On the Recent Popularity of Atheist Books

Here are two articles of interest dealing with the popularity of atheist books in the last couple of years.

Joseph Bottum at First Things: “Why Atheism Is Selling . . . Books”

There’s an odd defensiveness about all these books—as though they were a sign not of victory but of desperation. Everywhere on earth except Western Europe, religion is surging. Each of the authors admits that most people, especially in America, do not agree with him. Each pictures himself as a man who spits against the wind. Each rehearses his arguments for atheism mostly, it seems, to convince himself.

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Gay Study Bible

In case it’s not obvious, this is NOT a book recommendation! It’s a post to inform you of the efforts of some to justify their sinful choices.

Better Bibles Blog points us to a new study Bible that seeks to show that the New Testament doesn’t condemn same-sex sexual behavior: the Study New Testament for Gay, Lesbian, Bi, and Transgender: With Extensive Notes on Greek Word Meaning and Context, published by Smith and Stirling Publishing, “an independent Australian publisher that will not be intimidated by subgroups of the Religious Right or other intolerant Fundamentalist Christian groups, nor will be bought out by other publishers who are a front for such groups.”

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