Aquinas and Homosexual Sex – Part 1: A Thomist Argument
BACKGROUND Back in August, I posted a meme on my personal Facebook page that challenged the Christian argument that sex between two men is morally wrong because this is allegedly prohibited in the Old Testament book called Leviticus. The basic objection in the meme is that there are several things that Leviticus prohibits that Christians seem to have no moral … Aquinas and Homosexual Sex – Part 1: A Thomist Argument
Leviticus and Homosexuality – Part 10: Internal Contradictions
WHERE WE ARE In Part 8 of this series , I presented some general points in support of my fourth reason for doubting the view that we should condemn homosexual sex as morally wrong because it is (allegedly) condemned in the book of Leviticus: 4. Leviticus is NOT an historically reliable account of actual events. In Part … Leviticus and Homosexuality – Part 10: Internal Contradictions
Evaluation of the Christian Answer to Worldview Question #2 – Part 2: Does Sin Exist?
WHERE WE ARE There are four basic questions that can be used to analyze a worldview. In this post, I will begin to evaluate the Christian answer to worldview question #2. CHRISTIAN ANSWERS TO THE FIRST TWO WORLDVIEW QUESTIONS The following is a short version of what I take to be the Christian answers to … Evaluation of the Christian Answer to Worldview Question #2 – Part 2: Does Sin Exist?
Evaluation of the Christian Answer to Worldview Question #1
In this post I’m going to give you the Reader’s Digest version of my Podcast #6 (and the PowerPoint that it is based upon). THE FOUR BASIC WORLDVIEW QUESTIONS There are four basic worldview questions, four questions that can be used to analyze the content of a worldview: Q1. What are the most important problems … Evaluation of the Christian Answer to Worldview Question #1
Podcast #6: Evaluation of the Christian Answer to Worldview Question #1
I fell off the wagon, and have not produced a podcast since 2017. I got back on the wagon this year, and have finally produced Podcast #6 in my series “Thinking Critically About: Is Christianity True?” I have analyzed the Christian worldview in relation to four basic worldview questions: Q1. What are the most important … Podcast #6: Evaluation of the Christian Answer to Worldview Question #1
Leviticus and Homosexuality – Part 8: False Historical Claims
WHERE WE ARE In this present post I will support my fourth reason for doubting the view that we should condemn homosexual sex as morally wrong because it is (allegedly) condemned in the book of Leviticus: 4. Leviticus is NOT an historically reliable account of actual events. God, if God exists, is all-knowing and perfectly … Leviticus and Homosexuality – Part 8: False Historical Claims
Leviticus and Homosexuality – Part 7: Not Written by Moses
WHERE WE ARE Should we view homosexual sex as morally wrong because it is (allegedly) condemned in the book of Leviticus? In Part 1 of this series I outlined a dozen reasons to doubt this viewpoint. Here is the first reason: 1. God does NOT exist, so no prophet and no book contains truth or wisdom … Leviticus and Homosexuality – Part 7: Not Written by Moses
Leviticus and Homosexuality – Part 6: NOT a message from God
WHERE WE ARE Should we view homosexual sex as morally wrong because it is (allegedly) condemned in the book of Leviticus? In Part 1 of this series I outlined a dozen reasons to doubt this viewpoint. Here is the first reason: 1. God does NOT exist, so no prophet and no book contains truth or wisdom … Leviticus and Homosexuality – Part 6: NOT a message from God
The Unmoved Mover Argument – Part 9: Enhanced 2nd Argument for Changing Things
WHERE WE ARE In his book When Skeptics Ask (hereafter: WSA), Norman Geisler presents his general version of a Thomist Cosmological Argument (hereafter: TCA). The first premise of Geisler’s TCA is this: 1. Finite, changing things exist. (WSA, p.18) Geisler provides a very brief argument in support of (1) in WSA. In Part 4 of … The Unmoved Mover Argument – Part 9: Enhanced 2nd Argument for Changing Things
Leviticus and Homosexuality – Part 5: More Reasons for Skepticism about God
WHERE WE ARE Should we view homosexual sex as morally wrong because it is (allegedly) condemned in the book of Leviticus? In Part 1 of this series I outlined a dozen reasons to doubt this viewpoint. Here is the first reason: 1. God does NOT exist, so no prophet and no book contains truth or … Leviticus and Homosexuality – Part 5: More Reasons for Skepticism about God