“Freedom of religion in principle means that everyone is free to discuss it; in practice it has come to mean that everyone is forbidden to mention it.” ~ G. K. Chesterton

Archive for June, 2011

Osama, Islam, and role of Christian apologetics

I’m quite late in responding to the issue of a Christian response to the death of Osama bin Laden. Much has been said on the topic and I had not intended to add to the commentary. However, while listening to the recording of the recent “Unbelievable? the Conference1 in London, I decided that this conversation was worth passing along. The entire recording (which is only a small part of the whole conference) is well worth listening to, however I wanted to highlight, in particular, the responses of the panel to the question of how Christians should react to the death of Osama. Continue Reading…

The Occult and New Age challenge

A couple of other religions which often go un-noticed are the occult and New Age. I might better say un-addressed, as both of these are all around us to various extents (hardly un-noticed). I ran across an excellent resource which I wanted to pass along. Brian Auten of Apologetics 315 interviewed former astrologer Marcia Montenegro who, after becoming a Christian, founded Christian Answers for the New Age (CANA).

I learned a lot through this excellent interview which can be found here: Interview: Marcia Montenegro (former astrologer) – Monday, June 13, 2011 Continue Reading…