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Purgatory Debate with Dan Marcum
Yesterday, Dan Marcum (Roman Catholic) and I did a short debate on purgatory. An mp3 of the debate is available. There a number of points within this debate that I would like to comment on, but I thought it would be better to go ahead and post the debate now. My main comment on the…
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William Albrecht (GNRHead) Index
Since I have done a dozen moderated live debates with Mr. William Albrecht (aka GNRHead), I figured it is time to create an index page for my interactions with him. The first section of the page documents the debates, both those on Marian Dogmas and Other Topics. The second section of the page documents the…
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William Lane Craig vs. Sam Harris Debate "Does Good Come From God?"
William Lane Craig recently handily defeated Sam Harris in a debate titled, “Does Good Come From God?” (link to debate) Mr. Harris provided a very limited attempt to ground an atheistic morality in his opening speech. After that, virtually all of his arguments were simply either anti-theistic or simply anti-Christian. Those arguments were pretty clearly…
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Why Cross-Examination is Essential – Illustrated
Carl Trueman pointed this out for a somewhat different reason (related to Rob Bell) – but the video below illustrates why cross-examination is so important in debates. In fact, it’s why cross-examination is the heart of live debate. [youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1KHMO14KuJk&w=480&h=390] It also illustrates how a properly conducted cross-examination can lead the listener to the truth,…
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List of Available Debates By Dr. James White
Many of you may know that Dr. James White has done a lot of debates. Many of those debates are available through the Alpha and Omega Ministry’s on-line store. I’ve attempted to provide links to as many of those debates as possible, below. I should note that Dr. White has conducted many other debates as…
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Veneration of Images Debate with William Albrecht
On December 2, 2010, William Albrecht and I debated the topic: “Is the Veneration of Images Sinful?” I took the affirmative position and Mr. Albrecht took the negative position. Below I’ve provided the Youtube version and mp3 of the debate, as well as some very important notes. (link to mp3 for the debate) I relied…
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Canon Debate – Are Tobit, Baruch, and other Deuterocanonicals Inspired Scripture?
On August 12, 2010, I debated on the topic of the canon of Scripture with Mr. William Albrecht (Roman Catholic). The issue was whether the Apocrypha (what the Roman Catholics call the Deuterocanonicals) are inspired Scripture. I demonstrated that they could not be, since they make various mistakes, particularly focusing on Baruch and Tobit. Additionally,…
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Papal Infallibility Debate with William Albrecht
This past week I debated Mr. William Albrecht (Roman Catholic) on the subject of Papal Infallibility. The specific question was whether Vatican I was correct regarding papal infallibility. Naturally, I answered the question in the negative. Here’s the video. http://www.youtube.com/p/F434D340E8B6E7A1?hl=en_US&fs=1 (link to mp3) – TurretinFan To God be the Glory!
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Sam Shamoun vs. Shabir Ally
In listening to the debate between Sam Shamoun and Shabir Ally (link to debate), I was struck by an odd position implied by Shabir Ally’s argument. Shabir Ally argues that Mark is the first gospel and the other three gospels show evidence of a progressive trend, with John having the “highest” Christology. Indeed, he sometimes…
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Sola Scriptura and Unity Debate
(UPDATE: the audio issues seem to be fixed – you may need to refresh your browser if you tried to view previously) The debate below took place April 10, 2010, between William Albrecht (Roman Catholic) and myself. The resolution was: “Does Sola Scriptura foster disunity and division in the [Christian] body?” This resolution was originally…