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2021-10-12T20:59:57-04:00

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Jesus vs. James White on Who Can be Saved

Last updated on: October 12, 2021 at 8:59 pm By Dave Armstrong

This is a reply to an article by Bishop “Dr.” [???] James White: Pope Benedict XVI Continues Rome’s Move to Full Inclusivism (6 December 2005). “Dr.” [???] White is, in my opinion, the most influential, well-known, and able Protestant anti-Catholic apologist / sophist / polemicist of our time: and certainly most published and “heard”: through his podcasts and oral debates. His words will be in blue. ***** From the official Vatican webpage we read, In elucidating the psalm, the Pope also referred... Read more

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2021-10-12T13:28:48-04:00

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Argument & Debate in Evangelism & Apologetics R Biblical!

Last updated on: October 12, 2021 at 1:28 pm By Dave Armstrong

Henry Karlson’s Bizarre Antipathy Towards Scriptural and Pauline Apologetics Methodology Henry Karlson, a Catholic writer at Patheos, has put up yet another of his hit-pieces against conventional biblical apologetics, entitled, Apologists Must Embrace Charity Not Argumentation As The Foundation Of Their Work (10-10-21). It’s one of a long line of his polemics along these lines. See my critique: Henry Karlson’s Odd Obsession with Anti-Apologetics (12-19-19). Not only does he make the utterly obvious point that all apologetics must be done... Read more

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2021-10-11T11:25:15-04:00

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Did Pope Francis Rebuke Pelosi Re Abortion?

Last updated on: October 11, 2021 at 11:25 am By Dave Armstrong

And Why One Seeming Methodological Approach Towards the “Right” and a Very Different One Towards the “Left”? Gerard O’Connell, writing for America (10-9-21) stated: Pope Francis received Nancy Pelosi, the speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives, in a private audience in the Vatican’s apostolic palace on the morning of Oct. 9. The Vatican announced this at midday, after the meeting had taken place. Ms. Pelosi was accompanied in the audience with the pope by her husband, Paul Pelosi, and... Read more

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2021-10-08T18:54:11-04:00

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The Queen Mother & the Bible (vs. James White)

Last updated on: October 8, 2021 at 6:54 pm By Dave Armstrong

This is a reply to an article by Bishop “Dr.” [???] James White: More on a Roman Catholic Argument (7-17-05). Bishop White is, in my opinion, the most influential, well-known, and able Protestant anti-Catholic apologist / sophist / polemicist of our time: and certainly the most published and “heard”: through his podcasts and oral debates. His words will be in blue. ***** Next, our Catholic correspondent referred to the “Queen Mother” in the Davidic kingdom. Of course, there was no “Queen Mother”... Read more

2026-06-06T00:45:44-04:00

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I Rarely Ever Admit I’m Wrong? Huh?!

Last updated on: June 6, 2026 at 12:45 am By Dave Armstrong

Pomposity, Pettiness, Pride, and Projection Below, I will document that this supposed intransigence regarding ever admitting that I was wrong is a lie, which is super-easy to do with the search engine on my blog. It’s good to do because this is one of the lies about me that I hear frequently from those predisposed to despise me, and I’ve had enough of it. Facts are facts. And lies are lies. It’s easy as pie for someone to throw out... Read more

2021-10-06T12:05:05-04:00

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Proud Mary Keep On Boinin’ . . .

Last updated on: October 6, 2021 at 12:05 pm By Dave Armstrong

James 3:6-18 (RSV) And the tongue is a fire. The tongue is an unrighteous world among our members, staining the whole body, setting on fire the cycle of nature, and set on fire by hell. [7] For every kind of beast and bird, of reptile and sea creature, can be tamed and has been tamed by humankind, [8] but no human being can tame the tongue — a restless evil, full of deadly poison. [9] With it we bless the Lord and... Read more

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2026-06-05T23:59:43-04:00

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Noah’s Flood: Not Anthropologically Universal + Miscellany

Last updated on: June 5, 2026 at 11:59 pm By Dave Armstrong

Someone on the Tippling Philosopher atheist blog that I frequently visit who brought up the point that the Bible and/or Catholicism requires an “anthropological universality” in the Flood (meaning that all the human beings in the world were in the Mesopotamian floodplain in c. 2900 BC and were wiped out, save for those in the ark). The Catholic Encyclopedia in it’s article, “Deluge” in 1908 indeed espouses this view. But it’s not authoritative or magisterial (i.e., not binding on Catholics).... Read more

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2021-10-05T08:54:11-04:00

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Why Do I (or How DARE I?!) Critique Deconversions?

Last updated on: October 5, 2021 at 8:54 am By Dave Armstrong

This issue has come up again, after my critique of former Catholic and singer Audrey Assad raised a firestorm of protest among several leftish Catholics. It turns out that I retracted it and apologized, after she informed me that she had read a lot of apologetics, whereas my “primary theory” for her departure from Catholicism was a lack of reading of same. She graciously accepted my apology, yet these other Catholics (including one really well-known and widely published one) seem... Read more

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2026-06-06T00:45:44-04:00

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I Timothy 3:15 vs. Sola Scriptura & Jason Engwer

Last updated on: June 6, 2026 at 12:45 am By Dave Armstrong

Jason is a Protestant and anti-Catholic apologist, who runs the Tribalblogue site. I will be responding to his article, What To Make Of 1 Timothy 3:15 And Catholic Claims About It (10-6-20). His words will be in blue. ***** 1 Timothy 3:15b (RSV) . . . the household of God, which is the church of the living God, the pillar and bulwark of the truth. Roman Catholics often cite 1 Timothy 3:15 in support of their view of their denomination. Yes we... Read more

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2021-10-03T13:58:27-04:00

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New Testament Passages on Love: A Collection

Last updated on: October 3, 2021 at 1:58 pm By Dave Armstrong

[compiled on 3-16-81; likely drawn from Nave’s Topical Bible; all passages: RSV] * This was put together way back in March 1981 (as an evangelical Protestant), with the use of Nave’s Topical Bible: just as I was starting out my apologetics career. We apologists are far too often accused of not caring at all about behavior and loving others, discipleship, spirituality. Our numberless critics say that we are supposedly all about being know-it-alls, arrogantly despising and putting down everyone who... Read more

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