Apologetics 315: Library of Historical Apologetics: Featured Website

Brian Auten has pointed out a a large collection of Apologetics books online. Visit his blog to find the link and visit the site.

Apologetics 315: Library of Historical Apologetics: Featured Website

Cheated by Samsung and T-Mobile - Behold II

Back in November 2009, Samsung's Behold II; was released. During that time, it was promised that it would be updated to Android 2.0 when it becomes available.






I bought mine in April 2010. At the time I was told by the T-Mobile representative that the Behold 2 would soon be updated. Hasn't happened yet. To make matters worse most newer apps are written for Android 2.x but the Behold 2 will never be updated to Android 2.x.

Again, I purchased my Behold II back in April 2010 and I believed the hype at the time that it would get Android 2.0 update. Samsung said it.T-Mobile said it. And now that its been confirmed that T-Mobile won't be selling it anymore and the Behold II will be getting no update. When I called both companies, they said the same thing: buy another phone. Neither company will help me. I've decided that when my contract is up I will not be buying another Samsung phone and I will be switching cell phone companies.

Here is the information I have found so far. I have found that Samsung has officially stated in May:

“Samsung Mobile and T-Mobile USA are planning to update the Behold II to Android 1.6 which provides access to Google Maps Navigation, Google Voice Search capability and quick search box for Android. The update will also supply additional benefits including Swype, an improved Media Player, updated core Android applications and improved Bluetooth capabilities. However, the Behold II is not upgradeable beyond Android 1.6.”

I did get that update but it is really less that what I expected. So where does this leave me and the several folks who bought the Behold II? We are stuck in a two year contract with a phone that is now obsolete in under 10 months! Or we can spend hundreds of dollars on a new phone! This is completely unfair and should be unacceptable but T-Mobile and Samsung don't seem to have a problem with it.

Well in the meantime there is an online petition. I'm signing that and I have heard some rumors of people being allowed to switch their Behold II's for a better phone: Stuck to my guns. My Behold II replaced with Samsung Vibrant.

Controversy

While marketing the Behold II, Samsung created a promotional video highlighting the features of the phone. Among these, the narrator states the device will update wirelessly to Android 2.0 "when it becomes available". In May, after many inquires into when the phone would get the update, Samsung Mobile issued a response stating they would not be updating the Behold II past Android 1.6, claiming the Behold II is not capable of upgrading to 2.0. The development community has countered this by running a 2.1 ROM on the Behold II. This ROM is missing only proprietary drivers from Samsung.[7] In further response, a group of users has begun considering legal action. No case has materialized yet. More recently, a number of Behold II owners have worked out arrangements with T-Mobile to replace the phone with other Android devices that are also capable of running Android 2.0 or higher.[8]

- Samsung Behold II - Wikipedia

I'm going to keep looking to T-Mobile for a solution. I need to talk to the right person. I'm posting this information at this blog as a paper trail. I firmly believe that even if i don't get a replacement phone and i am stuck in this contract, I thank God. God will still take care of this even if it does not go the way I think it should.

More documented links:
Samsung Behold II owners consider legal action over lack of Android 2.x upgrade

Samsung Mobile not deaf, responds to Behold II owners

Update May 27: Samsung Behold II not Getting 2.x – Legal Action Being Considered

Farewell to Samsung Behold II?

I don't feel like T-Mobile is sticking with me at all...more like I'm being thrown under bus. Good thing I have Jesus.

Astonishing X-Men: Motion Comics, Why Bother? [Review] - ComicsAlliance | Comics culture, news, humor, commentary, and reviews

I've written about Motion Comics before but this review caught my attention. Astonishing X-Men, as well as the other Motion Comics I've seen were enjoyable to me. I admit that at times they do remind me of the 60's Marvel Cartoons (I like them too). I have to disagree with the reviewer from Comics Alliance, because I think that there is a niche for Motion Comics. They sit between a comic book and a cartoon. Kind of like the way the iPad is between a laptop/netbook and a smartphone/iPod - taking the best of each but replacing neither. I'm not sure which is more expensive to produce Motion Comics vs traditional animation but I suspect that motion comics run a large range because the Astonishing X-Men version had a lot of animation, but Iron Man, Black Panther, Spider-Woman, and most of the ones I've seen from DC comics have much less. Motion Comics seems to me a way to get your animation fix but not cost the consumers or production as much money.

Astonishing X-Men: Motion Comics, Why Bother? [Review] - ComicsAlliance | Comics culture, news, humor, commentary, and reviews

Anderson Cooper 360: Blog Archive - Hitchens on cancer diagnosis: 'Why not me?' « - CNN.com Blogs

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Wow, Christopher Hitchens was just interviewed by Anderson Cooper on CNN. Personally, I like the man from what I've seen of him. I just don't agree with him about God. I think it's stupid to tell people that Hitchens deserves this sickness because of his atheism. That is stupid. Cancer is indiscriminate. Christians get cancer too. God heals some people of cancer, bottom line. God heals and blesses people who are not Christians all the time. It depends on God's will not all on us. I hope God heals him. I'm glad Hitchens is taking the "Why-not-me?" attitude. It's the best attitude to take when things don't go as you expect. No one sees these kinds of things coming.




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Debunking Christianity: Is God Necessary for Morality? Hell NO! - I Don't Think So

I've been blogging for a while now and I've been reading many blogs of several Christians. We have posted many debates and I have wondered do atheists think they win any debates? Fortunately, John Loftus has posted three videos in which he things are convincing to showing that we don't need God to understand where morality has its source. I don't think either one of these videos do what Loftus thinks it does.







Is God Necessary for Morality? from The Veritas Forum on Vimeo








Is God Necessary for Morality? Part 1 of 2 from The Veritas Forum on Vimeo.

Is God Necessary for Morality? Part 2 of 2 from The Veritas Forum on Vimeo.

I've posted a link on Edwin Curley's lecture on God's character here. The real interesting thing to me is that Loftus says that William Lane Craig lost these debates against Shelly Kagan and Louise Antony. I'm really amazed. I don't see that at all. Kagan did not show that we know what morality is without God. I think Antony did better.  At least she recognizes that somethings are wrong and somethings are right no matter what anyone of us thinks. I think where she loses it is trying to argue that God himself cannot be the standard of reality. She made the statement that she can't prove or explain where our morality comes from and it's not her burden of proof. I disagree. I also got the feeling that she thinks of  God being worshiped because he commanded what was right. She also said that she came to think of repentance as being only given to god to avoid hell. As a Christian I want worship and praise God not because of what God does  but because of who God is.  I don't obey God because I fear hell but out of  love and a desire to please the one who is worthy of my trust and obedience.  That is not a part of traditional religion in general nor Roman Catholicism in particular and that is underscored in Antony's Roman Catholic upbringing as she underscored it. Neither she, nor Shelly nor Curley know what it is like to know God on personal one-on-one basis. If they did they would not wonder if it's okay to steal if God said so because they would know God would never ask them to steal.  God would never ask you to murder. God would never ask you to cheat on your spouse. Yet these things are wrong because God has decreed they are wrong. He has the right because as Dr. Craig said he is the ultimate being there is nothing or no one God is accountable to. If there was, He would not be God and would not be worthy of worship.

As for Curley's lecture, I was unimpressed.  Is God a dictator - doing anything He wants to do, how he wants to do it, when he wants to do it? Yes. Does it matter what you or I think about what He does or does not do? Nope. Does it bother me? Sometimes - when things don't go my way. However it gives me hope knowing that it goes the way He has decreed it and all things work together for my good. Roams 8:28-29.  What hope does the Atheist have, especially one who has no objective foundation to build on? We can agree that it's wrong to steal, but why does it matter? Not everyone cares that it will hurt people. To convince them, you have to have a better argument than that.If Morality is not a gift from heaven then from where did it come? And if God did not give it to you how did you get it? The argument that we made it up as we go isn't going to fly either. We distort it and rationalize it as we go but that is about it.

Debunking Christianity: Is God Necessary for Morality? Hell NO!

Apologetics 315: Moral Objections to Christianity MP3 by David Horner

Here is a lecture from David Horner posted by Brian Auten a few days ago.  The lecture is regarding moral objections to Christianity. These are objections thatr are raised quite often and its interesting to hear them being addressed. We have to be able to dialogue and answer such objections. "Talk to the hand!" is not an apologetic.

Apologetics 315: Moral Objections to Christianity MP3 by David Horner

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Mariano Grinbank has called attention to Jame Patrick Holding's new book. I think that this is one I will definitely read. I enjoy his work and have benefited greatly!

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Apologetics 315: Ron Rhodes MP3 Apologetics Lectures

Brian Auten just posted a great resource listing of books and audio lectures from Ron Rhodes. I like the man's work very much and enjoy listening to him and reading his books. One book that I did not see on the list was When Skeptics Ask which Rhodes wrote with Norman Geisler. I'm really glad Brian posted this.

Apologetics 315: Ron Rhodes MP3 Apologetics Lectures

Answering Muslims: "How Can God Die?" Answered by David Wood

I'm glad that David Wood provides an answer to this question. I am in full agreement that the "How can God die?" is a question fundamental to Muslims and not to Atheists. I mean why would they wonder how can God die when they don't believe God lives. Anyway I love to hear David Wood. It's clear that God has appointed him and his team to minister to all kinds of people all over the planet. Take a listen to how David Wood answers this question.




Answering Muslims: How Can God Die?

God Centered vs. Man Centered: the Dividing Line

James White's webcast today was too good not to share. He talked what really separates us from Roman Catholics and what the nature of the Gospel really is. I agree with him. This isn't a small issue. The issues Dr White covered today is what the main point of the Protestant Reformation was and should still be: God is the beginning and ending of everything and He has chosen to redeem his people from their sins. Great news!

Covered two primary texts on the program today, Hebrews 7:25 and James 2:14, but I did so in the context of recognizing the difference between a God-centered faith and a man-centered one. I drew illustrations from my debate with Robert Sungenis on the Mass that took place in Utah a number of years ago. An hour of biblical teaching, no calls, but I think one of the more important discussions we've had on the Dividing Line. Here's the program.

(I noted that the debate with Sungenis on the Mass was one of the clearest examples of theocentric faith vs. anthropocentric faith I know of. You can get the debate here).

God Centered vs. Man Centered: the Dividing Line

If God didn’t exist…would atheists? Matt Slick and ex-atheist David Wood | True Freethinker

Matt Slick and David Wood kick around a rather provocative question. Of course my answer would be that without God there would be nothing or no one. Thank Mariano Grinbank for this one.




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Adolf Hitler Was a Christian! Was Adolf Hitler a Christian?, parts 7, 8, 9, 10 | True Freethinker

There are the latest part of Mariano's latest series of posts examining the canard I see so often in which people argue that Christianity is responsible fore most of the evil in the world because Hitler was an Christian. Of course laughable, but need to be answers. Mariano Grinbank does exactly that.


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Apologetics 315: Terminology Tuesday: Thomism

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On atheism: Matt Slick and ex-atheist David Wood | True Freethinker

I always find peoples' testimonies interesting! David Wood's is extremely interesting. He used to be an atheist but now he tries to share with others what he has learned and share what he has gotten from God. Thanks Mariano.

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Brennon's Thoughts: William Lane Craig Explains the Premises of the Ontological Argument

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Brennon has posted a video in which William Lane Craig explains why the Ontological Argument has good premises.




Brennon's Thoughts: William Lane Craig Explains the Premises of the Ontological Argument

Rebutting Debunking Christianity: TOP 16 WAYS TO GET A WOMAN/ WIFE ACCORDING TO THE BIBLE

John Loftus claims to understand the Bible and why it doesn't make sense. However, he endorses the following list as proof that the Bible is backwards and immoral and silly. But let's look at the list to see if this make sense.  My comments are in Red.The images on this posts illustrate how not to have maintain a  marriage.

This list was sent to me by Ed Babinski:

1) Find an attractive prisoner of war, bring her home, shave her head, trim her nails, and give her new clothes. Then she’s yours. (Deut. 21:11-13) [About the command that her nails be trimmed, you wouldn’t want her to scratch your eyes out, would you? "When thou goest forth to war against thine enemies, and they Lord thy God hath delivered them into thine hands, and thou has taken them captive, And seest among the captives a beautiful woman, and hast a desire unto her, that thou wouldst have her to wife, Then thou shalt bring her home to thine house; and she shall shave her head, and pare [trim] her nails." (Deut. 21:10,11,12)]

I think to a lot of people's minds it looks like the marriage was against the women's will. It is against our own modern sensibilities to treat women as spoils of war but it seems like certain facts are ignored. Typically when women were taken they were treated like slaves not as wives.These laws were giving prescriptions about how to treat women taken captive in war. You could not rape them, humiliate them, or mistreat them.

2) “Lay hold on” a virgin who is not betrothed to another man, and have sex with her, but afterwards pay her father a sum of money. Then she’s yours. (Deut. 22:28-29)

I'd like to know what translation this person is quoting because the NIV, KJV, and NASB do not state this as a command to tell people that this is a good idea or that we should do  this. It is saying that if you find this kind of situation, this is how you handle it. The man must marry her and treat her as a full wife.It was protection for a woman. If a man knew he would be forced to marry a woman if he raped her, pay the full dowry, and never divorce her should make a man think before he acts. You could not just rape a woman and get away with it. 

This is how the NIV translates the verse:

²⁸ If a man happens to meet a virgin who is not pledged to be married and rapes her and they are discovered, ²⁹ he shall pay the girl's father fifty shekels of silver.  He must marry the girl, for he has violated her. He can never divorce her as long as he lives.

3) Find a prostitute and marry her. (Hosea 1:1-3)

So, is the insinuation that it's wrong to marry prostitutes? Do you remember why Hosea was told to marry Gomer?

  ¹ The word of the LORD that came to Hosea son of Beeri during the reigns of Uzziah, Jotham, Ahaz and Hezekiah, kings of Judah, and during the reign of Jeroboam son of Jehoash king of Israel:
 ² When the LORD began to speak through Hosea, the LORD said to him, "Go, take to yourself an adulterous wife and children of unfaithfulness, because the land is guilty of the vilest adultery in departing from the LORD." ³ So he married Gomer daughter of Diblaim, and she conceived and bore him a son.

So the marriage, like all marriages, was intended to illustrate God's relationship with his people. Hosea's love and devotion to wife who cheated on him and rejected him. Likewise Israel, and many of us spurn God - selfishly serving other gods like ourselves and wallowing in sin. But like how Gomer repented and gave up being a hoe and began to love and respect her husband and Hosea took her back, we can stop being hoes and return to God and He will take us back.

4) Find a man with seven daughters, and impress him by watering his flock.--Moses (Ex. 2:16-21)

And what is wrong with that? Moses didn't just water Jethro's flock, he ran off some shepherd who tried to strong-arm the girls out of the right to use the well. I don't think Jethro was the only one who was impressed. There is no indication that Zipporah was force to marry Moses against her will. Please try harder.

5) Purchase a piece of property, and get a woman as part of the deal.--Boaz (Ruth 4:5-10)

The property was icing on the cake. Gravy. Boaz and Ruth wanted to get married. Boaz purchased the property to do things decently, lawfully, and in order of the Kinsman-redeemer laws. Look them up.

6) Go to a party and hide. When the women come out to dance, grab one and carry her off to be your wife.--Benjaminites (Judges 21:19-25)

Um, God did not tell them to do that. The passage tells no one to do that. This passage merely describe what happened not condoning what happened.  Read the text.

7) Have God create a wife for you while you sleep.Note: this will cost you a rib.--Adam (Gen. 2:19-24)

Your perfect soulmate! The one for you! And all it cost was a rib? You know Adam was praising God! I have a great wife and I think she is way worth more than rib. The Bible says:

²² He who finds a wife finds what is good
       and receives favor from the LORD. - Proverbs 18:22

This tells me if you are a man with a wife, God blessed you in special way. This is no different than it was with Adam.

8) Agree to work seven years in exchange for a woman’s hand in marriage. Get tricked into marrying the wrong woman. Then work another seven years for the woman you wanted to marry in the first place. That’s right. Fourteen years of toil for a wife.--Jacob (Gen. 29:15-30)

Jacob wanted to marry Rachel so much he was willing to work 14 years for her. If you read on further he grew to love Leah as well. I don't really see why this something to be derided or ashamed of. We should all love our wives as much as Jacob loved Rachel. Jacob being tricked was pay back for how he swindled his brother Esau out of his blessing through deceit. You don't get to do something wrong and get away with it.

9) Cut 200 foreskins off of your future father-in-law’s enemies and get his daughter for a wife.--David (1 Sam. 18:27)

Again, the Bible does not tell us that this is something that we should do. It describe what David did. In that day, one could ask just about anything for a dowry. 

10) Even if no one is out there, just wander around a bit and you’ll definitely find someone.--Cain (Gen. 4:16-17)

Was that supposed to be a Joke? We know that Cain married one of his sisters given that there weren't that many human being around. Just because we have details of Eve' conception of Cain and Able does not mean she didn't have daughter before or after them. We know it takes several generation for sibling couplings to become unnecessary when there isn't a large gene pool. I don't see why this is a problem. One would expect the same thing if you accept evolution - that is unless you don't want beneficial mutations to be carried over to the next generation.  Just saying.

11) Become the emperor of a huge nation and hold a beauty contest.--Xerxes or Ahasuerus (Esther 2:3-4)

Xerxes, first wife would not live up to her duties so he had to find someone else. I mean he already took out Leonidas and the 300, burned Athens to the ground. I'm sure needed something to do.  I don't see anything wrong with holding a contest to find the best woman for the job in the Persian Empire. The real miraculous thing is that it put Esther in a position to save her people. The event is still celebrated even today. If you think it's a horrible thing Xerxes did, sure would have liked to see you tell him that.

12) When you see someone you like, go home and tell your parents, “I have seen a woman; now get her for me.” If your parents question your decision, simply say, “Get her for me. She’s the one for me.”--Samson (Judges 14:1-3)

This happens today and has been happening for a long time. God did not tell Samson to do this, but God did use it to bring Samson into conflict with the Philistines. Israelites were not even supposed to marry into the foreign nations who worshiped false gods.

13) Kill any husband and take HIS wife. (Prepare to lose four sons though.)--David (2 Sam. 11)

Now that's simply dishonest. The Bible plainly condemns David's actions. David repented and paid dearly for his sins. Would anyone truly try to argue that God was pleased with David's actions? If you would then you are lying. 

14) Wait for your brother to die. Take his widow. (It’s not just a good idea, it’s the law!)--Onan and Boaz (Deut. or Lev., example in Ruth)

The idea was to take care of widows who had no other recourse in the society at the time. It was a world where a women (and children) could become destitute without a husband, father, or brothers to provide them. Also you didn't have to do it if you didn't want to marry her, although there was pressure from society, if you didn't want to. Again the law is being misrepresented.

15) Don’t be so picky. Make up for quality with quantity.--Solomon (1 Kings 11:1-3)

Solomon disobeyed God. Again the Bible is being misrepresented. 

16) A wife?--Paul (1st Corinthians, chapter 7, see below)

It is good for a man not to touch a woman … For I would that all men were even as I myself… I say therefore to the unmarried and widows, it is good for them if they abide even as I… But if they cannot contain, let them marry: for it is better to marry than to burn… I suppose therefore that this is good for the present distress, I say, that it is good for a man so to be… Are you loosed from a wife? seek not a wife… The time is short: it remains that they that have wives be as though they had none… He that is unmarried cares for the things that belong to the Lord, how he may please the Lord: But he that is married cares for the things that are of the world, how he may please his wife. There is difference also between a wife and a virgin. The unmarried woman cares for the things of the Lord, that she may be holy both in body and in spirit: but she that is married cares for the things of the world, how she may please her husband. And this I speak for your own profit… that you may attend upon the Lord without distraction. - 1 Corinthians 7:1,7,8-9,26-27,29,32-35

I think one should read 1 Corinthians 7 in its entirety to see what Paul actually wrote. And it's context. Paul is not against marriage. I find  it interesting that the line "Marriage is honorable" was left out..

All in all, I was supremely disappointed. Anyone who has ever read the scriptures for themselves should be able to see the spin that was put on the passages in this list. Referring to it as as "Poor exegesis" would be a complete misnomer.

Debunking Christianity: TOP 16 WAYS TO GET A WOMAN/ WIFE ACCORDING TO THE BIBLE

Adolf Hitler Was a Christian! Was Adolf Hitler a Christian?, part 6 | True Freethinker

I want to call attention the 6th part of Mariano Grinbank's series on analyzing the claims that some atheists like to make that Hitler was a Christian and because of his Christianity he commited the evil he did. Wait...I'll give you a minute to stop laughing.  Okay, now? Good. Go  ahead and read his brilliant essay.

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Yes, The ‘UnderCovers’ Lead Actors Are Black. Get Over it People. « Crushable

Just when I think that nothing new on television could possibly happen, I get blindslided. NBC is going to air a television series about a married couple who are secret agents - who happen to be black!!! Shock! Awe!!! I just can't believe it. I never thought that we would see a series like that with black lead characters - with good actors?! I'm amazed. The leads will be Boris Kodjoe and Gugu Mbatha-Raw. IT truly is a brave new world.  I hope the series will be good.

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Anne Rice: "I quit being a Christian" - The Deacon's Bench

I found the following news today:

She [Anne Rice] made the announcement on Facebook: "I quit being a Christian. I'm out. In the name of Christ, I refuse to be anti-gay. I refuse to be anti-feminist. I refuse to be anti-artificial birth control. I refuse to be anti-Democrat. I refuse to be anti-secular humanism. I refuse to be anti-science. I refuse to be anti-life. In the name of ... Christ, I quit Christianity and being Christian. Amen."

Rice wrote "Called Out of Darkness: A Spiritual Confession," a memoir about her own conversion to Christianity--making the post a bit more surprising.

In another post, Rice also admitted, "I remain committed to Christ as always but not to being 'Christian' or to being part of Christianity."

Read more: http://blog.beliefnet.com/deaconsbench/2010/07/anne-rice-i-quit-being-a-christian.html#ixzz0v6nfGt3U

I'm not surprise by this statement at all because of how Anne Rice defines "Christianity". Who says Christianity means you have to be anti-gay, anti-feminist, anti-artificial birth control, anti-Democrat, anti-secular humanism, anti-science, or anti-life. If she wants to argue that a Catholic must believe those things that's another thing. You can't use the Bible to substantiate these - with the way I think she is using those terms. For example believing that disagreeing with the the gay lifestyle does not mean hating homosexuals. The same with all of these. The Bible does not tell us to be anti-science or any of these things. Guess we need to pray for her.


Anne Rice: "I quit being a Christian" - The Deacon's Bench

Apologetics 315: The Real Problem with Buddhism MP3 by Ellis Potter

I appreciate Brian Auten for posting this great lecture about Buddhism. I think it's worth listening to.

Apologetics 315: The Real Problem with Buddhism MP3 by Ellis Potter

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The Top 4 Moments From 4 Seasons of Heroes | Heroes: NBC TV Show/Series – News, Spoilers, Reviews, and Fan Forum

I liked the television series Heroes. Here is an interesting article listing the four greatest moments from the TV series. I agree with the list but I would add more. For example:

1. Moment where Angela Petrali tricked Sylar and Peter into thinking that they were brothers
2. The moment that Peter realized that he could control his powers in Season 1

I'd like to get season 4 on Blu-Ray.

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Apologetics 315: Pro-Life Logic by Peter Kreeft MP3 Audio

Brian Auten has posted an interesting lecture from Peter Kreeft regarding the logic of the Pro-Life position.

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I like this article from Mariano. He explores the possibility of Richard Dawkins debating David Berlinski over Intelligent Design. I agree with Mariano, there is no good reason for this kind of debate not to happen. However I doubt Dawkins has the stones. I hope I'm wrong and the debate does happen. I'm not holding my breath. Take a look at Mariano's argument as to why this debate should happen.

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Apologetics 315: The Bible and Apologetics Mp3 Series by R.C. Sproul

Thanks to Brian Auten for posting this audio links from RC Sproul's podcasts.

R.C. Sproul presents this 5-part audio series entitled The Bible and Apologetics, dealing with the trustworthiness of the Bible and apologetic considerations. This audio is from Sproul's Renewing Your Mind podcast.

Apologetics 315: The Bible and Apologetics Mp3 Series by R.C. Sproul

Answering Muslims: Cartoon: Dearborn Police vs. the Gospel

Okay, not much commentary necessary.


Answering Muslims: Cartoon: Dearborn Police vs. the Gospel