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.
Why Do Christians Worship God? Part I
CrossExaminedIn the world of Christian apologetics, the question “Why do Christians worship God,” comes up usually as a challenge from scornful atheists who view God as a narcissistic megalomaniac who demands attention to feed his weak ego. Of course, their idea is anthropomorphic (it assigns human characteristics to God) and therefore invalid. However, discounting the […]
The Passion Reconsidered
CrossExaminedThis column is posted this Easter at http://townhall.com/columnists/FrankTurek Nearly 45 years ago, medical doctor C. Truman Davis felt he had grown too callous to the agony Christ suffered at Calvary. His callousness disappeared after he researched the crucifixion and wrote an account of Christ’s Passion from a medical perspective. I’ve adapted his account slightly here […]
Worship, God, and Egomania
Theology and Christian Apologetics“God must be an egomaniac to command all humanity to worship Him and then send anyone to hell who doesn’t worship him enough, right?” Perhaps you haven’t heard the issue raised quite like that, but this objection is common and forceful. Surely God doesn’t need us to worship him, yet he demands it and punishes […]
Who Do You Say I Am? A Look at Jesus/Part Two
CrossExaminedContinued: Given these issues, it is important to examine the issue of Jesus and blasphemy in ancient Judaism.”Blasphemy in ancient Judaism was regarded as ‘stretching out one’s hand against “God” by impugning God’s honor and holiness (Sipre Deut 221 on Deut 21:22). God was blasphemed when, among other things, one ascribed divine powers to oneself […]
Who Do You Say I Am? A Look at Jesus/Part One
CrossExaminedWho Do You Say I Am? A Look at Jesus/Part One-Eric Chabot Now when Jesus came into the district of Caesarea Philippi, He was asking His disciples, “Who do people say that the Son of Man is?” And they said, “Some say John the Baptist; and others, Elijah; but still others, Jeremiah, or one of […]
Why Worship God if He Actually Exists?
CrossExaminedWe are all creatures that are made to worship something. If we don’t worship and venerate God, we tend to worship and venerate our favorite sports team, girl, celebrity, car, career, and/or bank account. Believing the object of your worship exists is a great first step but has very little to do with the actual […]
CrossExamined Radio on the Web
Radio ShowWe are now doing live call-in radio every Saturday morning at 11 a.m. ET. You can listen live on the web at www.afr.net or on one of 126 stations across the country. The show is also podcasted here. The show on March 7 was with Dr. Mike Licona, co-author of one of the best books […]
Sleeping With Your GirlFriend
2. Does God Exist?This column by Frank Turek appeared on www.Townhall.com Today: My friend David has a knack for cutting through the smokescreens people throw up when they’re trying to avoid making commitments, be they commitments to God or to other people. Last week, with one comment, he blew away all the smoke that a young agnostic was […]
Cruel Logic: There’s No Morality in DNA
Legislating Morality, Culture & PoliticsThis short film– which is a bit intense– is from Writer/Director Brian Godawa. I think it illustrates as best as one can in six-minutes that objective morality finds no grounding in DNA or society. As always, I appreciate your comments. Please keep in mind as you comment that the issue is NOT epistemology (i.e. how […]
Religion Spoils Everything, Jesus Revives the Spoiled
Theology and Christian ApologeticsAs I drove back to Colorado Springs from Denver today, the fog was so thick I could barely see the car ahead of me, much less the usual splendor of the Rocky Mountains to the west. I was listening to Tim Keller, pastor of Redeemer Presbyterian Church in Manhattan, who made some interesting points about […]
Big Bang Evidence for God
2. Does God Exist?When I debated atheist Christopher Hitchens, one of the eight arguments I offered for God’s existence was the creation of this supremely fine-tuned universe out of nothing. I spoke of the five main lines of scientific evidence—denoted by the acronym SURGE—that point to the definite beginning of the space-time continuum. They are: The Second Law […]
What is Evil?
CrossExaminedWe’ve been having a very spirited debate between atheists and Christians on this blog on another thread that has arrived at a fundamental question. What is evil? Specifically, what is evil ontologically? In order to get the discussion going, I’ll offer an insight from Augustine. He said that evil was not a thing in itself, […]
Atheist Urges Evangelism
CrossExaminedAtheist Penn Jillette of the comedy team Penn & Teller believes in evangelism more than do many Christians. A Christian approached him after one of his Las Vegas shows, and Penn appreciated the man’s effort. In this short YouTube video, Penn says that he “knows” there is no God, but that it’s hateful to NOT […]
TV Show Moved to Monday Night
TV ShowOur TV show, I Don’t Have Enough Faith to an Atheist, has moved from Sunday night to MONDAY night at 8 PM and Midnight ET on DirecTV Channel 378 (The NRB Network).
Resurrection Reported VERY Early
4. Is the NT True?Some people say that the resurrection is myth. Unfortunately for them, scholars report that the earliest testimony for the resurrection goes back to the very year it supposedly occurred– far too early for mythological development. New Testament Scholar Craig Blomberg reports that one such scholar is even an atheist. This is from Blomberg’s blog (HT: Melinda Penner at STR.org): At the […]
It’s NOT about marriage. It is about normality.
CrossExaminedThe homosexual movement wants us to believe they want to be married like heterosexuals. Nothing could be further from the truth. In fact all the research of the homosexual sub-culture indicates a mere miniscule commitment by their population to “monogamous” relationships over any significant period of time. Very few in their movement will honestly say privately that […]
Would Jesus Vote for That?
Culture CrossExamined, Legislating Morality, Culture & Politics, TV ShowMcCain or Obama? What principles should Christians use to make their decision? What issues comprise the “weighter matters of the law” (Mt. 23:23-34)? That’s what I cover in this program called “Would Jesus Vote for That?” It will air this Sunday at 6 pm ET and Monday at 2 am and 8 pm ET on DirecTV channel 378. (A side-by-side comparision of […]
Obama is "The Most Extreme Pro-Abortion Candidate Ever"
Culture CrossExaminedEthicist Robert George of Princeton University exposes Barack Obama’s militantly pro-abortion views in an new article found here. George says that any claim that Barack Obama is the more pro-life candidate is simply “delusional.” He writes: “Barack Obama is the most extreme pro-abortion candidate ever to seek the office of President of the United States. He is the most extreme […]
New Book on Same-Sex Marriage
Culture CrossExamined, Legislating Morality, Culture & PoliticsMy new book Correct, Not Politically Correct: How Same-Sex Marriage Will Hurt Everyone is now available as an e-book by clicking on the link. The paperback is coming soon. Here is the writeup from the back cover: Why not legalize same-sex marriage? Who could it possibly hurt? Using sound reasoning and evidence—not religion—award-winning author Frank Turek […]
Hitchens-Turek Debate VIDEO
2. Does God Exist?, College Events, DebatesThe debate is over two hours, so get comfortable. If it gets hung up on our site, you can also view it here: http://www.vimeo.com/1904911. Please return here to post your comments. It will be on You Tube soon as well (but there you can only view it 10 minute segments). Thanks! Turek vs. Hitchens Debate: Does […]
Hitchens-Turek Debate
2. Does God Exist?, College EventsOn Tuesday night, I debated atheist Christopher Hitchens, author of God is not Great: How Religion Poisons Everything, at Virginia Commonwealth University. The topic was, “Does God Exist?” Thanks be to God (and to you for your prayers) because I don’t think the debate could have gone much better. There were several atheists who approached […]