This is a topic I’ve addressed before, but it came to mind again this morning. And I should stipulate, the issue is not with Christian apologists in particular, but with apologists generally. Indeed, as you will see anon, it could be with all sorts of speakers: this kind of dishonesty has no relationship, per se, with apologetics. That […]
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Dear Ravi Zacharias, Dishonesty is Always a Poor Apologetic
Ravi Zacharias is one of the most influential Christian apologists in the world. So it should be a big deal that he has repeatedly misrepresented his academic credentials for years. And yet, the response from the Christian community has been an overwhelming silence. This is particularly shameful for Christian apologists who should be among those […]
Do some Christian apologists spin their academic credentials?
It’s a familiar charge: Christian apologists are accused of being dishonest, of spinning the facts to suit their purposes. While I find no evidence that apologists for Christianity are on the whole any more likely to spin the facts than apologists for atheism, or naturalism, or the Republican Party, or any other topic, that hardly […]
Liar, Liar, soul on fire!
My podcast interview with Peter Enns elicited some interesting responses. One of the more memorable came from one very disgruntled bloke who commented at Pete’s blog: “In he [sic] interview you claim to believe God and the Bible but your following words contradict your claims. YOU ARE A LIAR. You do NOT believe God or the […]
