CrossExamined Blog
Tackling today’s toughest questions, these posts explore topics on God, morality, science, and culture.
Whether you’re a skeptic or believer, each article challenges your worldview and sharpens your thinking. Engaging, thought-provoking, and unapologetic, this is a place to dig deeper and follow the truth wherever it leads.
Is Intelligent Design Science? If not, Neither is Darwinism
CrossExaminedThe discussion on this blog has lately turned to the question of whether or not Intelligent Design is science (see comments on recent posts). To generate some more discussion, I offer the following post adapted from Chapter 6 of I Don’t Have Enough Faith to Be an Atheist: The Darwinists= claim that Intelligent Design is not science cannot be determined from science […]
Who Made God?
2. Does God Exist?The following is from I Don’t Have Enough Faith to Be an Atheist, pages 92-93: In light of all the evidence for a beginning of the space-time universe, the Beginner must be outside the space-time universe. When God is suggested as the Beginner, atheists are quick to ask the age-old question, “Then who made God? If everything […]
Google: Religious Pro-Lifers Need Not Apply
Culture CrossExaminedSeems like the Google we all love has some very one-sided rules when it comes to advertizing. While Google accepts ads in support of abortion, they don’t allow “abortion and religion-related content.” This is from the UK’s Daily Mail: [Google’s] Dublin-based advertising team replied: “At this time, Google policy does not permit the advertisement of websites that contain ‘abortion […]
Christians Beware: Intellectual Predators at College
CrossExaminedWhen it comes time for college, parents often think they’re sending their children off to a religiously-neutral site to learn objective facts about the real world. Unfortunately, they’re far more likely to drop their child into one of the most liberal, anti-Christian environments anywhere on American soil. That’s where some college professors act as intellectual predators, […]
"Designer Wouldn’t Have Done it that Way" Argument Backfires
CrossExaminedThe following is an excerpt from I Don’t Have Enough Faith to Be an Atheist (page 160-161): Darwinists have long argued that if a designer existed, he would have designed his creatures better. Stephen Jay Gould pointed this out in his book The Panda=s Thumb, where he cited the apparent sub-optimal design of a bony extrusion pandas […]
God and the Astronomers
2. Does God Exist?, Theology and Christian ApologeticsSince the post Darwinists Have a Lot of Explaining to Do asks atheists to offer causes for at least ten truths about reality, I thought I would present my perspective on each of those truths. We’ll start with the origin of the universe out of nothing. The following is an excerpt from I Don’t Have Enough Faith to Be an Atheist (p. 84) and follows […]
The Jesus Freak Resource Center
College Events, Culture CrossExaminedMore from the witty Mike Adams about our experience with the faculty at UNC Wilmington (I’m glad he has tenure– he doesn’t hold back at all. It’s like he’s from New Jersey!).
Darwinists Have a Lot of Explaining to Do
2. Does God Exist?There have been a couple of posts on this blog that have spurred quite a good discussion (see below: Atheists Have No Basis for Morality, and “Expelled” is a Must See: Freedom is the Victim). While there have been some good points made back and forth, it seems like we are getting down in the weeds […]
The Chancellor’s Dog Ate My Homework
College EventsClick here to read more from columnist Mike Adams about the intolerance of the UNC Wilmington administration. If Dr. Adams has his way, I will be going back to UNCW to contribute to the university’s three year “celebration” of Darwin.
Atheists Have No Basis for Morality
2. Does God Exist?, College Events, Legislating Morality, Culture & PoliticsMonday night at UNC Wilmington, despite no cooperation from the school (see my last post), just over 200 people showed up for part 1 of I Don’t Have Enough Faith to be an Atheist. Several atheists asked questions– actually made statements– and struggled greatly when I asked them to offer some objective basis for morality from their atheistic worldview. They kept trying […]
UNC Won’t Allow Announcement of CrossExamined Seminar
College EventsMike Adams, popular Townhall.com columnist and my host for tonight’s I Don’t Have Enough Faith to Be an Atheist talk at UNC Wilmington, reveals the anti-Christian bias in that school’s administration here. They won’t even allow a post announcing the event on the the university’s “public” web bulletin board. So much for the people who are supposed to be champions of tolerance, free expression, […]
Sex Education: A Hypocrite vs. a Teacher
Culture CrossExaminedNow that the Center for Disease Control has revealed that 1 in 4 high school girls have a sexually transmitted disease, do you think it’s time to emphasize abstinence as the only 100% certain way to avoid the negative consequences of pre-marital sex? Of course, liberals will have a conniption over such a suggestion. But what […]
Yes, Mr. Spitzer and Mr. Obama, Character Matters
Culture CrossExaminedThe brilliant Thomas Sowell interjects some good judgment into what he calls “‘Non-judgmental’ Nonsense.” Click here.
The Resurrection: An Impact Event
4. Is the NT True?The New Testament writers don’t just say that Jesus performed miracles and rose from the dead—they actually back up that testimony with dramatic action. First, virtually overnight they abandon many of their long-held sacred beliefs and practices. Among the 1,500-year-old-plus institutions they give up are the following: -The animal sacrifice system– they replace it forever […]
"Expelled" is a Must See: Freedom is the Victim
Culture CrossExaminedI just had the privilege of attending an advance screening of Expelled: No Intelligence Allowed, starring Ben Stein. The movie, which opens April 18, is a must-see for any American interested in freedom (that should be all of us!). Expelled uses the Berlin Wall as a metaphor for the wall that the academic and media establishments […]
Scandal at Planned Parenthood?
Culture CrossExaminedPlanned Parenthood ripping off the state of California? That is the allegation by it’s former vice president of finance and administration. Read about all the details in the California Catholic Daily. To see how the drive-by media covers it, see the paltry article in the San Jose Mercury News. Planned Parenthood was founded by racist Margaret Sanger who once said: “The most […]
Expelled: The Movie
CrossExaminedI’m hearing very good things about Expelled, the movie starring Ben Stein that demonstrates the bias and hostility in academia against intelligent design. It opens nationwide on April 18, but special screenings are taking place now. I’m going to one next week and I’ll post a review on this blog. See the trailer here.
Obama, Clinton Message: Class Warfare and Unity?
Culture CrossExaminedAs I watched the debate between Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama, I couldn’t help but notice the inherent contradiction in their message (they both have the same message– they were both nodding in agreement with each other all night). They both say they want to bring the country together (whatever that means), but somehow they […]
Christian Apologetics on TV: Tune in!
Theology and Christian Apologetics, TV ShowWe are blessed to have a TV show on every Sunday night at 6 p.m. EST (rebroadcast at 11 p.m. Pacific Time) on DirecTV Channel 378. The show is called I Don’t Have Enough Faith to Be an Atheist, which will be the main topic through the month of April 2008. After that, I’ll be preaching through the book […]
If Parents only Knew What Universities Promote
College EventsWhy do 75% of young Christians leave the church in college? Because universities promote left-wing, anti-Christian barbarism like this (Warning: Graphic!). See also this column by Mike Adams exposing the pro-homosexual agenda at NC State and its new tax-dollar funded Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual and Transgender (GLBT) Center. ?
Over 1500 Attend "I Don’t Have Enough Faith to Be an Atheist" at NC State
College Events, Theology and Christian ApologeticsThe CrossExamined “I Don’t have Enough Faith to Be an Atheist” tour visited NC State’s Reynold’s Coliseum on Thursday night February 7. Over 1500 students attended the seminar which was hosted by Campus Crusade of NC State (http://clubs.ncsu.edu/crusade/). My thanks to Mike Mehaffie and his CC team for their tremendous work in making the event a success. The attendance […]