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September 2017

September 04, 2017

Slavery as America’s Original Sin & Root Cause of the Civil War

Slave market in Atlanta, Georgia in 1864. Photograph by George N. Barnard [public domain

September 03, 2017

I Highly Recommend Mark Shea’s Apologetics Books

Mark recently recommended mine and stated, "If you are looking for some useful apologetics material...

September 01, 2017

Refutation of a Satirical “Pauline Papacy” Argument (vs. Jason Engwer)

Christ Handing the Keys to St. Peter (c. 1482) by Pietro Perugino (1448-1523) [public domain / Wikimedia Commons] ***...

September 01, 2017

Reply to Critique of “50 NT Proofs for the Papacy” (vs. Jason Engwer)

Christ Handing the Keys to St. Peter (c. 1482) by Pietro Perugino (1448-1523) [public domain

August 2017

August 31, 2017

“New” vs. “Old” Pro-Life Strategies (vs. John Cavanaugh-O’Keefe)

Image by "geralt" (10-29-12) [Pixabay / CC0 Creative Commons license] * * * The following...

August 31, 2017

THIS “Conservative” is VERY Passionate About Social Justice

The Good Samaritan, by Théodule Ribot (1823-1891) [public domain / Wikimedia Commons] * * * *...

August 30, 2017

1 Timothy 3:15: Sola Scriptura or Visible Church Authority?

Some Protestants argue that "church" means all believers and that "truth" in 1 Timothy 3:15...

August 30, 2017

Are “Old” Pro-Lifers Racists & “Anti-Woman”? (vs. John Cavanaugh-O’Keefe)

2017 March for Life; photograph by James McNellis (1-27-17) [Wikimedia Commons / Creative Commons Attribution 2.0 Generic license] ***** John...

August 29, 2017

Was Luther “Bloodthirsty” & Violent? (James Swan & I Agree!)

Just Reward for the Most Satanic Pope and His Cardinals: "hanging" woodcut by Lucas Cranach...

August 29, 2017

The “Problem of Good”: Great Dialogue with an Atheist (Part Two)

(the Flip Side of the Problem of Evil Argument Against Christianity) + the Nature of...

August 28, 2017

The “Problem of Good”: Great Dialogue With an Atheist

I consider this the best dialogue I have ever been involved in with anyone, ever.

August 28, 2017

God’s Immutability, Omniscience, & Timelessness (Atemporality)

Can God "Change His Mind"? Image by "geralt" (2-27-15) [Pixabay / CC0 Creative Commons license]...

August 26, 2017

Did Martin Luther Advocate & Praise the Raping of Nuns?

Katharina von Bora (1499-1552), former Catholic nun and Luther's wife. Portrait (1529) by Lucas Cranach...

August 25, 2017

Church Fathers & Justification: Martin Chemnitz vs. Catholicism

Martin Chemnitz (1522-1586) was an eminent second-generation Lutheran theologian. 16th century anonymous portrait [public domain

August 24, 2017

Calvin the “Destroyer” of Servetus: James Swan Misses Forest for Trees

We know from letters, that Calvin expressed his wish that Servetus not be burned. He...

August 24, 2017

John Calvin: Torment of an Inept Execution “Special Will of God”

Portrait of John Calvin (French school, 17th century) [public domain / Wikimedia Commons] *** (3-23-10)...

August 23, 2017

Martin Luther: “Our manner of life as evil as that of the papists”

Martin Luther, 31 December 1525 (age 42), by Lucas Cranach the Elder [public domain / Wikimedia Commons]...

August 22, 2017

My Luther Research Lied About Again (James Swan & CARM)

Photograph of Pinocchio, by "sferrario1968" (1-3-16) [Pixabay / CC0 Creative Commons license] ***** I've gone...

August 22, 2017

Dialogue on “Natural Evil” (Diseases, Hurricanes, Drought, etc.)

Photograph of a cyclone by "Comfreak" (March 2017) [Pixabay / CC0 Creative Commons] ***** (2-15-04)...

August 22, 2017

John Calvin & St. Cyril of Jerusalem: Comparative Eucharistic Theology

Historical Mixed Media Figure of John Calvin produced by artist/historian George S. Stuart and photographed...

August 21, 2017

Harvard / MIT Study: Breitbart & Bannon NOT Alt-Right

Dr. Samuel Green, Ku Klux Klan Grand Dragon, at an initiation ceremony in Atlanta, Georgia...

August 18, 2017

Church Fathers and the Sacrifice of the Mass (Thoroughly Catholic!)

John Calvin described the Sacrifice of the Mass as an "abomination unknown to the purer...

August 18, 2017

St. Augustine’s Eucharistic Doctrine and Protestant “Co-Opting”

The Consecration of St Augustine, by Jaume Huguet (1412-1492) [public domain / Wikimedia Commons] ***...

August 17, 2017

Vatican II on Effectively Sharing the Fullness of Catholic Faith

St. Peter's Basilica at sunset (Vatican City) (Photograph by Livioandronico2013: 4-14-15) [Wikimedia Commons / Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike...

August 16, 2017

Internet Evangelism & Apologetics: Catholic Church Approval

Pope St. John Paul II in Cali, Colombia (June 1986) [Wikimedia Commons / Creative Commons Attribution 2.0 Generic license]...

August 16, 2017

Us Weird Catholic Apologists & the “Real Jobs” We Oughtta Get!

Workers on the first moving assembly line put together magnetos and flywheels for 1913 Ford...

August 15, 2017

Mary’s Assumption: Brief Explanation, with a New (?) Biblical Parallel

Photograph by "dimitrisvetsikas1969" (3-31-17) [Pixabay / CC0 Creative Commons] *** (3-1-07) *** A Protestant (words...

August 15, 2017

Blessed Virgin Mary & Revelation 12: Debate with a Protestant

Coronation of the Virgin (c. 1636), by Diego Velázquez (1599-1660) [public domain / Wikimedia Commons] ***...

August 14, 2017

Luther’s 1522 Blast Against Henry VIII: Extreme Anti-Traditionalism

Luther posting his 95 theses in 1517 (1872), by Ferdinand Pauwels (1830-1904) [public domain

August 14, 2017

Dialogue w Friendly Atheist #3: Music, Longing, & Mysticism

Brünnhilde (1910), by Arthur Rackham (1867-1939) [public domain / Wikimedia Commons] ***** This is from...

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