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Responding to a half-baked objection to hell
This morning I tweeted a link to an article I wrote on the complexity of salvation: “If God wants us […]
eschatology, hell, judgmentWhy evangelicalism often fails to be effective
What is more important? Being an evangelical, conservative, and/or fundamentalist Christian? Or just being a Christian? I believe it is more […]
Christianity, evangelicalism, mere ChristianityI’m no psychiatrist, but … is televangelist Kenneth Copeland a psychopath?
You tell me: in my non-expert opinion it is either that Copeland is a psychopath or he is possessed by […]
Kenneth Copeland, psychopathy, televangelismAgnostic Atheists?
I find a significant lack of clarity these days among self-described atheists and agnostics about the use of these terms. […]
agnosticism, atheismAn argument for beheading or against lethal injection
This article is based on my 2013 article on state-beheading. Read the background here. Beheading is intolerably cruel. Beheading is […]
capital punishment, ethicsAtheists who poison the well by calling things magic
Have you noticed how atheists often like to refer to theistic accounts of various aspects of reality as “magic”? It’s […]
magic, poisoning the well, rhetoric, Stephen LawThe Problem of Atheist Anti-Intellectualism
A couple of days ago, I got in a Twitter back-and-forth with Nate Phelps. Mr. Phelps is the son of […]
anti-intellectualism, atheism, fundamentalism, Nate Phelps, philosophy of religionMore Moral and Theological Dilemmas (with Trent Horn)
Here is a link to the latest episode of Trent Horn’s podcast in which Trent and I go back and […]
interview, theology, Trent HornDebating Moral Dilemmas with Trent Horn
Here is a link to my second dialogue/debate with Catholic apologist Trent Horn on his podcast The Counsel of Trent. […]
ethics, interview, Trent Horn