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Some Things that Dr. Geisler Overlooked
Dr. Geisler provided a number of items of response in his “defense” of Dr. Ergun Caner. I’d like to highlight a few additional items that Dr. Geisler seems to have overlooked. These are some troubling issues in addition to the many that Dr. Geisler identified. I don’t know whether Dr. Geisler’s “defense” of Dr. Caner…
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Dr. White’s Responses to Dr. Geisler
Unbeknown to me, Dr. White was similarly providing a detailed response to Dr. Geisler’s comments. They may found in three parts here: (Part 1) (Part 2) (Part 3) (Part 4). It looks like we said fairly similar things at a number of points, and highlighted different issues at other points. I would normally say, “Enjoy,”…
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Wrapping Up Geisler’s Defense of Caner
In a first post, I introduced Dr. Geisler’s latest error of judgment with respect to the Caner scandal (link to post). In a second post, I addressed the first group of “misspeaks” that Geisler identified (link to post). In a third post, I addressed the list of various charges and responses that Geisler aimed to…
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Responding to Norman Geisler’s Defense of Ergun Caner – Part 2
In the previous post, we addressed a first group of “misspeaks” identified by Dr. Geisler (link to post). In this post, we’ll look at some of the charges that Dr. Geisler identifies, as well as the responses he provides. I’ll try to address each in turn. The Charge that He Could Speak Arabic when He…
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Responding to Norman Geisler’s Defense of Ergun Caner – Part 1
As promised in a previous post (link) this post begins to address Dr. Geisler’s defense of Dr. Caner. Dr. Geisler says “no one has proven an evil moral intent in any of them” referring, apparently, to “some factual misstatements” for which “Dr. Caner has admitted to and apologized … .” Dr. Geisler goes on to…
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Geisler Digs Yet Deeper!
Rather than apologizing for claiming that Dr. Ergun Caner’s critics were engaging in libel and slander, Dr. Norman Geisler has decided to make an attempt to defend Dr. Ergun Caner (link to attempted defense). In the following series of posts, we’ll examine Dr. Geisler’s defense of Dr. Caner to determine whether it has any merit.…
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Dr. Norman Geisler Digs Himself a Deeper Hole
Rather than apologizing, as suggested in my prior post (link to post), it appears that on Facebook Dr. Norman Geisler has actually tried to insist that Dr. Ergun Caner was exonerated! (first testimony that Geisler said that on Facebook)(second testimony that Geisler said that on Facebook). That kind of comment really seems to put Geisler…
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When Can We Expect Our Apology? Part 2
Before the results of the investigation in the Ergun Caner scandal were complete, Dr. Norman Geisler stated: “I am familiar with the slanderous charges that have been made against Dr. Ergun Caner generated by some Muslim groups and other extremists. I have looked into the matter, talking with Ergun and other principal parties at Liberty,…
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Response to Norman Geisler on Ergun Caner
Dr. Norman Geisler’s alleged comments on the Caner scandal may be found here (link). The following is a detailed response. A. Odd Rhetorical Structure Geisler’s remarks have an odd rhetorical structure. In this structure there appear to be three motifs. 1. The Innocent Caner Motif One of several motifs in Geisler’s open letter is the…
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Review of "Is Rome the True Church?"
Is Rome the True Church? – a consideration of the Roman Catholic claim, by Norman Geisler and Joshua Bettancourt, explores a series of questions related to Rome’s exclusive claim to be the true church. The book explores this topic by taking out several links in the chain of alleged authority. First, the book addresses the…