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.
Shariah: The Threat to America
IslamMy shocking and eye-opening interview with former U.S. Marine and FBI Counter-terrorism officer, John Guandolo, airs May 7 and May 8 on our Radio program. You can download for free the entire report that Mr. Guandolo co-authored here. Go to http://strategicengagement.org to learn more about Mr. Guandolo and the work he and others are doing […]
Carry My Cross: The Passion of Christ
CrossExamined“For even the Son of Man did not come to be served, but to serve, and to give his life as a ransom for many” (Mk 10:45). That includes you and me. Have you accepted the payment he made? He is risen.
Courage over Compromise: A Martyr for Christ
IslamShehbaz Bhatti, the only Christian in the Pakistani cabinet, was assassinated on March 2 by Muslim terrorists for opposing Pakistan’s blasphemy laws. As he reveals in this short interview shortly before his murder, Mr. Bhatti chose courage over compromise for the cause of Christ and his persecuted Christian brothers and sisters.
The Atheist Inquisition
Culture CrossExamined, Legislating Morality, Culture & PoliticsTwo High Court judges in the UK have ruled that a Christian couple can no longer provide a home to foster kids under the age of ten. Why? Because the couple does not agree with homosexual practice! The judges declared that they were “secular.” This ruling is a kind of atheist inquisition. Contrary to popular […]
Slavery and Abortion: The Justifications are the Same
Legislating Morality, Culture & PoliticsToday is the 38th anniversary of Roe v. Wade, one the most famous cases in Supreme Court history. As we reflect on 52 million dead since the decision– and are reminded of the horrific reality of abortion by the discovery of the abortuary in Philadelphia (click here if you can stomach reading the grand […]
Why are Atheists Angry at God?
AtheismWhy are atheists angry at God? Joe Carter, web editor of First Things, cites studies recently published in the Journal of Personality and Social Psychology that those who don’t believe in God tend to be the people most angry with Him. (Click here for the entire article.) Of course, we cannot take aggregate data and […]
The Resurrection of Debbie
CrossExaminedDr. Gary Habermas, world-renowned expert on the resurrection of Jesus Christ, discusses losing his 43 year old wife to stomach cancer. He has a perspective you might not expect. Profound.
The Dawkins Dilemma – Part 2
AtheismThose of you who read Part 1 hopefully understand my concern is that in his book “The God Delusion” Dr. Richard Dawkins has set out to divert people from any religious views they and move them into the world of atheism in what i contend is an inappropriate and inaccurate manner, especially in light of […]
Is Intelligent Design Science?
3. Are Miracles Possible?, Atheism, Philosophy of Science, Theology and Christian ApologeticsThe purpose of this post is not to prove that Intelligent Design is true, nor that it is superior to naturalistic alternatives, but simply to raise awareness over some of the lines of evidence where Intelligent Design seems to be science. Let me also reject in advance those who dismiss ID with casual comments like, […]
The Dawkins Dilemma – Part 1
AtheismIt is the ultimate responsibility of the scientific and engineering communities to convey information in a clear, honest and accurate manner. To do otherwise is not only unethical but can endanger the health and welfare of people as many of the decisions we make both as individuals and as a society depend on the “facts” […]
Jesus, Christians and Politics: Why They Go Together
Culture CrossExaminedThe United States Congress was in a rare joint session. All 435 representatives and 100 senators were in attendance, and the C-SPAN-TV cameras were rolling. The members were gathered together to hear a speech by a descendant of George Washington. But what they thought would be a polite speech of patriotic historical reflections quickly turned […]
Ambiguity in Islam
IslamIslam is a touchy subject. But it’s also a historical subject, a cultural and worldview subject, and it’s a subject of ethics and politics. For that reason, wisdom demands we discuss and learn about Islam no matter how touchy it may be. As a non-muslim myself, I understand the media’s fear–the fear of an “outsider”–of making […]
The Euthyphro Dilemma
1. Does Truth Exist?, 2. Does God Exist?, CrossExamined, Legislating Morality, Culture & PoliticsExcerpt from “Jesus Is Involved In Politics! Why aren’t You? Why Isn’t Your Church?” Rational Free Press 2010 (c) Neil MammenAvailable on Amazon and at www.JesusIsInvolvedInPolitics.com Socrates (to Euthyphro): “Is the pious loved by the gods because it is pious, or is it pious because it is loved by the gods?” Plato, The Euthyphro Dilemma […]
Gospel contradictions? Why they don’t exist. A Little Experiment to Teach Skeptics about trying to mindlessly refute the NT
4. Is the NT True?A few years ago on an email list that is populated mainly by liberal Christians and non believers, I was challenged by an Atheist (Charles) to explain why there were so many inconsistencies in the Gospel accounts. His complaint was that for example some gospel accounts talk about Mary Magdalene going to the grave of Jesus, […]
Parasitic Evil and Independent Good
Legislating Morality, Culture & Politics[Stepping away from the cultural commentary and scientific or political headlines. This is a philosophy lesson, drawn heavily from 4th century metaphysics. I hope you enjoy this blast from the past, repackaged and reapplied for today] Evil seems to be real, yet in what sense can we say it “exists”? Some, of course, say evil […]
Is the New Testament Reliable? Even Bart Ehrman Says Yes
4. Is the NT True?UNC Chapel Hill Professor Bart Ehrman has made quite a name for himself as a critic of the New Testament documents. The conclusions he draws in his popular best-selling book Misquoting Jesus cast doubt on whether we can accurately reconstruct the original New Testament documents. Ehrman appears to be at odds with most New Testament […]
The Top Ten Same Sex Marriage False "Facts"
Culture CrossExaminedWhen one judge overturned the will of more then seven million Californians last week in Perry vs. Schwarzenegger, he listed 80 supposed “findings of fact” (FF) as evidence that Proposition 8 violates the Fourteenth Amendment of the United States Constitution. Many of those 80 findings are not facts at all. They’re lies or distortions. Before […]
Gay Totalitarianism vs. Christian Liberty
Culture CrossExaminedTwo Christian graduate students at public universities (Eastern Michigan University and Augusta State University) are being expelled from their counseling programs for their religious and moral objections to homosexual behavior. One case has been decided in favor of EMU (and will be appealed) and the other case has just been filed. The Alliance […]
Obama Administration OKs First Tax-Funded Abortions Under Health Care Law
Culture CrossExaminedAs predicted by all reasonable people who knew that Obama’s executive order was disingenuous, elective abortion will now be paid for with your tax dollars. The Obama administration has just approved it. This is truly a “moral injustice of the first order.” Here are the details. By the way, I don’t merely object to abortion […]
Judicial Activism vs. Liberty
Culture CrossExamined(This column first appeared on Townhall.com) Elena Kagan called the military’s “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell” policy “a moral injustice of the first order.” A moral injustice of the first order? Where on her moral hierarchy is a real “first order” injustice like murder? Not high enough. For Elena Kagan, sexual standards that protect military readiness […]
Liberals Flunk Econ 101
Culture CrossExaminedJohn Zogby recently interviewed nearly 5,000 American adults and asked them eight basic questions about economics. The eight questions have easily provable answers. Here are the bottom line results published in a Wall Street Journal article titled “Are You Smarter than a Fifth Grader:” the more conservative people did the best and the more liberal […]