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    Why it pays to be an ‘unstrategic’ Christian

    April 30, 2011 / Randal / The Tentative Apologist / 1 Comment

    In “Christians and the sin of hating homosexuals” I laid out some examples where Christians express an indefensible hatred against […]

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    homosexuality, honesty, Kingdom of God, sin

    The Ray Charles Problem of Evil

    April 30, 2011 / Randal / The Tentative Apologist / No Comments

    From one perspective the theist’s problem of evil ultimately rests with our intuitions over what a maximally loving God could […]

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    If I Could, problem of evil, Ray Charles

    How close have you come to killing somebody? A reflection on Gus Van Sant’s “Paranoid Park”

    April 30, 2011 / Randal / The Tentative Apologist / No Comments

    I have enjoyed many of Gus van Sant’s films including “Drugstore Cowboy”, “Milk” and the simultaneously mesmerizing and horrifying “Elephant”. […]

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    Gus van Sant, Paranoid Park

    Saving money on a stamp? An ethical conundrum

    April 29, 2011 / Randal / The Tentative Apologist / 13 Comments

    Let’s say I receive a letter from Alby. I want to write back to Alby. Is it permissible to save […]

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    consequentialism, deontological ethics, ethics, utilitarian ethics, virtue ethics

    How much evil could God allow for a greater good?

    April 29, 2011 / Randal / The Tentative Apologist / 39 Comments

    In “Does God ever visit Ronald McDonald House?” I asked a question that crushes me. But as a Christian theist how […]

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    God, greater goods, problem of evil, providence, theodicy

    Something (not) worth celebrating

    April 29, 2011 / Randal / The Tentative Apologist / 4 Comments

    This evening while watching the news I saw a royal watcher make the following observation about Kate Middtleton: “She’s incredibly clever.” […]

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    Kate Middleton, monarchy, visible knickers

    Christians and the sin of hating homosexuals

    April 28, 2011 / Randal / The Tentative Apologist / 30 Comments

    In “Why conservatism is riskier than you might think” I pointed out that those who maintain the status quo are […]

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    Barbara Ehrenreich, Christian ethics, Christian Research Institute, CRI, homosexuality, Jack Chick, Lynn Johnston, same-sex marriage

    The very worst reason to reject universalism

    April 28, 2011 / Randal / The Tentative Apologist / 13 Comments

    While at “The Christian Post” I came across a blog article by an apparently popular Christian author / speaker named […]

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    damnation, eternal conscious torment, hell, justification, Lost Dogs, Ray Comfort, Rob Bell, universalism

    Why conservatism is often riskier than you might think (and other observations on losing faith)

    April 27, 2011 / Randal / The Tentative Apologist / 28 Comments

    In “The ignorance of Richard Dawkins defended (but not very well)”  Robert observed: “Sometimes I wonder what faith would have […]

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    belief, conservatism, doxastic voluntarism, epistemology, faith, liberalism

    It is what it is

    April 27, 2011 / Randal / The Tentative Apologist / No Comments

    I don’t  know about you but I often find it difficult to wrap up conversations in a reasonable time. Like […]

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