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Archives for December 2021

Merry Christmas!

December 24, 2021 by Randal

Filed Under: The Tentative Apologist

Christmas, Virgin Mary, and the Problem of Child Brides

December 22, 2021 by Randal

There are certain questions that linger in the shadows of Christian faith. Due to their awkward, difficult, disturbing implications, we are reluctant to ask them. And the Christmas story has been a catalyst for many such questions. For an earlier generation under the sway of modernist skepticism about miracles, the doubts often centered on whether […]

Filed Under: The Tentative Apologist Tagged With: Conversations with My Inner Atheist, virgin birth, virgin conception

Rwanda and the Ethics of Canaanite Genocide: A Conversation

December 20, 2021 by Randal

I was just interviewed on the Meet Jesus YouTube channel alongside Phodidas Ndamyumugabea, a survivor of the Rwandan genocide, talking about Rwanda, genocide, and the Canaanites. A unique and very interesting conversation! ?

Filed Under: The Tentative Apologist Tagged With: biblical violence, Canaan, ethics, interview, Jesus Loves Canaanites, Rwanda

On Meeting My Past Fundamentalist Self

December 17, 2021 by Randal

When I was a kid, I learned to view Christians who challenged my narrow fundamentalist paradigm as ‘liberals’ who were trying to subvert the Gospel. The view was borne by ignorance and an utter lack of charity. These days, when I make a point that challenges fundamentalism. I regularly get catty insults from Christians on […]

Filed Under: The Tentative Apologist Tagged With: fundamentalism

Are Evangelicals Pluralists? Evangelical Ministries and the Problem of Dubious Scare Surveys

December 14, 2021 by Randal

Back in August 2021, The Christian Post published an article with the dramatic title “60% of adults under 40 say Jesus isn’t only way to salvation; equal to Buddha, Muhammad.” The article includes the ominous subtitle: “Survey shows pluralistic worldview expanding rapidly among American Christians.” This is a classic example of what I call a […]

Filed Under: The Tentative Apologist Tagged With: evangelicalism, inclusivism, pluralism, Probe Ministries, scare survey

William Lane Craig Says God May Command Us to “Drive Out Canaanites” in Our Day. I Respond.

December 11, 2021 by Randal

Reasonable Faith just posted a short video from William Lane Craig in which the esteemed apologist defends the prospect that God may command Christians today to target people groups in the same way that the ancient Israelites targeted the Canaanites for extermination. In this video, I provide a response. ?

Filed Under: The Tentative Apologist Tagged With: biblical violence, genocide, Jesus Loves Canaanites, William Lane Craig

The Fundamentalist Christian Creed

December 10, 2021 by Randal

I wrote a fundamentalist Christian creed to make sure you’re “orthodox.”

Filed Under: The Tentative Apologist Tagged With: fundamentalism; creed

How Strident Pro-life Christians Harm Human Fetuses

December 3, 2021 by Randal

I became an avid supporter of the pro-life movement back in the mid-1980s. At the time, I was an enthusiastic supporter of pro-life groups like Last Days Ministries. And in high school, I proudly wore an Operation Rescue t-shirt to school. Then I went on to university where I completed a BA followed by an […]

Filed Under: The Tentative Apologist Tagged With: abortion, dialogue, ethics

Is Jesus Loves Canaanites Guilty of Motivated Reasoning?

December 1, 2021 by Randal

Over the last several months, I have often encountered the claim that my book Jesus Loves Canaanites is guilty of motivated reasoning. That’s a deeply misguided claim as I will explain in this article. Let’s start with a definition. Motivated reasoning involves the process of seeking arguments or evidence to achieve a desired outcome rather than allowing […]

Filed Under: The Tentative Apologist Tagged With: Jesus Loves Canaanites, motivated reasoning

How Christians Read Biblical Violence with Confirmation Bias

December 1, 2021 by Randal

In this video, I explain how Christian reading of divine violence in the biblical text is often distorted by confirmation bias to defend particular theological assumptions about God. ?

Filed Under: The Tentative Apologist Tagged With: biblical violence, confirmation bias

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