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Which sins are the most serious? And why?

October 12, 2018 by Randal

Which of the following dark revelations would most undermine your trust in a respected religious leader? 1. He had an affair.2. While a patron at a restaurant, he used a racial slur after becoming angry at the waiter.3. He is charged with tax evasion.4. All are equally bad. — Tentative Apologist (@RandalRauser) October 12, 2018 […]

Filed Under: The Tentative Apologist Tagged With: character, ethics, leadership, morality

Can a Bad Apologist Produce a Good Apologetic?

June 1, 2018 by Randal

This morning, I posted the following survey on Twitter: Years ago, I bought Dinesh D'Souza's apologetics book "What's So Great About Christianity?" Then I realized he is a truly vulgar political partisan. Can his apologetic be considered independently of his character (or lack thereof)? — Tentative Apologist (@RandalRauser) June 1, 2018 Vulgar Political Partisan? First, […]

Filed Under: The Tentative Apologist Tagged With: apologetics, character, Dinesh D'Souza

The spiritual discipline of reading your unfair critics

April 19, 2013 by Randal

I’ve been actively blogging for four years now. And during that time I’ve read countless criticisms from non-Christians (usually atheists) and Christians (usually Calvinists) that I consider ignorant and unfair (to put it mildly). Here are a few examples: “I would leave this comment on Rauser’s site but you have to go through too much BS […]

Filed Under: The Tentative Apologist Tagged With: character, spiritual discipline, spiritual formation

Does Mitt Romney have the moral character to be president?

August 25, 2012 by Randal

As you have probably heard, Mitt Romney made a joke yesterday during an election stop in Michigan. In the joke he noted that he and his wife Ann were both born in Michigan and that nobody had ever asked to see their birth certificates. Here’s the (24 second) clip: Of course Mitt is making a joking […]

Filed Under: The Tentative Apologist Tagged With: character, ethics, Mitt Romney, morality

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