(Meant to publish this post earlier, but anyway…) Women treated like chattel here and abroad In this brave new world of the tea party, I’ve noticed that most moms are still working double shifts  at home and work. Home pays zilch and work pays something like 80 percent of what men make. This reassures me [...]

I’m not sure I’ve ever felt more sorry for a skeptic of Christianity since the Bahnsen vs. Stein debate. Listen to the exchange between presuppositional apologist Sye TenBruggencate and skeptic atheist Justin Scheiber (soon to be interviewed on the Provocative Microphone) right here. And more importantly, read the transcript of the unedited debate – which [...]

White vs. Silverman Is the New Testament Evil? (2009) James White[1] vs. Dan Barker[2] Silverman Examines White[3] Silverman: Dr. White, let’s talk a bit about original sin. Adam and Eve are in the garden of Eden. Before they eat that apple (we’ll call it an apple) they’re perfect, yes? White: “Perfect” as in God created [...]

In response to a particular podcast in a “counter-apologetics” series now offered by Ben Wallis a commenter asks: Why should we believe that we will experience the force of gravity on earth a second from now? I have not listened to the entire podcast on causality, but I have not heard this very simple question [...]

When creatures sit back and think about what’s absolutely certain, history usually shows that we arrive at conclusions like “I exist,” and “2+2=4″ and “blue is blue” and so forth. It’s not hard to see why. How could we assert the contrary? As Descartes observed, to deny that I am thinking would lead to the [...]

As we move to the 5th point of the 2010 Consensus Statement on morality, we once again realize how important a biblical neurotheology really is: 5) Moral judgments and values are often at odds with actual behavior People often fail to live up to their consciously-endorsed values. One of the many reasons for the disconnect [...]