The other day, Cosmic Skeptic (Alex O’Connor) posted an interview with William Lane Craig discussing Craig’s views on the divinely commanded slaughter of the Canaanites. Paul Copan has argued in his more recent work that non-combatant Canaanites were (largely) sparred. I find Copan’s arguments to be unconvincing, but at least he seems a lot more […]
genocide apologetics
On the Rotten Spiritual Fruit of Genocide Apologetics
In Jesus Loves Canaaanites I argue that the purpose of Scripture is to make us like Jesus (2 Tim. 3:14-17). And being like Jesus means, among other things, loving God with all your heart, soul, mind, and strength and loving your neighbor as yourself (Matt. 23:37-40). And your neighbor is the person you are least likely […]
The Most Reprehensible Genocide Apologetics Talking Point Of All
Genocide apologetics is the enterprise of attempting to defend the ethics of a historical reading of the conquest of Canaan, one which meets the legal definition of genocide. In other words, it aims to argue that genocide is really not intrinsically evil and in some cases, it may even be morally praiseworthy. In Jesus Loves Canaanites […]
