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November 2018

November 30, 2018

Dialogue w Agnostic on Basic Differences and Hell

Edward Babinski is an agnostic who has written quite a bit online. In April 2005,...

November 29, 2018

Swearing & “Younger” Generations (Sliding Scales)

[I wrote this on Karl Keating's Facebook page, where he put up a popular piece...

November 29, 2018

Fickle, Reviling, & Betraying “Friends”: Biblical Commentary

Here we see some of the darkest aspects of human nature and sin. It's not...

November 28, 2018

Imprimaturs (or Lack Thereof) & Catholic Apologetics Books

Catholic apologist Jimmy Akin has a good article explaining why the Imprimatur isn't much used...

November 28, 2018

“Strong” Logical Argument from Evil Against God: RIP?

[for general, philosophically lay-level background, see my paper: “Logical” Problem of Evil: Alvin Plantinga’s Decisive Refutation]...

November 27, 2018

Dialogue with an Atheist on the “Basic” Issues

Creation, Freedom, Rebellion, Suffering, Etc. This exchange comes from the Debunking Christianity blog (my favorite atheist

November 27, 2018

Dialogue w Atheist on Premises & Axioms of Atheism

From an atheist discussion list: 13 January 2002, uploaded with editorial permission from Steve Conifer,...

November 26, 2018

Dialogue w Atheist on Epistemology of Disbelief in God

From public discussions on an Internet List devoted to the question of existence of God:...

November 26, 2018

Was Luther Excommunicated Due Partly to Sola Scriptura?

Anti-Catholic Reformed Protestant Luther expert James Swan had a lively exchange with a Catholic (Mark...

November 23, 2018

Faith Alone & Original Sin: Reply to Smalcald Articles

I offer extensive Catholic replies to portions of the Lutheran Smalcald Articles (1537). It was written by...

November 20, 2018

Materialism & Narcissism: Protestant Self-Critique #3

[from the original 1994 manuscript of my first book, A Biblical Defense of Catholicism; this portion...

November 20, 2018

Worldliness & Compromise: Protestant Self-Critique #2

[from the original 1994 manuscript of my first book, A Biblical Defense of Catholicism; this portion...

November 19, 2018

Pragmatism: Protestant Self-Critique Number One

[from the original 1994 manuscript of my first book, A Biblical Defense of Catholicism; this...

November 19, 2018

Protestantism: Compromising & Liberalizing Tendency

[from the original 1994 manuscript of my first book, A Biblical Defense of Catholicism; this...

November 17, 2018

How Many Sacraments: According to Martin Luther?

+ Luther Expert James Swan's and Luther's Works Editors' Confusion as to Luther's Position Martin...

November 16, 2018

Old Liberal Moral Causes (“The Post”) vs. Tabloid Liberalism

The Media Today is Vastly Different than it Was in 1971 but Remains as Free...

November 15, 2018

Protestant Revolt Was Largely Politically Motivated

I mostly compiled citations from Catholic and Protestant scholars, in this section, which was part...

November 15, 2018

Debate: SCOTUS & GOP in Relation to Abortion Rates

Scott Eric Alt, my friend and a pro-lifer who proudly voted Democrat in November 2018,...

November 14, 2018

Debate [?] on Biblical Honor of Rulers: Including Trump

I had an exchange on my Facebook page. It's now deleted from there because my...

November 14, 2018

Review of The White Album (Beatles): 50th Anniversary Remix

My favorite-sounding songs from The White Album up till now were a mixture of mono...

November 13, 2018

Silly Atheist Arguments vs. the Resurrection & Miracles

From my book, Mere Christian Apologetics (2002; published in paperback in 2007) *** It is often...

November 13, 2018

Wicked Rulers Honored (Saul, Solomon, Nero, High Priest)

This was originally a back-and-forth debate on Facebook. I have condensed the heart of my...

November 12, 2018

Good Christians Can Support Trump (Amazingly Enough)!

***** Of course a Christian can do that, and quite obviously so: 1. Just as...

November 12, 2018

Calling of St. Paul & Church Authority: Dialogue w Calvinist

This is a Facebook exchange I had with Neil Shenvi, a chemist who is a Calvinist....

November 10, 2018

Jesus Associates Works, Merit, & Heroic Sacrifice w Salvation

I've already noted how He did this in the case of the rich young ruler:...

November 10, 2018

Debate w Lutheran: Church Infallibility & Death Penalty

Mark Martinson is a Lutheran (WELS). He showed up on my Facebook page under my...

November 09, 2018

Catholic Critique of Anglicanism and the Via Media

I. The Dilemma of Competing Ecclesiologies: the Visible vs. the Invisible Church If Anglicans have...

November 09, 2018

Christians & the Stupidity of Satan (vs. Insulting Humanist)

***** Cassidy McGillicuddy, who goes by "Captain Cassidy" runs a blog called Roll to Disbelieve. ...

November 08, 2018

16th c. Calvinists vs. Lutherans: Who Suppressed Catholics

Lutheran pastor and blogger Paul T. McCain has written a post decrying historic Calvinist iconoclasm and intolerance...

November 07, 2018

Left-Wing “New Pro-Lifers” Are Also Pro-Life (DUH!)

A left-wing pro-lifer is a thing to discuss in and of itself (and I do...

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