I posted the following as a comment on the thread called Politically Correct Torture, and Dr. Turek asked me to post it separately as an article. So, here goes. I also posted this as an article on...
Politically Correct Torture
(This column appeared on Townhall.com on May 6.) Is waterboarding torture? If it is, we’ve been torturing our service members for years. As a United States Naval Aviator, I attended SERE school in...
Cruel Logic: There’s No Morality in DNA
This 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...
Would Jesus Vote for That?
McCain 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...
New Book on Same-Sex Marriage
My 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...
God is Not Dead Yet
The following is from Christian Philosopher William Lane Craig's recent article "God is not Dead Yet" in Christianity Today. I encourage you to read the entire article. I include this section on...
Evolution Cannot Explain Morality
Some atheists, such as Richard Dawkins and Christopher Hitchens, insist that morality is simply the product of evolution. Common moral sensibilities (Don’t murder, rape, steal, etc.) help...
If You’re Not a Hypocrite, Maybe Your Standards are too Low
Both political parties have their problems, but I thought this was brilliant. http://www.townhall.com/funnies/cartoonist/MikeShelton/2007/09/1
Are Atheists really just as Moral as Christians?
Are Atheists really just as Moral as Christians? One of the complaints that I often hear is that “Atheists are just as moral as Christians are”. The response is usually made when I present the Moral...
Gay Animals: An Albatross of an Argument
In a lame attempt to justify same-sex marriage, Google News linked to this story from an LA Times blog. According to the story, some female albatrosses may be coupling and caring for offspring...
Gay Marriage: Even Liberals Know It’s Bad
This is my column that is running today at TownHall.com. I’ll post more on this later because 800 words is not enough to cover this very controversial topic. Why not legalize same-sex marriage? Who...
Why Does the State Endorse Marriage?
Following the California Supreme Court decision last week, I posed four questions about Same-Sex Marriage that have generated quite a lot of discussion. It seems many people are operating on...
Four Questions about Same-Sex Marriage
Now that the California Supreme Court has usurped the will of the people by striking down their democratically-decided law, there is sure to be a debate over the next few months about the merits of...
Suffering and Evil: Can God do anything?
Can God do Anything? Can he create a stone so big that he cannot move it? Part 1 In a response to one of our readers, I said that God cannot do anything. The reader responded? “Then what about...
Is the Problem of Evil and Suffering Insurmountable?
So how do Christians respond to this Epicurean question? Either God wants to abolish evil, and cannot; or he can, but does not want to. If he wants to, but cannot, he is impotent. If he can, but...
Does our Morality come from our DNA?
Does our Morality come from our DNA? Frank, is out of town for a week and has honored me by asking me to post a few blogs in his absence. My name is Neil Mammen, I consider myself a pop-apologist. I...
Atheists Have No Basis for Morality
Monday 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...
You can’t legislate religion, but you must legislate morality!
Here is a great column by my friend David Limbaugh in response to those who criticize people such as Mike Huckabee or Mitt Romney for allegedly infusing their religious views into politics. But, of...