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This is Catholic Internet Apologetics and a Reasonable Response thereto
GNRHead posted a two-part diatribe broadsiding Dr. White with a significant number of accusations, even taking time to wave his finger at the camera and insist that Dr. White should be ashamed of himself. Dr. White posted the video that I have embedded below that makes short work of the bulk of GNRHead’s argument. There…
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From the Complutensian Polyglot
To God be the Glory!
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Biblical Institution of Patriarchy – Objections Answered
In response to an earlier post on the Biblical institution of the patriarchy, Ken asks (in comments here): 1) How does a Christian respond to the claim that such bible passages are sexist? That word is so full of loaded meaning that trying to defend against its imputation is like saying you support Neo-Nazis. Of…
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Truly it is Written
John 5:46 For had ye believed Moses, ye would have believed me: for he wrote of me. This linked article demonstrates the sad truth that the Jews have rejected both Moses and Jesus (link). Certainly the man in the article is an extreme example. Nevertheless, anyone who claims to follow the Torah but does not…
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Mohamed, Surah 5, and the Trinity
I have engaged recently in an internet dialog on the subject of whether Mohamed, the alleged prophet followed by Islam, understood the Trinity. I conclude that the answer is “no,” and I have a demonstration prepared. 1. Surah 5 is Mohamed’s Writing Surah 5 is part of the Koran, and consequently one of the writings…
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Virgin Shall Conceive
I stumbled across this very odd video of a young man who thinks he has found an error in Christian doctrine. His point is this: Sam Harris, in “The End of Faith” claims that the idea of the Virgin Birth comes from a mistranslation. Now, unfortunately the young man does not get it. He does…
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The Remains of Russian Orthodoxy
Stalin was a notorious opposer of Christianity. In Stalin’s day, those who wished to worship had to do so underground in the Soviet Union. Later, the rules were relaxed, and religious life again became open. Why did the Communist Party permit this? One obvious answer is control. An underground church is a threat to the…
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Another Calvinistic Jewel in the Apostolic Fathers
CAVEAT: “Calvinistic” is an anachronism. Calvin wasn’t born yet. The proper chronological way to describe the situation is to say that Calvin was being Ignatian — or (better yet) that both Calvin and Ignatius were being Scriptural. As I was concluding my reading of one book of selections the apostolic fathers, I read through the…
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Mormon Theology from a Mormon
When the two young men show up at your door, most will not make a presentation like the one that follows. Nevertheless, for someone wanting to see some of the differences between Christianity and Mormonism (particularly with respect to the Gospel and the afterlife), the following blog entry from Mormon Matters provides some succinct distinctions.…
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Gems of Calvinism from the Early Church: Ignatius
CAVEAT: “Calvinistic” is an anachronism. Calvin wasn’t born yet. The proper chronological way to describe the situation is to say that Calvin was being Ignatian — or (better yet) that both Calvin and Ignatius were being Scriptural. In my reading of the Apostolic Fathers, another gem from the Apostolic Fathers caught my eye, this one…