I’ve seen some on social media go into a tailspin over the recent revelations about Ravi Zacharias. The revelations have hit many hard—they’ve hit me hard. The trouble is that this kind of disappointment in a renowned spiritual leader can make some wonder, if they can’t trust that leader, what else might they be wrong […]
If I Can’t Trust Ravi, Then What Else Isn’t True? Read More »
In a Facebook apologetics forum, an atheist recently asked if there was any objective evidence that Christianity actually makes people have better character. He said that if no one could present such evidence, then that would be a defeater of Christianity. Lately, some former “Christians” are telling their “deconstruction” stories explaining why they are no
Most “Christians” Aren’t: Crusaders, Premarital Sex, “Deconstruction.” Read More »
Over the years I’ve learned that many Christians believe that there are many good non-Christians After all, if you actually know some good non-Christians, then there must be good non-Christians, right? That’s not what Jesus thought and that humans outside of Christ aren’t good is the second most untaught doctrine in American Christianity (second only
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In recent years, much has been said and written about the Lord ordering Israel to destroy the Canaanites. This is largely because the new atheists proclaim it as “divine genocide.” But it’s not just a problem for Christianity’s detractors. Indeed, many Christians worry about the fairness of killing the Canaanites. After all, if the Old
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Of all the kinds of historical hypocrisy that is attributed to the Christian, none looms as large as the crusades. Thomas Madden, Professor of History and Director of the Center for Medieval and Renaissance Studies at Saint Louis University, sums up the popular conception: The crusades are generally portrayed as a series of holy wars
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When I teach on why God allows evil, I include a lengthy discussion on the Crusades, inquisitions, witch-hunts, slavery, Nazi Christians, and the oppression of women (for the rest of this post I’m going to sum this up as “Crusades, etc.”). Although these events aren’t typically a part of problem of evil discussions, it’s important
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