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Here is a list of points that, Mariano, pointed me to. It seems it was originally posted more than 4 years ago. I'm amazed at the mental gymnastics that had to be performed to get this list! I can't resist. Here is my answers to each point. My points are in red.

10 - You vigorously deny the existence of thousands of other gods claimed by other religions, but feel outraged when someone denies the existence of your god.

Dr. James White gave a very succinct answer to this statement that so many people use.




9 - You feel insulted and "dehumanized" when scientists say that people evolved from lower life forms, but you have no problem with the Biblical claim that we were created from dirt.

I have no problem with being evolved from "lower" life forms if it were demonstratably true and not all scientists agree that it is. MY problem is with the implications. IF we evolved through natural selection and "survival of the fittest", why should it stop now? If I'm smarter or stronger than you, then why can't I kill you and take all that I have to make my life better? Why should we have compassion for the weak and protect them? Answer: Because each and everyone of us were created in the image of God and deserve respect.

8 - You laugh at polytheists, but you have no problem believing in three gods- the trinity.

The Trinity is not 3 gods. One God - One Being. One God - Three persons! Get it straight.

7 - Your face turns purple when you hear of the "atrocities" attributed to Allah, but you don't even flinch when hearing about how God/Jehovah slaughtered all the babies of Egypt in "Exodus" and ordered the elimination of entire ethnic groups in "Joshua" --including women, children, and trees!

We don't worry about these because we know that God has ultimate purpose for the good of all. I can't explain or know how it all fits together. What I do know that God gave the Egyptians and the annihilated ethnic groups time to change. The Egyptians were given the option to let Israel go before that final plague...Pharaoh did not take that option. And in Genesis, God told Abraham that full measure of the Amorites and the other Canaanites had not been reached yet. They were not evil enough to destroy. And from Jonah we learn that had Canaanite nations had repented maybe God would not have destroyed them. He did not destroy Ninevah when they repented and more importantly He won't destroy you if you repent.

6 - You laugh at Hindu beliefs that deify humans, and Greek claims about gods sleeping with women, but you have no problem believing that some spirit impregnated Mary, who then gave birth to a man-god who got killed, came back to life and then ascended into the sky.

The Holy Spirit did not impregnate Mary sexually! You can't equate Greek and Hindu myths with Jesus at all.

5 - You are willing to spend your life looking for little loopholes in the scientifically established age of Earth (4.55 billion years), but you find nothing wrong with believing dates recorded by Bronze Age tribesmen sitting in their tents and guessing that Earth is a couple of generations old.

No where does the Bible attempt to tell us the age of the Earth. No where can we see where it says the the Earth is 6000 yrs old. The text does not support that interpretation.

4 - You believe that the entire population of this planet with the exception of those who share your beliefs --though excluding those in all rival sects - will spend Eternity in an infinite Hell of Suffering. And yet consider your religion the most "tolerant" and "loving."

It's either 1 or 0. Belief or unbelief. Either you allowed Jesus to pay your infinite debt or you try to pay it yourself. It's nothing personal...just the way it is.

3 - While modern science, history, geology, biology, and physics have failed to convince you otherwise, some idiot rolling around on the floor speaking in "tongues" may be all the evidence you need to "prove" Christianity.

Not all Christians believe that tongues are proof of conversion or God's existence. It's a sign. Not THE sign. So this is not proof of any kind.

2 - You define 0.01% as a "high success rate" when it comes to answered prayers. You consider that to be evidence that prayer works. And you think that the remaining 99.99% FAILURE was simply the will of God.

God answers my prayers 100% of the time. The thing is sometimes He answers "NO". Okay most of the time. I'm doing better praying according to His will. If you do, you always get "Yes".

1 - You actually know a lot less than many atheists and agnostics do about the Bible, Christianity, and church history - but still call yourself a Christian.

Whoever made this list knows a lot less than they think they know. They don't even know what a Christian is. Sad, really.

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Kirk Cameron Defends Attack on 'Species'

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I just found an article reiterating the news that the "On The Origin of Species" will be given away for free with a 50 page introduction explaining the Creationist viewpoint. I still don't see a problem with this. Why can't college students get both sides in the same volume? Most people haven't even read what Darwin said. The article also includes a video by Kirk Cameron explaining why he and others are distributing this. I want you to see this video. Kirk is very straight and to the point I admit his appeal is a little heavy-handed at the beginning. The same freedoms that allows the "On The Origin of Species" to be handed out for free does allow people to read their Bibles in school, pray, and openly display the 10 Commandments in public. However, Kirk is pointing to something deeper. He is not trying to force people to believe what we believe. He is trying to get the word out that rejecting the Bible on the basis of evolution is groundless because Creationism is not groundless and is a valid theory opposed to evolution.





Now look at a rebuttal video - the venom - the hate - the profanity. Is it really necessary.





This lady is not well-informed on a couple of matters. She believes many of the lies that people tell on the Bible. No where does it teach that the earth is flat, or that the earth is the center of universe, that women are less than men, or that slavery is the optimum way people should relate to one another. It's sad. The reason why no one would put 5o pages of that in the Bible and hand it out is because it's not true. As for the things in Ray Comfort's introduction all of it can be substantiated. Including the stuff about Hitler. Was Hitler a Christian? Yes, in the same way that people claim to be Christians but don't believe and follow the Bible. And as for the existence of transitional forms between species, not all fossils are transitional and no fossil can be be proven to be intermediate between two living species. Instead of taking those copies of Origins and ripping out the introductions, why not publish your own ideas about why Comfort is wrong if you disagree.

Here is a copy of that introduction



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Dinesh D'Souza vs. Daniel Dennett: Is God a Man-Made Invention? Debate MP3 Audio - Apologetics 315

This was a great debate. I admit Daniel Dennett came across well, although I disagree with him. The thing is I would agree with Dennett that teaching our children about the truth claims, history, and view point of all the major world religions. I would go further. Actually what would be wrong with comparing their claims with empirical science and history and see who is telling the truth. We can have the best apologetic arguments for each religion and see if they can carry weight. I'm confident that Christianity is the only one which can withstand such scrutiny.


Dinesh D'Souza vs. Daniel Dennett: Is God a Man-Made Invention? Debate MP3 Audio - Apologetics 315