Christopher Hitchens and Doug Wilson debated on the campus of Westminster Theological Seminary (East) on October 30, 2008. The debate was moderated by Dr. Scott Oliphint, professor of apologetics at WTS.
The debate can be heard by clicking here. The debate is the 12th item on the list.
We had not planned to do a DL today, but with the release of a video from Yahya Snow we decided to review two of his offerings, both of which contain misrepresentations of Christian belief. By analyzing these videos hopefully the believer will be better prepared to give an answer for the faith, and to recognize the next “Yahya Snowjob”
Talked a little about the trip so far (including my ascent of Mt. Evans this morning), then noted the continued destruction of the Constitution in the United States by the current Regime, and then moved to an in-depth discussion of Gregory of Nyssa’s concluding sentences in his brief epistle, “On Not Three Gods,” once again allowing us to address the
As we have seen in the previous article, Van Til, and all apologists of the presuppositional camp, hold that Christian theism is the only theism worth defending. If, as Christians, we believe in the God who is revealed in the pages of the Old and New Testament, we are believing in a very specific God: one who creates, sustains, loves,
After creating, out of whole cloth, the idea that Constantine was busy running about the Roman Empire looking for at least 996 “original” gospels while promoting his edited versions of Matthew, Mark, Luke and John, Brown decides there is simply too much credibility lingering in this story, so he decides to shoot the last of it dead immediately. Enter the
Covered a WIDE range of topics today. Started off expressing our deep condolences to Tony Bartolucci and his family in the death of his daughter Giana. Then we discussed the debate we will be doing tomorrow at 4pm with representatives of the Hebrew Israelite movement. Moved from there to a discussion of Jeremiah 34:16 and Romans 13:9 and King James
Reviewed a William Lane Craig video on the limitations inherent upon God due to “middle knowledge” during the first half hour, and then looked at key passages on the pre-incarnate existence of the Son as a divine Person in the second half hour. Well, ok, we went like ten minutes long, but close enough! No programs next week as I
Combine easy believism, man-centeredness, humanism, cultural secular dominance, and and abandonment of any deep seated knowledge of the holiness and “otherness” of God, and you have a situation rife for stuff like this, coming in September:
Started off playing a half hour interview from 2008 with RC Sproul remembering and celebrating a wonderful gift to Christ’s church. Then we completely shifted gears and got into the issues raised by A James White Christmas Carol, an animation movie about Luke 23:34 that is desperately dishonest at its base (regarding the false accusation of my attacking David Wood,
