Dr. White responded to my post about him last week. I’ve linked to the Dividing Line above and the relevant portion starts at 13:00 and goes for over an hour. I can’t respond to everything since I don’t want to be writing on this topic for a month but I’ll respond to some things.
Category Archives: Apologetics
A Pro-Life Testimony
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Choice Chain
I have been involved in the Pro-Life movement for a long time. It’s been a passion of mine through the years. The group I’m involved with is very controversial because we use graphic images to show what abortion is.
We often engage in something called “Choice Chain” which is where several of us hold large photos of aborted fetuses with “Choice?” written above the picture. Some of us hold signs that say “Life” and they show a living fetus below. We engage passers by on the subject of abortion and hand out pamphlets. Some people ignore us, some people scream at us, some swear at us, and some engage us in a pleasant dialogue.
James White And The Priesthood
The Double Standards Seem Endless
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Dr. White is at it again. Yesterday on the Dividing Line he talked about the development of the Catholic Priesthood. The important part of the above video is at about 19 minutes. He mentions that in the 300’s during the Donatist controversy the question was ex opere operato vs ex opera operantis. He said that no one believed at that time that priestly ordination left an eternal mark on the soul and that this is a later development. I will admit that the theology of the Priesthood developed over time. I have no problem believing that Christians in later centuries knew more about the Priesthood than they did in the fourth Century.
Essential Debating Tactics
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On A Mission: Lessons From St. Francis de Sales
In being an effective debater you need two things. You need proper debating tactics and you need information. Information comes with time and reading but if you never master the proper debating tactics, it’s almost uselss. The key to debating is not to defeat your opponent but to let your opponent defeat himself. This is done by asking the right questions.
The Day Of The King
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Christ The King
What makes a country a Christian Nation? In most Western countries about 80% of people are baptized and traditional Christian holidays are celebrated. December 25 is a day off in most Western countries. Also, if we drive through towns and cities we see Churches everywhere. Are we a Christian nation? The answer is no.
A Very Low Tactic
James G. McCarthy On Trial
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Throughout my years of studying apologetics, I have found one thing to be absolutely disgusting. No party is innocent of this. The crime? Writing mock dialogues where your character makes his or her opponent look like a complete fool. Let me repeat: Every religious group is guilty of this, whether it is in the form of an article, a blog post, a pithy cartoon, etc.
Jesus And The Muslims
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We often hear from Muslims who live in the West(and outside of the West) that they believe in Jesus. They say that he is a great prophet of God. Whenever I talk with a Muslim and they say this, I always respond that if you believe in Jesus, you’ll believe in what he says.
France And Islam
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Skanderbeg
Yesterday two young Islamic fundamentalists went into a Church in a small village in Normandy, France and murdered the Priest while he was celebrating the liturgy. The attackers were 19 years old and the priest was 86 years old. Fr. Jacques Hamel died a martyr for his Catholic faith.
Quoting Liberals In Debate
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Liberal Heretic Fr. Richard McBrien
Two Protestant apologists have been commenting on my page recently. They are Sam Shamoun and Ken Temple. I just want to say to the two of you that I deeply respect your intellect and am happy that you read this blog. I’m also thankful for the website answering-islam.org. I make use of the website quite often.
YouTube And Orlando
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On June 12, 2016 in the early hours of the morning in Orlando, Omar Mateen walked into the homosexual night club Pulse and killed several dozen people with an assault weapon. Responses have been of every stripe. In the days following the slaughter, YouTube featured a rainbow heart right next to their logo.
