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Episode 150 – Stand To reason still don't understand atheists In this episode of Still Unbelievable! Matthew responds to an episode of the Stand to Reason podcast — where Amy and Greg tackle the terrifying phenomenon of… an atheist who says he doesn’t have a worldview. Shocking stuff. --- 1) the original podcast https://podtail.com/podcast/-strask-with-greg-koukl/what-would-you-say-to-an-athei...

Episode 155 David and Matthew Current Events July updateMatthew is joined by David from Skeptics and Seekers for another roundup of what's been going on. https://skepticsandseekers.squarespace.com/ --------- Still Unbelievable! book: https://amzn.eu/d/fmsN1Cw Apostate book: https://apocryphilepress.com/book/apostate-stories-of-deconversion/ https://amzn.eu/d/9RIUZYx To contact us, email: reasonpre...

Episode 149 – On Genuinely Seeking God Also known as teenager God, who doesn’t want to come downstairs — apparently He loves you, but He’s not coming out of His room. In this episode Matthew addresses one aspect of the hiddenness of the Christian god — specifically the claim that people only fail to find God because they never *truly* sought Him. 1. Sean McDowell’s original video https://www.youtu...

In this Episode of Still Unbelievable, Matthew chats with David from Skeptics and Seekers, see link in the show notes. David and Matthew are going to do a regular catchup to talk about current events and a lot of nonsense. This first chat is over 3 hours and covers politics, DNA, family ancestry, Matthew reveals that he's discovered a dark secret in his family, you have to listen to find out w...

EP148 - Tiffany Yecke Brooks - To Rebehold the Stars In this episode Matthew is in conversation with Tiffany Yecke Brooks, author of To Rebehold the Stars — a book that doesn’t shy away from the hardest questions about faith, silence, identity, and the stories we tell ourselves about God. Tiffany invites us into a space where certainty dissolves, where divine silence feels indistinguishable from a...

Episode 147 James McGrath - Beyond Deconstruction. In this episode of Still Unbelievable! Matthew is in conversation with James McGrath about his book, Beyond Deconstruction. James extolls us all to be kind and considerate when facing the deconstruction of cherished beliefs. In a world where the extremes are becoming more fractured and the calm middle seems to no longer exist, James reminds us tha...

Episode 146 - Suicide and the Communion of Saints. In this episode of Still Unbelievable! Matthew is joined by wife Sarah to talk with priest and author Rhonda Mawhood Lee. She writes compassionately about suicide in her book, Suicide and the Communion of Saints see the show notes for further information, where there are additional mental health and suicide resources. If you wish to send feedback...

Episode 145 Downsizing: Letting Go of Evangelicalism’s Nonessentials. In this episode of Still Unbelievable Matthew is in conversation with Michelle Van Loon, a writer with a Jewish upbringing who converted to evangelical Christianity as a teen. She gives her perspective on both traditions. Hear what drew her towards Christianity, what she carried from Judaism, and what she thinks people often mis...

Episode 144 - Angela J. Herrington - Embracing the Old Witch in the Woods In this episode of still Unbelievable! Matthew interviews Angela Herrington author of Embracing the Old witch in the woods. Angela has written another book, Deconstruct your faith without losing yourself. She is a beautiful human being who puts enormous effort and thought into affirming others and guiding them into being val...

In this episode of still unbelievable, Matthew reviews an episode of the Unbelievable? podcast. It's an episode that features Stephen Law and Michael Jones in conversation. He'll mostly focus on the things that Michael Jones says, because through his channel, Inspiring Philosophy, he says things about Christianity which are Unbelievable!, at least to the listener who is prepared to fact ch...

In this episode of Still Unbelievable!, Matthew reviews an episode of J Warner Wallace's Cold Case Christianity podcast where he tries to make a case for objective morality being explained by his preferred god. J Warner Wallace is infamous for his cold case Christianity book, which allegedly claims to be his story of discovery by investigating god like a detective. His podcast is not a good exampl...

In in this episode of Still Unbelievable! Matthew reads the Christmas narratives from the gospels. To show that as each gospel is written, the story gets embellished. Unlike the death and resurrection narratives, see our 2025 Easter bonus episodes for thoughts on those, link in the show notes. The birth story of Jesus is not told in all four of the gospels. Like the Easter episodes, we will be loo...

Matthew is joined by David from Skeptics and Seekers to answer Braxton Hunter's 5 questions for atheists 2025. Join us for answers, spattered with laughing and swearing! 1) original youtube video https://youtu.be/gsma6UT3rwk?si=2jdJVDlqIMjuuFxy 2) Robin Collins https://www.messiah.edu/homepage/1662/robin_collins https://www.messiah.edu/info/20003/faith_and_values/5/statements_of_faith https://...

In this episode of Still Unbelievable!, Matthew reviews Sean McDowell and William Lane Craig being shitty about Rhett's deconversion. When Christian apologists review the deconversion of a high profile Christian, it's a given that they will miss the point on the things they say and misdirect their adoring Christian fans on the negative aspects of Christianity that cause the person to leave...

In this episode Matthew reviews a conversation that Lee Strobel had with Justin Brierley in April 2022. In that discussion Lee tried very hard to make a case for heaven, and Matthew examines the points he makes and revealing why his case is utter bunk. It literally is wishful thinking gone wild. The original you tube video of the conversation is at link 1, it's not long, about 20 minutes. Lee's Ca...

Episode 138 - Gavin Ortlund takes 5 minutes to Shoot Christianity in the foot. This episode is the audio only of a video review that is available on the Still Unbelievable! YouTube channel. See show notes for a link. the original https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_QWcKjIKf0k did the universe begin? https://youtu.be/4Ps9-u0KfG4?si=1ew1M2-TI8rODbkq apparent fine tuning does not mean a god did it https...

1) Anna Clark Miller - services, podcast, and book https://www.empathyparadigm.com/martyrshewrote https://www.empathyparadigm.com/ https://www.amazon.co.uk/Religious-Trauma-Survival-Guide-Professionals/dp/B0CHL5FGBM 2) Beyond Belief: the Coercive Power of High Control Religions https://www.questioninglds.com/lds-articles/g6m1k7bpggn42irn5oyoirpwb16wll 3) Reclamation Collective https://www.reclamat...

Episode 136 - Transhumanism - with Revd Dr Stephen Goundrey-Smith In this episode of Still Unbelievable!, Matthew chats with an old friend about Transhumanism. Stephen and Matthew have known each other since they were in a church 18+ group more than 30 years ago. Stephen trained as a pharmacist and then as a minister for the church if England and now combines them both in his work at Ripon College...

Episode 135 - Allan Chapman - The Victorians and the Holy Land In this episode of Still Unbelievable! Matthew chats with Allan Chapman, who teaches history of science at Oxford University, and has written extensively on history and science, including the relationship between the two. He is a Fellow of the Royal Astronomical Society and a founder member of the Society for the History of Astronomy....

Episode 134 - Apostate - Jo Lloyd Johnson In this episode of Still Unbelievable, Matthew chats with Jo, one of the contributors of the book Apostate, Stories of Deconversion. Jo is already an author and has written her own memoir of deconstruction. Please be aware that this conversation touches on sexual violence from the opening minutes, but it is not all that is talked about, other topics are co...

Episode 132 - How to Kill God the easy Way In this episode of Still Unbelievable!, Matthew chats with Alan Bondar about his provocatively titled book, How to Kill God the Easy Way. We enjoyed this book and recommend it to anyone who is seeking to engage with a critical review of Christian apologetics. If you have any sympathies for Christianity and it's proponents, then this book will challenge th...

In December 2024 Matthew asked Amy and Greg who made them experts on what makes someone a Christian. They answered. In this episode Matthew takes their answer and explains why he's unimpressed. Especially because of the way their comments negatively affect LGBTQ+ people and those who want abortion to be a valid choice. 1) The Jan 2025 episode being responded to https://www.str.org/w/-strask-who-ma...

1) Full text of the ruling https://supremecourt.uk/cases/judgments/uksc-2024-0042 2) legal cheek commentary https://www.legalcheek.com/2025/04/supreme-court-rules-woman-has-biological-meaning/ 3) Lauren on the T Elders podcast https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yO4_9hJCQFI To contact us, email: reasonpress@gmail.com our YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@reasonpress2901 Our Theme Music was written for...

Mark's account is chapter 16, it is the earliest, and also the shortest. There are no angels, no soldiers, Jesus is not there. Women are the only witnesses, besides the unidentified young man. Verse 9 onwards, reads differently, it contradicts the fear and silence of the women it includes hints and pointers to events described in greater detail in the other gospels. It's almost as though it was ad...

The deaths of JesusMark 15 21-41Being the earliest account, we would expect Mark to be the simplest, with the least detail. This account contains the key elements we are familiar with, Simon of Cyrene (who the hell is this guy anyway and why is he not mentioned anywhere else?) It feels like this is an inserted character to help create the narrative of Jesus being special. Even with early accounts...