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Line 1: − '''Internet Infidels''', owns and operates the website the [[Secular Web]]. Internet Infidels, Inc. is based in Colorado Springs, Colorado and is a nonprofit organization founded in 1995 [[A.D.]] by [[Jeffery Jay Lowder]] and Brett Lemoine. The [[Secular Web]] is a website which promotes [[atheism]], [[agnosticism]], and [[Philosophical skepticism|skepticism]] on the [[internet]]. Its stated aim is to promote [[Naturalism (philosophy)|Metaphysical Naturalism]].<ref>[http://www.infidels.org/library/modern/richard_carrier/mission.html ''Defining our mission''] Internet Infidels. Accessed 15 March 2008</ref> + − + − [[Christian apologetics|Christian apologist]] [[JP Holding]] has written concerning the Secular Web: "The Secular Web has a few [[intelligent]] people, but overall has long been a haven for every skeptical know-it-all to pronounce judgments upon matters outside of their expertise."<ref>http://www.tektonics.org/gerkin01.html</ref> In addition, Holding has indicated that the quality of [[Internet atheism|internet content]] produced by the Secular Web has gone down since the 1990s.<ref>[http://tektonforge.blogspot.com/2012/04/secular-webs-great-tinfoil-age.html The Secular Web's Great tinfoil age]</ref> The decline in the quality of material at Internet Infidels has been concurrent with the rise of [[theism|theists]] in academia within [[philosophy]] departments (see: [[Atheism and academia]]). + − + − ==JP Holding and Internet Infidels==+ − Although JP Holding has written rebuttals of the prominent members of the skeptical community such as [[David Hume]]<ref>http://www.tektonics.org/TK-H.html</ref>, [[Friedrich Nietzsche]]<ref>http://www.tektonics.org/lp/nietzsche01.html</ref> and [[G.A. Wells]]<ref>http://www.tektonics.org/jesusexist/jesusexisthub.html</ref><ref>http://www.tektonics.org/uz/wellsga01.html</ref>, Holding has also written rebuttals of lesser-known members of the secular community who publish and/or are featured on the Secular Web such as:+ − − * [[Earl Doherty]] <ref>http://www.tektonics.org/TK-D.html</ref> − * [[Richard Carrier]] <ref>http://www.tektonics.org/TK-C.html</ref> − * [[Dan Barker]] <ref>http://www.tektonics.org/TK-B.html</ref> − * Farrel Till <ref>http://www.tektonics.org/TK-T.html</ref> − * Stephen Carr <ref>http://www.tektonics.org/TK-C.html</ref> − * [[Jeffery Jay Lowder]] <ref>http://www.tektonics.org/TK-L.html</ref> − * [[Acharya S]] <ref>http://www.tektonics.org/TK-A.html</ref> − * Kyle Gerkin <ref>http://www.tektonics.org/TK-G.html</ref> − − == Dissension at the Internet Infidels forum == − − ''See also:'' [[Richard Dawkins' battle with online fans]] and [[Pharyngula (blog)|Pharyngula]] − − In 2007, it appears as if the Internet Infidels forum had a significant amount of internal dissension which caused some forum members to depart.<ref>http://spaninquis.wordpress.com/2007/10/31/internet-infidels-seems-to-be-melting/</ref> − − == Significant drop in web traffic at Secular Web according to Quantcast == − − According to the web traffic tracking company [[Quantcast]], the Secular Web lost a significant amount of web traffic from the period of 6/2/07 to 7/30/11.<ref>[http://questionevolution.blogspot.com/2012/05/internet-atheism-and-skepticism-thrill.html Internet atheism: The thrill is gone!]</ref> − − == See also == − − *[[Atheism and the internet]] − *[[Ineffectiveness and weakness of atheist internet outreach]] − *[[Atheism]] − − ==External Links== − − *[http://www.gotquestions.org/infidel.html What is an infidel?] − *[http://www.infidels.org/ Internet Infidels] − − ==References== − {{reflist|2}} − − − [[Category: Websites]] − [[Category: Agnosticism]] − [[Category: Atheism]] − − <br> − {{Nb Atheism}}
Replaced content with "The King shall rejoice in thy strength, O Lord! Exceeding glad shall he be of thy salvation. Glory and worship hast thou laid upon him. Thou hast prevented him with the bless..."
The King shall rejoice in thy strength, O Lord!
Exceeding glad shall he be of thy salvation.
Glory and worship hast thou laid upon him.
Thou hast prevented him with the blessings of goodness, and hast set a
crown of pure gold upon his head.
Alleluia!