Absolute Morality Steven Carr examines the Christian claim that they have access to absolute moral rules. Against the Moral Argument Examination and refutation of the moral argument for the existence of God. God & Ethics: Inseparable or Incompatible? Indepth treatment of "the moral argument for God" and "the meta-ethical argument for atheism." Atheism, Theism & Rape Which can do a better job of arguing against rape: atheism or Chrisitan theism? Bible in theory and practice Christians like to say that their religion is based on the Bible, but some of the scriptures conflict with actual Christian teachings. Being Moral: Theism vs. Humanism "But Moreland's depiction of Christian theism does not provide a better reason to be moral than secular humanism, nor does it make the existence and knowability of morality more likely,..." Does God Matter? From the Guide: Most theists seem to assume that the existence of a god - any god - is vitally important. But is this a valid assumption? Probably not. Is God Necessary for Morality? A debate about the usefulness of gods in explaining/having morality. Moral Foundations of Atheism & Christianity What are the differences between the two - and is one better than the other? Morality requires God - or does it? It is often claimed that to be moral, one must believe in a god - but is that true? Morality Without God Are gods required to explain human moral behavior? If not, why not? Morality: biblical or not? "Defenders of the Bible, such as fundamentalists, never cease criticizing the evils and immoralities of modern society and environment. A "return to the Bible" movement is hardly the answer. " No Morality Without the Bible? "Of all the arguments that fundamentalists resort to in their defense of the Bible, none is more ridiculous than their claim that the Bible is necessary for people to know how to live moral lives. " Relativity of Biblical Ethics "It is an axiom among fundamentalists and evangelicals that theology is the foundation of ethics and morality in North America culture." But Joe Barnhard wants to show that Bible instead pushes moral relativism. Revealed Religion and Morality Thomas Paine's classic passage on what's wrong with basing morals on a revealed religion.
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