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Some very human bigotry and hatred are in control of American conservative politics these days. On May 15th, the state of North Carolina amended its state constitution to exclude not only gay…Continue
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Oki since you guys are talking about Young earth vs Old earth debate, I want to bring my contribution. These are some issues that I myself have been looking into, in relation to the subject. 1: The…Continue
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David Instone-Brewer is a New Testament Scholar at Tyndale House, Cambridge. He returns to talk about his new book "The Jesus Scandals" and some of the reasons why he believes Jesus' theology doesn't conform to a Calvinist view of God's sovereignty.
Does the Parable of the Great Feast contradict the idea of an "elect", did Jesus in some sense believe in "luck", are disasters ordained by God?
James White of Alpha and Omega ministries is a Calvinist and responds to David's viewpoint.
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For James White http://www.aomin.org/
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Unbelievable? 1 Aug 2009 - Calvinism & predestination Debating doctrine - James White and Roger & Faith Forster debate predestination
Unbelievable? 12 June 2010 - The Jesus DiscoveryAdam Bradford and David Instone-Brewer debate Jesus' human identity.
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This podcast only recording is a debate held at Gunnersbury Baptist Church on the question "Should marriage be redefined to include same-sex unions?".
For redefining marriage, Adrian Trett of the Liberal Democrat LGBT group. Against redefining marriage, Revd David Robertson of the Solas Centre For Public Christianity.
To see the video of this debate http://www.gunnersburybaptistchurch.org/resources/viewvideo.php?event=43
For the next live debate at Gunnersbury Baptist Church on "Do we live on a young or old earth?" on Mon 28 May featuring Hugh Ross, Ken Samples, Andy McIntosh & Stephen Lloyd
http://www.gunnersburybaptistchurch.org/news/viewnews.php?id=64
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The full recording of the final debate of the UK Reasonable Faith Tour with William Lane Craig.
William Lane Craig is a Christian philosopher, Peter Atkins is an atheist scientist. In this their second encounter, they debate arguments for and against the existence of God.
See the video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ssq-S5M8wsY
All the videos from the Reasonable Faith Tour: http://www.premier.org.uk/craig
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Mike Lee aka "The Religious Antagonist" is a US atheist who makes YouTube videos mocking Christianity. His videos are popular but his approach earns him both praise and criticism from fellow atheists.
David Robertson is Pastor of St Peter's Free Church, Dundee and director of the Solas Centre for Public Christianity. He often interacts with atheists online and has earned himself the title "the wee flea" for his provocative interactions on the Dawkins website.
David and Mike debate whether Mike's approach is a helpful one. David accuses Mike of emotional atheism and an incoherent view of Christianity. Mike says mocking Christianity is the best way of policing its power in the US.
For The Religious Antagonist http://www.youtube.com/user/religiousantagonist
For David Robertson http://www.solas-cpc.org/
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Unbelievable? 12 Sep 2009 - Richard Morgan - from Atheism to Faith - Christians Richard Morgan, David Robertson and Atheist Ed Turner
Unbelievable? 21 Mar 2009 "Challenging Atheist Myths" Part1 Christian David Robertson & Atheist Adrian Hayter
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Hugh Ross is an astronomer and founder of Reasons To Believe, an apologetics organisation aiming to show why modern science confirms and supports the Christian worldview.
Paul Davies is a British astrophysicist and popular science author currently based at Arizona State University. An agnostic, much of his writing has focussed on the extraordinary "fine tuning" of the Universe that allows life to exist and why the universe's order and intelligibility defy a purely naturalistic explanation.
Hugh and Paul discuss whether the properties of our Universe may be the result of a creator God, competing hypotheses such as the multiverse, whether science can be used to test the Biblical worldview... and Hugh explains why he wants NASA to look for fossils on the moon.
For Hugh Ross http://www.reasons.org
For his book "Why The Universe Is The Way It Is" http://amzn.to/K6xg0C
For Paul Davies http://cosmos.asu.edu/
For his books see http://cosmos.asu.edu/publications/books.htm
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Unbelievable? 17 Apr 2010 - Are we alone in the universe? Astrophysicist Paul Davies & Mathematician John Lennox
Unbelievable? 9 Oct 2010 - Hawking's God John Polkinghorne & Hugh Ross
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Lawrence Krauss is a Cosmologist at Arizona State University who describes himself as an "anti-theist". His latest book "A Universe From Nothing" has received both acclaim and criticism for its attempt to answer the question "Why is there something rather than nothing?"
Debating the issue with Krauss is Rodney Holder, Course director at the Faraday Institute, Cambridge. An astrophysicist and priest by background.
In a lively exchange they debate whether Krauss' "nothing" is "nothing", fine tuning and multiverses, scientific knowledge, miracles and the usefulness of theology and philosophy.
For "A Universe From Nothing" http://amzn.to/IvYuNK
For Lawrence Krauss http://krauss.faculty.asu.edu/
For Rodney Holder http://www.st-edmunds.cam.ac.uk/faraday/Staff.php
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Unbelievable? 26 November 2011 - What created the Universe?Edgar Andrews vs Robert Stovold
Unbelievable? 25 Sep 2010 - Hawking, God & the Universe Sir Roger Penrose and Alister McGrath
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Peter Tatchell is a lifelong gay rights campaigner who has staged controversial protests campaigning for equal rights. He believes that the proposed legislation to introduce same-sex marriage in the UK is long overdue.
Peter D Williams of Catholic Voices believes that putting gay marriage on an equal footing with heterosexual marriage is a dangerous and unnecessary step.
For Peter Tatchell http://www.petertatchellfoundation.org/
For Peter D Williams article on gay marriage http://bit.ly/Je3HI0
For the Coalition For Marriage http://c4m.org.uk/
For the Coalition For Equal Marriage http://www.c4em.org.uk/
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Unbelievable? 6 Nov 2010 - Ex-Gay and Gay-Affirming approaches to homosexuality
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On the show this week:
Andrew Wilson is an apologist, author and elder at Kings Church Eastbourne. His new book 'If God, Then What?' presents arguments for the existence of God and how the Christian Gospel addresses the issues of suffering and death in the world.
Geoff Lillis, a humanist atheist from Ireland returns to chat with Andrew.
From different perspectives they discuss whether the world is getting better or worse, what the diagnosis is and what the cure might be.
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Unbelievable? 25 Aug 2007 - God Delusion debate Deluded by Dawkins? Andrew Wilson & Gordon Livesey
Unbelievable? 3 Oct 2009 - What picture of God does the Bible paint? Christian Andrew Wilson & Atheist Norman Bacrac debate
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On the show this week:
The Jesus Scandals is the new book by New Testament Scholar David Instone-Brewer which claims that various aspects of Jesus life and ministry were a scandal to early Christians, and would have never been included in the Gospels if they hadn't really happened. Today they give us evidence of its reliability.
Bob Price is a sceptical Bible Scholar from the US who maintains that it is unlikely that Jesus even existed.
Do the "scandals" of Christ's shameful execution, unusual resurrection and the women witnesses support David's case? And what about his claim to have discovered the original arrest warrant for Jesus?
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For Bob Price http://www.robertmprice.mindvendor.com/
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Unbelievable? 19 June 2010 - Does the Bible condone slavery? Bob Price & David Instone-Brewer.
Unbelievable? 16th April 2011 - Biblical evidence for the Resurrection Bart Ehrman & Mike Licona
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On the show this week:
April is CS Lewis month on Premier Christian Radio. In this edition of the show we examine two of CS Lewis' apologetic arguments for Christianity.
The Trilemma - "Either Jesus is a lunatic, a liar or Lord. He cannot simply be a great moral teacher, he has not left that option open to us". Does Lewis' argument still stand 60 years on?
Kenneth R Samples is senior research scholar for Reasons To Believe and a lifelong fan of CS Lewis. He defends Lewis' apologetics against atheist James Croft who says that it fails to pass muster.
They also discuss Lewis' "Argument for God from Reason" - that our belief in the trustworthiness of our reasoning faculties is only possible if God exists.
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For Kenneth Samples http://www.reasons.org/about/who-we-are/kenneth-samples
For James Croft http://www.templeofthefuture.net/about
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Unbelievable? 18 February 2012 - Is apologetics a waste of time?
Unbelievable? 30 Oct 2010 - The Apologetics of CS Lewis Michael Ward debates with Dan Barker.
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Comment by Ofonmbuk Ufot on December 3, 2011 at 15:55 Evidence For God? There is enough evidence around us for God if we open our eyes to see. We wake up breath without running out. All around the world lives are being changed. God has made those things possible. Being able to love and forgive those who have done you evil can only be God's work in a person's heart.
Those who seek Him find Him. All the planets being discovered? Science did not put them there. God has been speaking for generations, we come and go and those sayings stay the same.
Please go to places where there is no medical science, find out how many live healthy lives, who have faith. Researches should be on individuals whom God has touched. It will reveal a lot.
Comment by Justin Brierley on November 29, 2011 at 7:35 Here is the second video to be released from the Reasonable Faith Tour - includes a contribution from Revd Dr Rodney Holder of the Faraday Institute in Cambridge
There are some interesting interactions with atheists for the Q&A from 47 mins in.
Comment by Justin Brierley on November 10, 2011 at 14:03 Yes we have discussed Freemasonry http://www.premierradio.org.uk/listen/ondemand.aspx?mediaid={ae95f5...
Comment by Justin Brierley on November 10, 2011 at 14:00
Comment by John D. Miller on November 8, 2011 at 18:30 Has Unbelievable ever discussed Freemasonry?
John D. Miller
Comment by Justin Brierley on September 15, 2011 at 7:50
Comment by Justin Brierley on July 1, 2011 at 7:48
Comment by Justin Brierley on July 1, 2011 at 7:41 The 2nd in our Praxman "News night" style sketch series
Comment by Ephrem Hagos on June 22, 2011 at 13:19 What is truely unbelievable, a.k.a., "the first and the last", i.e., the beginning of personal knowledge of God, is Christ's characteristically Spirit-active, perfect and diacritical death on the cross according to the Scriptures!
This is something one can neither accept nor reject outright except by experience.
AMEN.
I just nearly finished listening to this debate. Although the discussion is very intersting, I find it irritating that Ehrman keeps shifting terminology. For example, at one point Mike L. argued that most NT scholars agree on fact X, then Bart E. responded saying that most scholars are Christians and therefore of course they support these facts as they already believe in the resurrection. Then Mike L. gave the example of John D. Crossan and Elaine Pagels was mentioned as counter examples. Then Bart E. accused him for not considering them christians. This is totally irrelevant! The only thing that is relevant is whether they believe in the resurrection or not. Only if they do are they biased. They may call themselves Christians, but it is clear they do not believe in the bodily resurrection. I think he is a master in red herrings and I feel sorry for Mike that he ended up debating about who is or is not a Christian. This is really distracting from the debate, because some really good points were brought up and I wanted Bart E. to really test Mike L. on his claims and not distract from the topic. Later Mike L. asked Bart E. that if it was indisputable that Jesus rose from the dead would he call this a miracle. Then Bart E. asked him if he also raised up to heaven. Again, it is totally irrelevant to the question. Perhaps he wanted to avoid having to confront his presuppositional bias against miracles as he has been challenged by this in the passed.
Anyway, I really love these debates and hope many people will listen to them.
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