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Transgenderism Fragments the Human Person

Web Content Article · By amy k. hall On Jun 27, 2019 8:53 PM

Nancy Pearcey notes something important about transgenderism (and the worldview of a culture that celebrates it).

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#STRask: May 11, 2017

Web Content Article · By greg koukl On Jun 27, 2019 9:46 PM

In 4 min. or less, Greg answers questions about punishment in Hell, the role of those in need in the church, and when God talks to us.

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#STRask: May 23, 2016

Web Content Article · By greg koukl On Jun 27, 2019 9:39 PM

Alan talks about how to respond to the LGBT moral revolution and who to “punish” for an abortion pill.

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Death with Dignity

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

I’m very sorry to hear that Brittany Maynard ended her life Saturday. My sincere condolences to her husband, family, and friends.

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Problems with Preferred Pronouns

Web Content Article · By alan shlemon On May 31, 2023 6:55 PM

Given the numerous concerns, using preferred pronouns is anything but simple. It’s not that Christians are “transphobic” or unwilling to be courteous. There are principled reasons that justify not...

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How to Explain to a Non-Christian Why You’re Waiting until Marriage

Web Content Article · By greg koukl On Sep 2, 2022 2:35 AM

Greg gives a general principle and detailed examples to help a listener explain why, as a Christian, he is waiting until marriage to have sex.

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The Reformation the Church Doesn’t Need

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

The Church has always been under attack.... Although many threats are external, some come from within.

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#STRask: August 11, 2016

Web Content Article · By greg koukl On Jun 27, 2019 9:41 PM

Greg talks about contradiction in Deuteronomy, explaining “hope”, and whether a Christian can be spiritually dead.

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#STRask - June 7, 2021

Web Content Article · By greg koukl On Jun 6, 2021 4:38 PM

Questions about whether any form of art brings glory to God regardless of the intent of the artist and whether one should go to a baby shower for a same-sex couple having a baby via IVF.

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Humans Come in Only Two Sexes

Web Content Article · By alan shlemon On May 4, 2022 11:36 PM

Advocates of gender ideology say intersex people are evidence sex isn’t binary, but here are four reasons why we know there are only two sexes.

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#STRask: October 9, 2017

Web Content Article · By greg koukl On Jun 27, 2019 9:50 PM

In 4 min. or less, Greg answers questions about the soul, animals’s moral accountability, and a bad way of proving something is wrong.

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#STRask: December 18, 2017

Web Content Article · By greg koukl On Jun 27, 2019 9:51 PM

Greg’s on a four-minute timer and answers questions about the contradiction between God’s promise to care for us and His promise we would be persecuted, what “judge not” means, and whether or...

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#STRask - April 8, 2021

Web Content Article · By greg koukl On Apr 3, 2021 9:36 PM

Questions about whether stoning to death was too harsh a punishment for breaking the Sabbath in Numbers 15:32–36 and whether one can divorce a non-adulterous spouse if he has broken all of his...

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#STRask: Was Jesus “Woke”?

Web Content Article · By greg koukl On Sep 25, 2021 10:05 PM

Questions about the claim that the point of Old Testament justice is the protection of the poor and powerless and whether Jesus being “woke” proves it’s a good thing.

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If You Don’t Know Whether the Unborn Is a Human Being, Then Don’t Kill It

Web Content Article · By alan shlemon On Jun 13, 2023 12:15 AM

If you’re unsure whether your action might kill an innocent human being, then the proper decision is to hold off, not charge ahead.

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#STRask: March 28, 2016

Web Content Article · By greg koukl On Jun 27, 2019 9:38 PM

Amy talks about eternity, feeling Christianity, talking to atheists, standards for clergy members, and transgender bathroom choice.

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Sexuality, Identity, Sin, and Denying Ourselves to Follow Christ

Web Content Article · By amy k. hall On Jun 27, 2019 9:40 PM

Sam Allberry has much to say that is relevant to everyone (not just those with same-sex attractions) and relevant to all temptations and sin (not just those related to sexuality).

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Are Homosexuals Going to Hell?

Web Content Article · By alan shlemon On Aug 3, 2020 11:00 PM

The answer to this question is easy. Yes, they’re going to hell. But guess what? Everyone is going to hell.

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#STRask: January 9, 2017

Web Content Article · By greg koukl On Jun 27, 2019 9:44 PM

In 4 min. or less, Greg answers questions on C.S. Lewis’s theology, evidence for God in creation, and someone identifying as gay.

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The False Dilemma Propagated by Pro-Gay Advocates

Web Content Article · By alan shlemon On Jun 27, 2019 10:01 PM

We’re told that if your friend identifies as gay or lesbian, then you face a choice: fidelity to your faith or fidelity to your friend. But this is a false dilemma. Those aren’t the only options.

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Intrinsic Human Value Has to Be Taught

Web Content Article · By amy k. hall On Mar 4, 2020 8:14 PM

We have to recognize and then fight the human tendency we have to deny the value of people who are different from us. We have to teach intrinsic human value.

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Our Bodies Have Purpose and Value

Web Content Article · By jonathan noyes On Oct 20, 2022 12:03 AM

Our culture has divided the body from the person, rejecting the idea that our bodies have true things to say about who we are. But as Christians, we’re called to honor our bodies and live according...

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Answering a Case for Same-Sex Marriage

Web Content Article · By alan shlemon On Jun 27, 2019 8:35 PM

Alan’s monthly letter for February 2012 Every now and then a challenge comes along that leaves you unsettled. Not because you don’t know it’s wrong, but because you don’t know why.

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Why We Shouldn’t Abort Babies That Are Going to Die

Web Content Article · By amy k. hall On Jun 27, 2019 8:45 PM

If you’re terrified by the knowledge that your baby is going to be born with a fetal abnormality or disability, I urge you to read carefully through these twenty reasons why you should not end his...

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Pro-Life Killers: An Oxymoron

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

On May 1, 2009, Scott Roeder walked into Reformation Lutheran Church, pulled out a gun, and shot George Tiller in the head at point blank range.

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Should We Ban Conversion Therapy?

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

The terms “conversion therapy” and “reparative therapy” are used as general terms to refer to all attempts to change one’s sexual orientation. This is incorrect.

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The Birth of Transableism: Why Our Culture Bites Absurd Bullets

Web Content Article · By amy k. hall On Jun 27, 2019 8:53 PM

As rational human beings, we desire to think consistently about the world, but consistent views aren’t necessarily accurate ones.

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Three Bad Arguments against Life Beginning at Conception

Web Content Article · By amy k. hall On Jun 27, 2019 9:51 PM

A recent article argues “3 Ways Science Proves Life Doesn’t Begin at Conception,” but what happens when you apply those same arguments to newborns?

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Once Gay, Always Gay?

Web Content Article · By alan shlemon On Jun 27, 2019 8:42 PM

Alan’s monthly letter for August 2013 The “experts” have spoken. Change in sexual orientation is not possible.

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Christian “Intolerance” of Homosexuals

Web Content Article · By greg koukl On Jun 26, 2019 11:09 PM

Does a biblical view of homosexuality equate to hate?

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Killing Abortionists

Web Content Article · By greg koukl On Jun 26, 2019 10:54 PM

Some ask “if you consider abortion murder, doesn’t that incite the killing of abortionists?”

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Same-Sex Marriage Challenges and Responses

Web Content Article · By greg koukl On Jun 26, 2019 11:10 PM

Western civilization is shuddering under a tidal wave of activism in favor of same-sex marriage. Here is a careful response to their most compelling arguments.

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Can Believers Befriend Non-Believers without Condoning Sin?

Web Content Article · By greg koukl On May 31, 2023 11:13 PM

Greg and Amy give an important reminder that, as with other non-believers who sin in other ways, being friends with those who identify as LGBTQ+ doesn’t imply you agree with their views on sexual...

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Do Christians Pick and Choose Which Commands to Follow?

Web Content Article · By tim barnett On Dec 16, 2021 9:24 PM

Christians focus on homosexuality as a sin but ignore other Old Testament laws. Is this hypocritical? Tim Barnett uses his Red Pen Logic to respond to this common objection.

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Killing Roe Doesn’t Mean It’s Illegal to Kill the Unborn

Web Content Article · By alan shlemon On Jun 30, 2022 12:19 AM

The reversal of Roe v. Wade didn’t make abortion illegal, so there’s still work to do if we want the laws against killing innocent human beings to consistently apply to every human being. Here’s a...

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Answering the Challenge of Back-Alley Abortions

Web Content Article · By alan shlemon On Jan 28, 2023 7:01 PM

How should pro-lifers respond to the objection that making abortion illegal would force women to get dangerous, back-alley abortions? Here are three steps to address this challenge.

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No Stable Rights without Intrinsic Human Value

Web Content Article · By amy k. hall On Jun 27, 2019 8:42 PM

Most pro-choicers know the fetal human being is scientifically alive. What they’re really objecting to is the idea of intrinsic human value—i.e., the idea that every member of...

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#STRask: March 2, 2017

Web Content Article · By greg koukl On Jun 27, 2019 9:45 PM

Greg is on a timer and answers questions about the prosperity gospel, God killing babies, publishing, and if all sin is the same.

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I’m Not Dead Yet

Web Content Article · By greg koukl On Jun 26, 2019 11:10 PM

Why are human beings valuable? What is a human being? You have to answer those questions before you can say that this child isn’t a human being without value.

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Are Homosexuals Going to Hell?

Web Content Article · By alan shlemon On Jun 27, 2019 8:35 PM

Alan’s monthly letter for March 2012 A homosexual man asked my wife, “Do you think I’m going to Hell?” That’s a tough question.

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#STRask: April 25, 2016

Web Content Article · By greg koukl On Jun 27, 2019 9:38 PM

Greg answers questions about how to tell if someone is truly demon possessed, if a rational argument for determinism necessarily self destructs, if it follows that Jesus is God because he rose from...

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Interview: Alan Shlemon – Concerns about the Unconditional Conference

Web Content Article · By greg koukl On Oct 11, 2023 1:38 AM

Greg talks to Alan Shlemon, who attended the Unconditional Conference at Andy Stanley’s church, about the good and bad of what was taught there, how those who promote pro-gay theology viewed the...

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#STRask: July 6, 2017

Web Content Article · By greg koukl On Jun 27, 2019 9:48 PM

J. Warner Wallace answers questions in 4 min. or less (or more) about black lives matter and if Christianity is false.

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#STRask: May 22, 2017

Web Content Article · By greg koukl On Jun 27, 2019 9:47 PM

J. Warner Wallace is on a timer and answers questions about free will, consistent pro-life views, and Jesus dying for sin.

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Is Homosexuality Just as Normal as Heterosexuality?

Web Content Article · By alan shlemon On Aug 3, 2020 11:08 PM

People who engage in homosexual behavior are normal in many ways. Like anyone else, they have friends and family, they work and play, they love and hate, and have fears and dreams. But it seems...

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Is Denying Same-sex Marriage Like Denying Interracial Marriage?

Web Content Article · By alan shlemon On Aug 4, 2020 1:43 PM

Despite the rhetorical force of making the comparison, merely claiming it’s the same does not make it so.

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Why You Need to Start with a Biblical Understanding of Human Beings

Web Content Article · By jonathan noyes On Jun 29, 2023 10:45 PM

When we start with the biblical understanding of human beings when responding to our culture’s claim that we can choose our own sexuality and gender identity, we accomplish four things.

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Counsel for Loving Same-Sex-Attracted Christians

Web Content Article · By melinda penner On Jun 27, 2019 9:47 PM

Bekah Mason provides some helpful counsel for how Christians can love and support other Christians who experience same-sex attraction.

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Can You Have Gay Friends If You Think Homosexual Behavior Is a Sin?

Web Content Article · By alan shlemon On Aug 3, 2020 10:06 PM

You can keep your faith or you can keep your friends and family. You pick. Well, the answer for many people is obvious: relationships are more important than a theological idiosyncrasy.

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Do Pronouns Matter?

Web Content Article · By brett kunkle On Sep 17, 2021 9:17 PM

Doesn’t Christian witness require love, and doesn’t love require that we use people’s preferred pronouns? No, and here’s why.

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Choosing Your Gender

Web Content Article · By greg koukl On Jun 27, 2019 8:51 PM

Greg talks about choosing a gender, what the Bible teaches about women leaders in

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Tom Gilson: True Reason

Web Content Article · By greg koukl On Jun 27, 2019 8:39 PM

Greg talks about the Reason Rally, an update on STR Cruise-Conference, discusses True Reason with guest Tom Gilson, then takes calls on when it is moral to “pull the plug,” wisdom on how to handle...

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Buying a Gun and Getting an Abortion Aren’t the Same

Web Content Article · By alan shlemon On Apr 26, 2022 3:13 AM

Should gun buyers be subjected to the same restrictions as women seeking abortions? Some people use this analogy to argue against abortion restrictions, but here’s why the two activities aren’t...

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Is a Second Marriage as Illegitimate as a Same-Sex Marriage?

Web Content Article · By greg koukl On May 22, 2024 1:25 AM

Greg answers Open Mic questions about whether a second marriage is as illegitimate as a same-sex marriage, attending services that have elements you disagree with, and whether feelings of morality...

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Listen to Your Maker on Transgenderism

Web Content Article · By alan shlemon On Dec 12, 2023 9:48 PM

Alan Shlemon introduces his new Stand to Reason University course, “Transgenderism: Truth and Compassion,” explaining why we should listen to God’s direction for our sexuality and clarifying some...

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Why Are Pro-Choicers Bothered by Images of Aborted Clumps of Cells?

Web Content Article · By j.t. wynn On Dec 2, 2019 6:24 AM

If a group wrongly thought appendectomies killed human beings, we wouldn’t object to their displaying images of removed appendixes, so why do pro-choicers object to images of abortion?

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Reaching Your LGBT Friends with Truth and Compassion

Web Content Article · By alan shlemon On Feb 26, 2020 5:24 PM

Alan helps Christians know which common phrases to avoid when talking to a friend or family member who identifies as gay.

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Compromise Is Not an Option

Web Content Article · By alan shlemon On Jun 27, 2019 8:39 PM

Alan’s monthly letter for June 2013 Do you agree with God? What would it take for you to declare something good that God says is bad?

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The Key Issues Around Terri Schiavo’s Death

Web Content Article · By greg koukl On Jun 27, 2019 8:44 PM

Greg talks about the key issues around Terri Schiavo’s death, a simple case for dating the gospels, then takes calls on if “ought imply can” or if God commands something, doesn’t that imply we...

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Active and Passive Euthanasia

Web Content Article · By guest author On Jun 26, 2019 11:07 PM

Here are some basic ethical distinctions by way of background. I won’t cover all the bases in the active/passive debate (active—taking lives, passive—letting die).

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Will Right and Wrong Always Be Obvious?

Web Content Article · By amy k. hall On Jun 27, 2019 8:38 PM

Atheists have the mistaken idea that objective morality is simply obvious to everyone, but the truth is, it’s not. All one has to do is look back through history (and in other cultures today) to...

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Questions on God’s Promises, Euthanasia, Proof for Christianity

Web Content Article · By greg koukl On Jun 27, 2019 9:42 PM

Greg discusses callers’ questions on God’s promises, euthanasia, proof for Christianity, and more.

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#STRask: January 11, 2016

Web Content Article · By greg koukl On Jun 27, 2019 8:57 PM

Greg talks about how to know if one truly believes, if Christians can easily remain friends with Non-Christians, what the top 3 or 4 apologetics challenges these days are for American...

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Responding to Pride Month with Genuine Love

Web Content Article · By tim barnett On Jun 27, 2019 9:47 PM

We’re called to love our LGBT neighbors—not a mere toleration of the person, but genuine, heartfelt love. But what does genuine love look like?

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Why Men Can Speak on Abortion

Web Content Article · By aaron brake On Jun 27, 2019 10:03 PM

If you’re a pro-life man, at some point you will likely be told you’re not allowed to speak against abortion. Here’s why you shouldn’t let that silence you.

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If God Became a Man, Can a Man Become a Woman?

Web Content Article · By alan shlemon On Apr 1, 2022 11:38 PM

Is it reasonable to claim that if someone believes in the incarnation, then they can believe a person can change their gender? Alan examines whether the two concepts are similar in a relevant way.

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#STRask: April 3, 2017

Web Content Article · By brett kunkle On Jun 27, 2019 9:46 PM

Brett’s on a timer and answers questions about God’s presence, polygamy in the OT, and total depravity.

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Partial-Birth Abortion Is Not About Abortion

Web Content Article · By greg koukl On Jun 26, 2019 11:10 PM

When we justify the killing of a fully human child because of severe, congenital defect, we are not making a case for abortion; we’re promoting something much more chilling.

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Outmanned, but Not Outgunned

Web Content Article · By alan shlemon On Jun 27, 2019 8:36 PM

Alan’s monthly letter for August 2011 Walking into a philosophy club at a secular college and debating the entire group on abortion wasn’t necessarily easy.

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Doing What Comes Naturally

Web Content Article · By greg koukl On Jun 26, 2019 11:22 PM

Is homosexuality “natural”? Do gays have a “right” to adopt children?

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Why “You Do You” Doesn’t Work

Web Content Article · By jonathan noyes On Jul 6, 2022 11:32 PM

Jon Noyes discusses the roles that identity, authority, and ever-changing morality play in today’s secular world.

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Fetal Personhood: It’s Simple

Web Content Article · By greg koukl On Jun 26, 2019 10:54 PM

What makes a person a person? Does a fetus qualify?