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MUST-HEAR: Brian Auten explains why Christians ought to learn apologetics

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A super 20-minute podcast from Apologetics 315.

The MP3 file is here. (20 minutes)

PDF Transcript here.

Topics:

  • what is the definition of apologetics?
  • what do you mean by defense? a testimony?
  • what is the goal of apologetics?
  • does apologetics create belief? should it?
  • what are offensive and defensive apologetics?
  • should Christians fear intellectual opposition to Christianity?
  • is apologetics good for believers?
  • does apologetics help you to be more confident when witnessing?
  • what was the role of apologetics in the Bible?
  • what was the role of apologetics in the early church?
  • was apologetics central or peripheral to Paul’s ministry?
  • does the Bible present Christianity as personal preference or public truth?
  • did Jesus appeal to objective evidence to get people to believe him?
  • is there a requirement for all Christians to make a defense of their faith?
  • should Christians care if non-believers have false beliefs about God?
  • does the Bible need to be defended? What does the Bible say about it?
  • Is an intellectual approach to evangelism antithetical to faith?

My posts on apologetics advocacy are here:

    These were all quite popular when they were originally posted, so it’s good to re-post them.

    Actual arguments and counter-arguments are here, if you want to know the basics. Debates and lectures are here to see how this gets used. Most Christians never even dream that their faith can be debated at Harvard or Columbia or Oxford!

    Christianity is a knowledge tradition. It’s not a feelings tradition.

    UPDATE: If you’re really good at apologetics, you can debate the top atheists in public, and say things like this:

    (The full debate is here)

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    ABC and NBC refuse to air awesome TV advertisement against Obamacare

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    Story from Fox News. (H/T Hot Air)

    Here’s the ad:

    Here’s an excerpt from the Fox news article:

    “The ABC Television Network has a long-standing policy that we do not sell time for advertising that presents a partisan position on a controversial public issue,” spokeswoman Susan Sewell said in a written statement. “Just to be clear, this is a policy for the entire network, not just ABC News.”

    NBC, meanwhile, said it has not turned down the ad and will reconsider it with some revisions.

    “We have not rejected the ad,” spokeswoman Liz Fischer told FOXNews.com. “We have communicated with the media agency about some factual claims that require additional substantiation. As always, we are happy to reconsider the ad once these issues are addressed.”

    Adams objects to ABC’s assertion that his group’s position is partisan.

    They aired Obama’s infomercial though, with no rebuttal.

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    ABCNews refuses to allow Republican response to Obama’s health care propaganda

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    ABC News sheds all pretense of objectivity. (H/T Hot Air)

    Drudge reports: (H/T Gateway Pundit)

    On the night of June 24, the media and government become one, when ABC turns its programming over to President Obama and White House officials to push government run health care — a move that has ignited an ethical firestorm!

    Highlights on the agenda:

    ABCNEWS anchor Charlie Gibson will deliver WORLD NEWS from the Blue Room of the White House.

    The network plans a primetime special — ‘Prescription for America’ — originating from the East Room, exclude opposing voices on the debate.

    Republicans asked for a response, as is customary:

    As the national debate on health care reform intensifies, I am deeply concerned and disappointed with ABC’s astonishing decision to exclude opposing voices on this critical issue on June 24, 2009. Next Wednesday, ABC News will air a primetime health care reform “town hall” at the White House with President Barack Obama. In addition, according to an ABC News report, GOOD MORNING AMERICA, WORLD NEWS, NIGHTLINE and ABC’s web news “will all feature special programming on the president’s health care agenda.” This does not include the promotion, over the next 9 days, the president’s health care agenda will receive on ABC News programming.

    ABC posted a rejection on their blog. (H/T Michelle Malkin)

    I hope we can all agree that a robust debate of health care issues and potential policies is in order.

    and below their rejection letter:

    The comments to this entry are closed.

    Gateway Pundit notes:

    The last time Obama held a “town hall meeting” in the White House ALL of the participants were campaign supporters.

    The Director of Communications for the White House Office of Health Reform, since last month, is former ABC News correspondent Linda Douglass.

    Shouldn’t they at least pretend to be objective?

    UPDATE: Stop the ACLU writes that they also refused commercials that opposed Obama’s health care plan.