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Web Content Article · By amy k. hall On Jun 27, 2019 8:46 PM

We rarely hear about the pagan religious ideas promoted by the Nazis, yet they were ideologically opposed to Christianity and intended to replace it with their own pagan ideology.

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Ethical Stem Cell Therapies Are the Successful Therapies

Web Content Article · By melinda penner On Jun 27, 2019 8:46 PM

Christianity Today reports: [Scientists] have learned how to reprogram adult cells so that they can do many things an embryonic cell can do.

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The Inconvenient Truth to the Gay Rights Narrative

Web Content Article · By alan shlemon On Jun 27, 2019 8:46 PM

Alan explains the one, inconvenient truth that undermines the gay rights narrative.

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The Original Text Is Not a Physical Object

Web Content Article · By amy k. hall On Jun 27, 2019 8:46 PM

Michael Kruger responds to Bart Ehrman’s objection, “What good is it to say that the autographs (i.e., the originals) were inspired? We don’t have the originals!”

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Updated Numbers for Ancient Manuscripts

Web Content Article · By amy k. hall On Jun 27, 2019 8:46 PM

Because of all the recent discoveries of copies of ancient texts, many Christian apologists may be working with outdated numbers. Here’s an update.

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Horus? Mithras? Jesus?

Web Content Article · By amy k. hall On Jun 27, 2019 8:46 PM

Here’s some Christmas fun from Lutheran Satire: “Horus Ruins Christmas.”

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Only One Question: What Is Marriage?

Web Content Article · By amy k. hall On Jun 27, 2019 8:46 PM

The testimony Ryan Anderson (co-author of What Is Marriage) gave to the Indiana House Judiciary Committee earlier this week is a succinct defense of man/woman marriage. Take ten minutes to watch.

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Pro-life Killing: An Oxymoron?

Web Content Article · By alan shlemon On Jun 27, 2019 8:46 PM

Alan answers the question of whether killing an abortionist to protect the unborn is parallel to killing a person who attempts to murder a toddler.

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Beckwith: They Don’t Understand Religious Conservatives

Web Content Article · By amy k. hall On Jun 27, 2019 8:46 PM

No amount of reasoned arguments can trump a suspicion of bad motives once it’s firmly implanted, and unfortunately, people are currently assuming the worst of religious conservatives.

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Ensor, Piper, and Chan on Fighting to End Abortion

Web Content Article · By amy k. hall On Jun 27, 2019 8:46 PM

A discussion between John Ensor, Francis Chan, and John Piper covers the impact of graphic pictures, how teaching their congregations about human dignity and abortion glorifies God, and more.

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How many babies have you adopted?

Web Content Article · By alan shlemon On Jun 27, 2019 8:46 PM

Alan answers the challenge from abortion-choice advocates who ask pro-lifers, “How many babies have you adopted?”

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Plantinga Interview: Is Atheism Irrational?

Web Content Article · By amy k. hall On Jun 27, 2019 8:46 PM

Philosopher Alvin Plantinga made a few quotable points about atheism in an interview posted by the New York Times on Sunday.

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Do Muslims and Christians Worship the Same God?

Web Content Article · By alan shlemon On Jun 27, 2019 8:46 PM

Do Muslims and Christians worship the same God? Alan answers this question by providing a unique understanding of how to understand the notion of God.

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Pioneering Women’s Education in China

Web Content Article · By melinda penner On Jun 27, 2019 8:46 PM

Eliza Bridgman’s lifelong ambition was to be a missionary. She began her work in China in 1844.

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Is Faith Blind?

Web Content Article · By alan shlemon On Jun 27, 2019 8:47 PM

Is faith blind? Alan answers this question by explaining the biblical definition of faith.

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The S.L.E.D. Test

Web Content Article · By alan shlemon On Jun 27, 2019 8:47 PM

The SLED Test is a simple argument against abortion.

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The Bruno Martyr Myth

Web Content Article · By amy k. hall On Jun 27, 2019 8:47 PM

Giordano Bruno is often wrongly hailed as a martyr of science. Here’s the real story.

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Caring for the Sick

Web Content Article · By melinda penner On Jun 27, 2019 8:47 PM

Christians have been at the forefront of building hospitals and providing care for the sick for centuries.

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Does Our Argument Against Same-sex Marriage Commit the Slippery Slope Fallacy?

Web Content Article · By alan shlemon On Jun 27, 2019 8:47 PM

Alan answers the challenge that opponents of same-sex marriage sometimes commit the slippery slope fallacy when they argue that same-sex marriage will lead to other forms of “marriage” like...

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Christians Who Made a Difference

Web Content Article · By melinda penner On Jun 27, 2019 8:47 PM

Arthur Guinness founded the Guinness Brewing Co. in 1755. He learned the art of brewing from his father and succeeded in establising a flourishing company.

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The Angel of Prisons

Web Content Article · By melinda penner On Jun 27, 2019 8:47 PM

Elizabeth Fry was a British Quaker Christian who led the movement for prison reform in the 19th century. She was also the driving force behind reform legislation.

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Agreement with Ehrman

Web Content Article · By amy k. hall On Jun 27, 2019 8:47 PM

In Rob Bowman’s review of Bart Ehrman’s new book, How Jesus Became God, he enumerates the many points of agreement evangelicals have with Ehrman.

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It’s About the Difference between Men and Women

Web Content Article · By amy k. hall On Jun 27, 2019 8:47 PM

It’s not unreasonable or bigoted to treat the unique joining of sexually complementary partners uniquely. But in order to see that this is a reasonable understanding that isn’t motivated by hate,...

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Should American Christians Retreat from the Same-sex Marriage Issue?

Web Content Article · By alan shlemon On Jun 27, 2019 8:47 PM

Alan responds to the challenge that American Christians should retreat from the same-sex marriage issue because it’s unwinnable for them.

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Five Misconceptions about Holy Week

Web Content Article · By amy k. hall On Jun 27, 2019 8:47 PM

Andreas Köstenberger and Justin Taylor wrote about “Five Errors to Drop from Your Easter Sermon” in Christianity Today. Here’s a summary.

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More Charges of Forgery Leveled against Jesus’ Wife Fragment

Web Content Article · By amy k. hall On Jun 27, 2019 8:47 PM

New evidence regarding the “Gospel of Jesus’ Wife” fragment has come to light that may once again point to forgery.

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Is Religion a Threat to Morality?

Web Content Article · By alan shlemon On Jun 27, 2019 8:47 PM

Alan addresses the following claim: Morality is doing what is right regardless of what you are told. Religion is doing what you are told regardless of what is right.

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Ask the Right Question about Evolution

Web Content Article · By alan shlemon On Jun 27, 2019 8:47 PM

Alan provides a simple, yet powerful tactic to help you deal with the topic of evolution.

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George Cuvier: Zoologist, Biologist, and Christian

Web Content Article · By melinda penner On Jun 27, 2019 8:48 PM

George Cuvier launched modern vertebrate paleontology. He originated the major classification of living things based on the nervous system: Vertebrata, Articulata, Mollusca, and Radiata.

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First-Century Synagogue Discovered in Magdala

Web Content Article · By amy k. hall On Jun 27, 2019 8:48 PM

The decision of the Rev. Juan M. Solana to build a retreat center in Galilee has led to an interesting archaeological find: “the presumed hometown of Mary Magdalene and an ancient synagogue where...

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All You Need to Help People Rethink Abortion Is Clarity on These Three Questions

Web Content Article · By amy k. hall On Jun 27, 2019 8:48 PM

If you want to start conversations with people about abortion, you don’t need to be a philosopher. All you need is clarity on these three questions.

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Religious Toleration

Web Content Article · By melinda penner On Jun 27, 2019 8:48 PM

Thomas Helwys was one of the early Puritans in 17th century England. He and his fellow Protestant believers met in secret to avoid punishment for dissenting with the state religion.

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Why the First Hospital to Do Sex-Reassignment Surgeries No Longer Does Them

Web Content Article · By amy k. hall On Jun 27, 2019 8:48 PM

Paul McHugh (former psychiatrist in chief at Johns Hopkins) explains why Hopkins stopped doing sex-reassignment surgeries.

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Same-Sex Marriage Is “Expanding Our Sense of Possibilities”

Web Content Article · By amy k. hall On Jun 27, 2019 8:48 PM

There’s no consistent reason under the new definition of marriage why polyamorists should be denied what’s legally available to others.

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Abortion as Injustice Interview—Part 1

Web Content Article · By alan shlemon On Jun 27, 2019 8:48 PM

I was recently interviewed by students about the injustice of abortion. I thought I’d share my answers. This post is the first of two parts.

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Abortion as Injustice Interview—Part 2

Web Content Article · By alan shlemon On Jun 27, 2019 8:48 PM

I was recently interviewed by students about the injustice of abortion. I thought I’d share my answers. You can read the first part of the interview here. This post is the second part of that...

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Why Take Christians to Mosques?

Web Content Article · By alan shlemon On Jun 27, 2019 8:48 PM

Sometimes people are puzzled. They think, Shouldn’t we teach Christians about Christianity? Why are you teaching them about Islam and taking them to mosques? That’s a good question.

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John Witherspoon: Pastor, Professor, and Patriot

Web Content Article · By melinda penner On Jun 27, 2019 8:48 PM

John Witherspoon was born in Scotland in 1723 and emigrated to the colony of New Jersey when he was called as president of Princeton University in 1768.

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Salt and Light in 19th Century England

Web Content Article · By melinda penner On Jun 27, 2019 8:48 PM

Titus Salt was a contemporary of of John Cadbury, whom I wrote about last Thursday, and there are similarities in their stories.

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Wedgwood Abolitionist

Web Content Article · By melinda penner On Jun 27, 2019 8:48 PM

You may be familiar with Wedgwood pottery. One of the most distinct of Josiah Wedgwood’s designs is jasper ware—most commonly with blue or green glaze with classic figures applied in white. He was...

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Is Plan B an Abortifacient?

Web Content Article · By amy k. hall On Jun 27, 2019 8:48 PM

Is there any reason to think the contraceptives Hobby Lobby refused to subsidize are actually abortifacients? Dr. Rich Poupard examines this issue.

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How Did You Come to That Conclusion?

Web Content Article · By alan shlemon On Jun 27, 2019 8:48 PM

Alan explains a tactic that can help you respond to any challenge raised against your view.

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Why I Take Christians to Mosques

Web Content Article · By alan shlemon On Jun 27, 2019 8:48 PM

Alan explains the details of a mosque experience and the benefits of taking Christians to mosques.

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What Is Marriage from a Policy Perspective?

Web Content Article · By amy k. hall On Jun 27, 2019 8:48 PM

What is marriage, why does it matter, and what are the consequences of redefining it? Ryan Anderson explains.

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Educating the Deaf

Web Content Article · By melinda penner On Jun 27, 2019 8:48 PM

Gallaudet University, the first university in the United States focusing on educating deaf people, was named in honor of the founder’s father, Thomas Hopkins Gallaudet.

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Quakers and Constitutional Freedom

Web Content Article · By melinda penner On Jun 27, 2019 8:48 PM

You remember William Penn from history class. He was granted the colony of Pennsylvania by the king in payment for debts owed his father.

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Abortion Justifications Flip Moral Reasoning Upside Down

Web Content Article · By amy k. hall On Jun 27, 2019 8:48 PM

When it comes to abortion, our culture uses the very points that normally condemn violence against the young to justify it.

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Utilitarian Atheists Aren’t “Just as Moral,” They’re “Differently Moral”

Web Content Article · By amy k. hall On Jun 27, 2019 8:49 PM

The claim that “atheists are as moral as Christians” is meaningless if we’re operating under different systems of morality.

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Character at the Keyboard

Web Content Article · By amy k. hall On Jun 27, 2019 8:49 PM

David Brooks’s op-ed in the New York Times on “The Mental Virtues” reminds us that “character tests are pervasive even in modern everyday life. It’s possible to be heroic if you’re just...

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Christianity’s Uniqueness

Web Content Article · By melinda penner On Jun 27, 2019 8:49 PM

In reply to the critics who claim Christianity was just a copy-cat religion among the ancient religions, it’s helpful to take a look at how an ancient adherent of these pagan religions viewed...

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Serving the Persecuted Church

Web Content Article · By alan shlemon On Jun 27, 2019 8:49 PM

Alan gives a short recap of his trip to Beirut, Lebanon. He highlights the experiences of training the persecuted church and meeting his cousin who recently fled Baghdad, Iraq.

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The English Hippocrates

Web Content Article · By melinda penner On Jun 27, 2019 8:49 PM

Thomas Sydenham, born in 1624, was a Christian physician known as the father of English medicine.

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God’s Clockmaker

Web Content Article · By melinda penner On Jun 27, 2019 8:49 PM

Richard of Wallingford lived in the early 14th century...

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Are We at War with Muslims?

Web Content Article · By alan shlemon On Jun 27, 2019 8:49 PM

Alan answers the question of whether we are at war with Muslims. He also offers a handy tactic to help you determine whether a doctrine or behavior is truly Islamic.

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Is All Saints’ Day on November 1st Because of a Pagan Festival?

Web Content Article · By amy k. hall On Jun 27, 2019 8:49 PM

Angie Mosteller says, “There is no indication that ancient Samhain was ever a festival of the dead or dedicated to some Lord of the Dead.”

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Must We Kill Humans to Save Other Humans?

Web Content Article · By alan shlemon On Jun 27, 2019 8:49 PM

The test was positive. He had cancer. The tumor was only six centimeters, but because it was in his trachea (his windpipe), it had almost completely blocked his ability to breathe.

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A Countess Who Devoted Her Fortune to Christ

Web Content Article · By melinda penner On Jun 27, 2019 8:49 PM

Selina Hastings, Countess of Huntingdon, was a remarkable woman in her time. She was born in 1707 to aristocracy, suffered loss, family disputes, and bad health.

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The Right to Die May Become a Duty to Die

Web Content Article · By amy k. hall On Jun 27, 2019 8:49 PM

A man with ALS explains his anger against those who promote assisted suicide.

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Must we kill humans to save other humans?

Web Content Article · By alan shlemon On Jun 27, 2019 8:50 PM

Alan explains why embryonic stem cell research is not only morally problematic, but ineffective at treating disease and disability. Instead, he offers a scientific alternative.

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Kill Humans to Save Humans? Taking the Heat

Web Content Article · By amy k. hall On Jun 27, 2019 8:50 PM

This month, Alan asks, “Must we kill humans to save other humans?“ and Brett talks about the reaction we should expect from the world, even when we’re loving.

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You’re Not Really Pro-Life Unless...

Web Content Article · By amy k. hall On Jun 27, 2019 8:50 PM

The objection that pro-life advocates or organizations aren’t really pro-life because they don’t also advocate [fill in the blank] is one you’ll encounter. Here’s how Scott Klusendorf responds to it.

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The Reformation the Church Doesn’t Need

Web Content Article · By alan shlemon On Jun 27, 2019 8:50 PM

Alan attended a ’gay Christian’ conference that intends to reform the church to make it affirm practicing homosexuals. Listen to his thoughts about his experience there.

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Embryonic Stem Cell Success

Web Content Article · By alan shlemon On Jun 27, 2019 8:50 PM

This past November I wrote that embryonic stem cell research (ESCR) had not led to any successful human treatments. I was wrong.

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Pro-Life Killers: An Oxymoron

Web Content Article · By alan shlemon On Jun 27, 2019 8:50 PM

Alan answers the question of whether pro-lifers are inconsistent if they don’t condone the killing of abortion doctors.

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Are the Chick-fil-A Cows on to Something?

Web Content Article · By alan shlemon On Jun 27, 2019 8:50 PM

Humans are more valuable than animals and so eating meat is permissible.

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Could “Good” and “Evil” Exist without God?

Web Content Article · By amy k. hall On Jun 27, 2019 8:50 PM

Reasonable Faith has released another apologetics video, and this one explains the moral argument for the existence of God.

Media Type: Article Topic: Philosophy

About Those Crusades…

Web Content Article · By amy k. hall On Jun 27, 2019 8:51 PM

Since the Crusades are back in the news, these excerpts from a 2005 article by Crusade historian Thomas F. Madden will help you brush up on the basics.

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Are the Chick-fil-A Cows on to Something?

Web Content Article · By alan shlemon On Jun 27, 2019 8:51 PM

Alan answers the question of whether people who eat meat are unjustly discriminating against sentient animals.

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The Biased Constraint of Scientism

Web Content Article · By amy k. hall On Jun 27, 2019 8:51 PM

Here’s what J. Warner Wallace has to say about the charge that Christians are too biased to fairly evaluate evidence.

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Truth and Compassion in Action

Web Content Article · By alan shlemon On Jun 27, 2019 8:51 PM

Alan explains whether the principle of truth and compassion works when gay activists come to protest your church.

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Got Ten Seconds?

Web Content Article · By stand to reason On Jun 27, 2019 8:52 PM

Ten seconds is plenty of time to defend your pro-life views.

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Every Idea Has Consequences

Web Content Article · By alan shlemon On Jun 27, 2019 8:52 PM

Alan talks about his recent speaking tour in Alberta and explains the impact of same-sex marriage on the Christian culture in Canada.

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How can homeschooling parents avoid sheltering their kids too much?

Web Content Article · By alan shlemon On Jun 27, 2019 8:52 PM

Alan explains one way homeschooling parents can avoid sheltering their kids too much.

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Finding Truth: Twilight of the Gods

Web Content Article · By amy k. hall On Jun 27, 2019 8:52 PM

Since secular philosophies, like religions, point to an ultimate reality, they can be evaluated, just as religions can, by identifying their idols.

Media Type: Article Topic: Philosophy

Fetal Homicide Laws Are a Problem for Pro-Choicers

Web Content Article · By amy k. hall On Jun 27, 2019 8:52 PM

It seems some politicians are worried about consistent, logical thinking leading from a fetal homicide law to fetal human rights.

Media Type: Article Topic: Bioethics

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