Mar 28

VIDEO: Mithra? Attis? Really, Rob Bell?

From DrOakley1689: Nooma 15 really bothered me, and it should bother you, too. I get Bell’s argument, but, it just doesn’t work. Not only is the history flaky, but you aren’t the gospel, either. An examination and response to Rob Bell’s odd claims about the nature of the gospel.

YouTube URL: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TsVkeMZCkOg

The following are the books which James White cites in this video (any purchase through these links will help support Eye On Apologetics!):

The Case for the Real Jesus: A Journalist Investigates Current Attacks on the Identity of Christ
Pre-Christian Gnosticism: A Survey of the Proposed Evidences
The Gospel and the Greeks: Did the New Testament Borrow from Pagan Thought? (The Student Library)
The Roman Cult of Mithras: The God and His Mysteries
Riddle of Resurrection: "Dying and Rising Gods" in the Ancient Near East (Coniectanea Biblica, Old Testament, 50)

Nov 30

In the News (Nov. 30, 2010)

Daughter of Formerly Gay Parents Speaks Out

Elisabeth Cole (Daughter of Exodus International leader, Tim Cole) makes a video

Ask R.C. Sproul a question, live. Tonight 8pm EST

Ask R.C. your questions and watch him answer them live

53 Million abortions since Roe vs. Wade

Since 1973, approximately 52 or 53 million human beings have been murdered in the womb.

Interview with Darrin Patrick

Author of Church Planter is interviewed by DG Live

Aug 29

Free E-Book: Is Christianity True?

Brian Auten has put together an e-book titled Is Christianity True? from the essays contributed by various bloggers (including myself). It can be downloaded here in PDF (my article, Christianity Explains Logic, starts on page 115). It is also available in Kindle format, Mobi, ePub, and podcast.

The table of contents below reflects the order of release from April 2010:

April 1: Chris ReeseForeword
Brian AutenIntroduction
April 2: Tawa AndersonDoes God Exist?
April 5: Jim WallaceThe Best Explanation
April 6: Wes WidnerCoherent, Consistent & Livable
April 7: Richard GerhardtThe Failure of Naturalism
April 8: Bob PerryDefrocking the Priests of Scientism
April 9: Peter GriceOrthogonal Complexity
April 12: Chad GrossCumulative Reasons for Christianity
April 13: Shelby CadeProphecy and Resurrection
April 14: Luke NixMaking Sense of the Resurrection
April 15: Aaron BrakeThe Facts of the Resurrection
April 16: Amy HallThe Historical Event of the Resurrection
April 19: James Patrick HoldingThe Impossible Faith
April 20: Stephen J. BedardChristianity and Other Ancient Religions
April 21: Anthony HorvathChristianity Proved by the Nature of the Jewish Nation
April 22: Mariano GrinbankThe Euthyphro Dichotomy
April 23: Marcus McElhaneyChristianity is Objectively True
April 26: Vocab Malone / Paul D. AdamsThe Gospels Tell Me So

Enjoy reading!
Aug 09

Website: Library of Historical Apologetics

Caught this in my Facebook News Feed. The Library of Historical Apologetics is a website whose aim is to be the

world’s leading resource for lay apologists, pastors, students, and scholars seeking historical apologetics materials for self-study, church classes, sermon preparation, and research. Our digital collection currently contains references to about 3,000 items with a focus on works in English from the 17th through the early 20th centuries.

Their advisory board includes William Lane Craig, Gary Habermas, Craig J. Hazen, and Dr. Robert B. Stewart. The site seems to be in the building progress right now as the 3,000 items are not yet available. They have a road map laid out for the next four years which seems promising. Keep watching this site, it could become a valuable resource for free (public domain) apologetics documents.

*UPDATE*

A few of the items are available at this location. Thanks to Tim for adding the link to the sidebar!

Aug 07

Studies Show That Less Than 3% Of Homosexuals Are Truly Monogamous

I was doing some quick research before posting my last comment which mentioned (briefly) the physical dangers of the homosexual lifestyle. I’ve heard these numbers before in passing but they are worth sharing here for a few reasons. First, it is pertinent to the past few blogs relating to Prop 8 being overturned by Gay Judge Vaughn Walker. Second, this data has relevant apologetic value for combating the media’s (and many pro-gay advocate’s) portrayal of the need for same-sex marriage.

The quote below is part of a pdf which goes into some pretty ugly statistics about the less told side of homosexual sex. There is a lot about the physical damage and the bacteria, viruses, STDs, etc (79 footnotes in 14 pages, not bad).  This snippet below focuses on the number of sexual partners that homosexuals typically have. To break it down, if you have 33 homosexual friends who have been gay/lesbian for awhile, statistically speaking only one of them has been monogamous (with one partner). 7 of those 33 will have between 100 to 500 sexual partners in their lifetime. Continue reading