Not really science news, but don't want to start a new thread on it, and this is as close a place as any.
Richard Carrier is having a debate on the existence of God in Calgary, and the next day will be speaking about the historicity of Jesus:
http://richardcarrier.blogspot.com/2...n-calgary.html
The stuff he's written is pretty good, I won't be in town AGAIN (I missed Phil Plait too), someone else might like to go though.