¹⁰to be put into effect when the times will have reached their fulfillment—to bring all things in heaven and on earth together under one head, even Christ.
 ¹¹In him we were also chosen,  having been predestined according to the plan of him who works out everything in conformity with the purpose of his will, ¹²in order that we, who were the first to hope in Christ, might be for the praise of his glory. ¹³And you also were included in Christ when you heard the word of truth, the gospel of your salvation. Having believed, you were marked in him with a seal, the promised Holy Spirit, ¹⁴who is a deposit guaranteeing our inheritance until the redemption of those who are God's possession—to the praise of his glory. - Ephesians 1:3-14

We are saved by faith in Jesus'  paying for our sins on the cross and we are guaranteed this freedom...this forgiveness...by Jesus' resurrection and being indwelt by the Holy Spirit! Here is all thirteen duas in Arabic and English.



13 Golden Duas - Arabic English Transliteration


Golden Duas from Quran

Christian Apologetics - Life and Doctrine: Trinity : Which Member of the Trinity is Described as Truth?

Here is another in a series of posts from Mariano who shows that the Trinity is upheld in the Bible through showing that The Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit are each described as Truth. God is Truth. He offers several scriptures to prove that!

Christian Apologetics - Life and Doctrine: Trinity : Which Member of the Trinity is Described as Truth?

Doctrines of Grace , Saint Charles

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Dr. James White has posted the 2nd and 3rd parts of his recent sermon defining and defending the Doctrines of Grace.

Super-Gods: The Greatest Mythology in Comics

I just saw a great article summarizing the greatest fictional comic book character that are inspired by the ancient mythologies of other cultures. Turns out to be a lot. If I remember correctly there is a counter part for each of the Roman -Greco, Egyptian, Mayan, Aztec, Babylonian,and Norse gods and myths in the Marvel and DC universes. Thor is pictured on the left.


Super-Gods: The Greatest Mythology in Comics

Apologetics 315: A Brief History of Islam, Buddhism and Hinduism MP3 Audio by Douglas Groothuis

On his blog Apologetics 315, Brian has posted two get lectures by Douglas Groothius. Them first one is about Islam and the later one is for Buddhism and Hinduism. Check  him out.

Apologetics 315: A Brief History of Islam, Buddhism and Hinduism MP3 Audio by Douglas Groothuis

He Lives: Mary, once a virgin always a virgin?

This is a great post! My two cents is that Mary's perpetual virginity is just Roman Catholic dogma that cannot be supported by the Bible. The gospels clearly say that Jesus had brothers and sisters trying to make them cousin or half-siblings from a previous marriage of Joseph is nothing but an attempt to keep Mary a virgin after the birth of Jesus.

Yes, I think it would have sucked to have Jesus for a br0ther at time - constantly seeing him be perfect and all, I think that Jesus experienced what it truly means to be humble and submit to his parents. I don't think they truly understood, while he was growing up who He was. If they understood they would not have mocked him or thought he was an embarrassment

John 7:5 says

For even his own brothers did not believe in him.

No, i think that to his siblings, Jesus was just their big brother. We know Jesus submitted to Joseph and Mary. He did all the jobs and chores the oldest son was supposed to do. Instead of literally lording himself over others he served others.

To me the final nail in the coffin showing that Mary's perpetual virginity is dead and should be buried is the fact that Mary was Joseph's wife and she was obligated to give herself to him sexually. No way around that. I don't care how pious and humber Joseph was there are certain things a man demands of his wife.

He Lives: Mary, once a virgin always a virgin?

Isn't religion to blame for most of history's killings?

One of the most favorite arguments against Christianity is based on the idea of shaming Jesus and his message because of us who claim to be his followers. The argument is usually worded as such:

More people have been killed by Christians in the name of God than for any other reason.

Here is a quote from John E. Remsburg:

"The name of Christ has caused more persecutions, wars, and miseries than any other name has caused."

People whose arguments such as these really think that the Crusades, Inquisitions, the European religious Civil Wars, and persecutions by Christians in the name of God have killed more people than secular and totalitarian governments. This simply is not true. If you add up the 2000 years of Christian history and estimate the number of deaths due to atrocities committed in God's name you get  17 million! However if you do the same for agnostic/atheistic atrocities for just the 20th century, you get 1,128,000,000 people! That is about for every one person killed by a Christian, 66 were killed by atheists!

In presenting this I'm not trying to say that the atrocities committed during the crusades, inquisition, or witch burning is okay or better than say the Nazi Holocaust or Stalin's purge because less people died. No. God is going to hold all perpetrators accountable. It's all evil. However, to say that Christianity is responsible for the most deaths is simply not true.

Isn't religion to blame for most of history's killings?

Is there a Connection Between Jesus and Romulus?

In continuing my essays on the critical view that our thoughts and belief about Jesus are borrowed from pagan myths, I want consider the myth of Romulus and Remus - the founders of Rome. I found an interesting article that makes the claim that beliefs about Jesus was influenced by Romulus because according to legend.

1. Romulus and his twin, Remus, were the sons of a virgin raped by Mars - the God of War.
2. Romulus and Remus' uncle who supplanted their mother's father as a King wanted to kill them
3. After Romulus killed his brother and founded the city of Rome, a darkness covered the sun and he was ascended to heaven and made a god himself.

One of the articles I read asks the question for why is Jesus more credible than Romulus.

1.Generally speaking the founding of Rome is thought to be 753 BC, however Rome did not completely conquer the Greek Empire until about 30 BC and I doubt that we can argue that the Romans were worshiping the Greek god Ares whom the Romans called Mars back before the 750's.
2. Another point is that one of the earliest written examples of the myth was by Plutarch and can't be dated before the 1st century AD. How do we know that legend did not crop in there.
3. How closely does Jesus really resemble Romulus? He doesn't.
a. Romulus killed his brother Remus and Jesus never killed anyone - sounds more like Cain and Able.
b. Romulus became a god, Jesus was always god.
c. Romulus was conceived when a god raped his mother. Jesus was not conceived sexually - a true virgin birth. Even if you want to argue that Mars is a real god, it doesn't stack up against Jesus.

Source:
More Clues in the Legend (or Is It Fact?) of Romulus
Romulus and Remus
Plutarch
Romulus & Remus: A Lesson for Christianity

Summary & Recap on Romans and Election

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If you have been reading my blog you may be aware of a discussion I've been having  concerning human free will. I wanted to make this summary post. Follow the discussion:

1. Brennon's Thoughts: Romans 9: Updating my Exegesis
2. Responding to True Paradigm: Corporate versus individual election
3. HaloScan.com - Comments back and forth dialogue.

Response to Top 10: Problems with Baby Jesus « Rationalists's Blog Part 2

Here is part two of my response to a tweet from TheGodless of a article that laughably tries to poke holes in the Christmas story as told in the Gospels. Again I have provided the title of the blog for laughs. His comments are quoted as he published them with mine following.

6. Despite extensive accounts of Caesar Augustus’ reign there are absolutely zero mentions anywhere that an empire wide census for which all citizens had to return to their ancestral home to register. NONE! And furthermore – how could such a thing ever logistically take place, for example –  the Bible says that Joseph must return to Bethlehem because his ancestor David was born there, but David lived 1000 years before Joseph. Do you seriously believe that every citizen living under the Roman empire was required to return to the homes of their ancestors from 1000 years prior??

This has been used too often to count. Let's try again and look at  Quirinius and the Census
and take a look at the following link also to see evidence for why we know the Census really did take place: Was Luke Wrong about the census under Quiriniua? and When Did the Luke 2 Census Occur?

7. Matthew writes than Joseph was pissed off  upon discovering that Mary was pregnant. He retires to bed that night, presumably with intentions to kill her the next morning as per Mosaic law, but an angel appears to him in a dream to comfort him that she is carrying the Holy Spirit’s child. Whereas Luke writes that Mary is unaware that she is pregnant but an angel appears to her to advise she is carrying God’s baby.

First the way the point is worded is highly misleading. It makes it seems like Jesus' conception was sexual and it wasn't. Secondly, although Joseph by right of Jewish law could have had Mary stoned, the text clearly states that he had no intention of shaming her or publicly punishing her. Thirdly,  the point that Mary did not know she was pregnant until an angel told her is false. When Gabriel appeared Mary was not pregnant yet! If the point here is that Luke and Matthew disagree then there is no point because there is no disagreement...both are true. Joseph got the information about how Jesus was conceived from an angel in a dream and Mary got it months earlier from an angel before she was even pregnant. There is no problem.

8. Matthew writes that three wise men are guided by a star from the east that leads them to Jerusalem. The star takes a breather. Starts up again and leads them to the very house that baby Jesus was born in. A star!!! Amazing shit isn’t it? Think about it, a star a million times bigger than earth parked above a small building? We can forgive the author of Matthew for this mistake as they believed stars to be basketball size fire balls 2000 years ago, but we can’t forgive those that believe this fable true today.

 As pointed out in the comments section on the article that this post is based, Matthew does not tell us how many wise men there were. Tradition assumes three because there were three gifts named that they brought the baby Jesus...I also would surmise the tradition of three wise men was also influenced by the Trinity Doctrine. However, the point is we don't know how many wise men visited the Baby. As for the star, I think the writer of the article is being too literal. Yes many stars are millions of times larger than the earth, however if the star was say millions of miles away, wouldn't it appear to be able to mark out a small building? Get real.  Of course the Bible is not describing a ball of fire "basketball size". Many debate about what the star really was. The Christian Research Journal published a great article on this. Read it here: http://www.equip.org/articles/the-star-of-bethlehem

9. Luke writes that shepherds are lead to the new born baby Jesus by an angel that visited them in a nearby field. Matthew wrote something completely contradictory (see point 8 )

The wise men (the Magi) were coming from much farther away and arrived maybe as much as two years after Jesus' birth. The shepherds' experiences of seeing the mulitude of angels heralding our Lord and Savior's birth was the same night as the birth. How is that contradictory? It is not!

10. Many other irreconcilable discrepancies of the gospels illustrated in the New Testament chapters of ‘God Hates You. Hate Him Back’ (Making Sense of the Bible) available now on Amazon or Barnes & Noble

I've written several posts responding to such contradictions. I have seen many people try to show contradiction but they just don't work. No way does it make sense. It's been 2000 years, does anyone think they can come up with a fresh contradiction that has not been refuted yet? I don't think so either. This list sure doesn't add anything new.

Top 10: Problems with Baby Jesus « Rationalists's Blog