After all, if the New Life church in Yorktown, Indiana can offer a course in the New Atheism, I must be qualified to discuss all the nuances and fluff and crazy beliefs of Christianity. I am most amused, though, by their choice of instructor. It's some fellow named Jim Spiegel, who derives his authority from having written a book about atheism.
The title? The Making of an Atheist: How Immorality Leads to Unbelief. Yeah, he has credibility.
I wonder if that guy who made Reefer Madness ever published a textbook on neuropharmacology…
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