Shawn Walker to moderate my upcoming discussion with Pastor Dan

Reverend Shawn Walker of First Baptist Church in Wilkes-Barre, PA — who moderated my August 31, 2013 debate with Rev. Michael Brewster — will serve as the moderator for my upcoming November 3, 2013 discussion concerning religious faith and atheism with Pastor Dan Nichols in the Wilkes-Barre, PA Downtown Arts building. Make plans to attend […]

Upcoming discussion with Pastor Dan Nichols on religious faith, atheism

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE October 9, 2013 Media Contacts: Justin Vacula, justinvacula [at] gmail.com Dan Nichols, dan [at] restoredchurch.org Pastor and atheist to host open-to-the-public discussion on religious faith, atheism  Wilkes-Barre – Pastor Dan Nichols of Restored Church and atheist activist Justin Vacula of the NEPA Freethought Society will meet for a friendly two hour open-to-the-public discussion concerning religious […]

“Does the Christian god exist?” debate video

I debated Reverend Michael Brewster on the topic of “Does the Christian god exist?” on August 31, 2013 in Mount Zion Baptist Church in Wilkes-Barre, PA. Following is a video recording of the debate: Consider reading my after-thoughts concerning the debate and a transcript of my opening statement. I also hope to provide more thoughts […]

Debate recording available

An archived audio recording of the August 31 “Does the Christian god exist?” debate I participated in alongside Reverend Michael Brewster at Mount Zion Baptist Church in Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania is now available. Stay tuned for my post-debate thoughts and more. Listen here.

Dr. Peter Boghossian’s “A Manual for Creating Atheists” now available for pre-order

Dr. Peter Boghossian‘s upcoming book “A Manual for Creating Atheists” is now available for pre-order on Amazon.com! Dr. Boghossian’s book, much unlike others written for atheist audiences, focuses on how to approach conversations with religious individuals under the banner of what he calls ‘street epistemology.’ He provides many strategies — informed by evidence from social science […]