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Most of us know someone who is a known liar. I have known several people over the years who could not be trusted. It seems as if some folks always lie. They even seek to deceive when there seems to be no need to do so.  The worst kinds of liars, however, are those who are generally reliable and seem to be honest the majority of the time, but who will also, on seemingly random occasions, tell a tall tale in an attempt to deceive. These kinds of liars are much worse than those

An Explanation and Defense of the Free-Thinking Argument by Timothy A. Stratton 1,* and J.P.Moreland  2 1 Trinity College of the Bible and Theological Seminary 2 Talbot School of Theology, Biola University Academic Editors: Brian Huffling and Hans Zollner Religions 2022 ,  13 (10), 988;  https://doi.org/10.3390/rel13100988 Received: 31 August 2022 / Revised: 30 September 2022 / Accepted: 13 October 2022 / Published: 19 October 2022 (This article belongs to the Special Issue

The Church of Satan was started by Anton Lavey in 1966 as an atheistic religious organization focused on hedonism and lawful citizenry. Adherents to the Church of Satan claim not to believe in Satan or worship him but to strive for what they call “ethical egoism.”  Ironically, Satan’s most effective tool against humanity is not convincing people to worship him, but to worship themselves in leu of the Almighty God. Whether Lavey knew it or not, in effect, he did establish a

Although Richard Dawkins has advanced atheism – arguably more than anyone else – his arguments against the existence of God are simply horrible. In fact, Dawkins seems to be quite proud of what he refers to as the “central argument” of his book, The God Delusion. <1> His central argument, however, is the epitome of an unsound argument. That is to say, his conclusion “Therefore, God probably does not exist,” does not logically follow from his premises.  Dawkins's central argu

Scott Clifton is a Hollywood actor who has gained fame as a soap opera star ( One Life to Live, General Hospital, and The Bold and the Beautiful ). He has also gained the respect of both sides of the aisle in the "God vs. atheism" debate. Clifton is an ardent, but philosophically inclined atheist who goes by the moniker "Theoretical BS" (TBS). He recently tweeted out an argument against Christianity that left the Church scrambling. Indeed, many Christians did not know how to

The Four Horsemen of atheism stormed the cultural, philosophical, and spiritual scene in the early 21 st Century. Their dogmatic atheistic positions (or even anti-theist depending on who you talked to) were immediately popularized.  The late Christopher Hitchens, Richard Dawkins, Daniel Dennett and Sam Harris comprised the crew.  They rode their vitriol for religious thought smack into the mainstream, seeking, for what felt like the first time, to proselytize religious folk

Question Tim, I’m sure you know that Wayne Grudem is no fan of William Lane Craig’s teaching on Molinism. In his popular theology textbook, Grudem mentions middle knowledge dozens of times and in Chapter 16, he gets down to business and presents four reasons why (he thinks) the Molinist position is not tenable. I’m going to copy and paste a rather sizable amount of text from Grudem’s book (Chapter 16) below, but I’m only doing this much in case you need some context. What I’m

In the first season of the Freethinking Podcast, Tim and I are recapping his debate with James White, a prominent Calvinist theologian. This debate happened in February of 2022, but this is our chance to recap the overall debate on the podcast. In this episode, we look at the rest of Dr. White's problems he has with Molinism and respond to them. Check out this episode!

In the first season of the Freethinking Podcast, Tim and I are recapping his debate with James White, a prominent Calvinist theologian. This debate happened in February of 2022, but this is our chance to recap the overall debate on the podcast. In this episode, we recap the rest of Tim's opening statement and set things up for Dr. White's opening statement by pointing out a few of the reasons why Tim's statement was framed the way it was. Check out this episode!

In the first season of the Freethinking Podcast, Tim and I are recapping his debate with James White, a prominent Calvinist theologian. This debate happened in February of 2022, but this is our chance to recap the overall debate on the podcast. In this episode, we look back on the cross examination and discuss some areas where Tim felt he could have done better, as well as some areas on which I wanted further exploration. Then, we wrap up the first season of the show by givi

In the first season of the Freethinking Podcast, Tim and I are recapping his debate with James White, a prominent Calvinist theologian. This debate happened in February of 2022, but this is our chance to recap the overall debate on the podcast. In this episode, we give a little background on how this debate came to be, as well as the differing definitions of biblical used by Tim and Dr. White. Tim also defines a few of his terms that he used throughout the debate. Check out

In the first season of the Freethinking Podcast, Tim and I are recapping his debate with James White, a prominent Calvinist theologian. This debate happened in February of 2022, but this is our chance to recap the overall debate on the podcast. In this episode, Tim continues through his opening statement by defining additional terms, and I provide my thoughts on some of the contentions he put forward in his opening statement. Check out this episode!

In the first season of the Freethinking Podcast, Tim and I are recapping his debate with James White, a prominent Calvinist theologian. This debate happened in February of 2022, but this is our chance to recap the overall debate on the podcast. In this episode, we discuss Dr. White's opening statement. In particular, we look at how he defined biblical and what he considered the essential three pillars of Molinism. Check out this episode!

In the first season of the Freethinking Podcast, Tim and I are recapping his debate with James White, a prominent Calvinist theologian. This debate happened in February of 2022, but this is our chance to recap the overall debate on the podcast. In this episode, we look at some of Dr. White's problems he has with Molinism and respond to them. Check out this episode!

June 24 th , 2022 In history it will live next to dates such as: January 1 st , 1863 June 19 th , 1865 July 2 nd , 1964 The day that Roe was overturned and the federalization of the systematic slaughter of millions of preborn babies was ended (see: Moloch ). Since Dobbs was handed down much ink has been spilled and many articles written in celebration, and lament, of the decision. The end of Roe was never the goal of the pro-life movement, regardless of what Phil Vische

June 14th is (American) Flag Day. It commemorates the adoption of the Stars and Stripes of the United States on June 14, 1777, by resolution of the Second Continental Congress. On this day, we celebrate the Flag of the United States of America. To be clear, we ought not worship the American Flag, but we should spend time reflecting upon the philosophical and theological foundation in which the Star Spangled Banner represents. Contrary to popular opinion, The United States

What is a Woman? Seems like an easy enough question to answer, but these days, apparently, it’s a stumper! Conservative commentator, author, and part-time Virginian, Matt Walsh of The Daily Wire seeks to answer this seemingly innocuous question in a documentary released on June 1 st . It is no coincidence that the release coincided with the first day of “Pride Month.” Unfortunately, one needs to be a paying member of The Daily Wire to access the film, but, in my humble opin

Pride goes before destruction, and a haughty spirit before the fall. Proverbs 16:18 It is June and that means it is Alzheimer’s Awareness Month. Oh, you didn’t know? Perhaps that is because June is also known as PRIDE month. Though one might be a more noble cause than the other. All over the nation, and world, corporations put on rainbow flags and put out statements of support for those in the LGBTQ+ community. Even the Marines are getting in on the action: https://twitte

By, Dr. Mike Licona The two recent mass shootings in Buffalo and Uvalde have once again brought the matter of gun laws in the U.S. to the forefront, with one side rallying to press for stricter gun laws while the other rallies to defend the constitutional right to possess firearms. I understand both sides. We all want violent crime to subside. If we impose new laws that ban all guns, the number of deaths by guns will decrease significantly. If we make it more difficult to obt

A recent article published by Time magazine entitled “ It’s Time to Stop Giving Christianity a Pass on White Supremacy and Violence ” has made waves recently.  The author, Robert Jones, CEO and founder of PRRI, a far-left activist web sites states that “The clear historical record, and contemporary attitudinal data, merit an urgent discussion of white Christian nationalism as a serious and growing threat to our democracy.” However, the entirety of the article primarily addre