With all this Republican primary action going on, you know we'd have to have a political episode eventually. This week Scott defends his libertarian views while Emery argues for a more socialistic political system that he thinks is actually more Christian. No matter what your views are, however, one thing is certain: make sure to vote!

We're happy to welcome Mitch McKain back to the show, along with Hector Ramirez aka Dr. Mundo, to discuss the nature of proof. We'll look at Carl Sagan's "dragon in the garage" analogy regarding whether lack of demonstrable evidence of existence is the same as non-existence, while Hector takes us on a journey though the frozen tundra.

This week we welcome Paul Scheuer, aka Stillsearching on the forum. Paul brings his brand of Christianity that actually makes Scott look conservative. Join us as Scott and Paul discuss what makes one a Christian, while Emery wonders why any of this is needed if all roads lead to heaven.

Yes, that old question again. This time, however, the question is answered by "true Stryper fans" Joey Hodge and Glenn Veltum of the excellent Christian podcast at thinkbetweenthelines.com. We also discuss Emery's brand of atheism, and communication between Christians and atheists.

Tony is back to discuss chapter 7 of William Lane Craig's book "On Guard." This week we discuss the problem of suffering. If God is all good and all powerful, why doesn't he prevent suffering? Does the existence of suffering disprove the existence of the Christian God? We look at Craig's arguments on this topic, and explore the idea of a heavenly lobotomy.

Welcome to episode number 100! Norton joins Scott and Emery to discuss the state of atheist/Christian dialogue, but the discussion turns toward a fundamental question: what does it take to become a Christian? Strangely, this turns out to be a tough question to answer.

Emery visits pastor Scott's green leather couch for some counseling on what he perceives to be hangups and issues related to a Christian upbringing. What happens when a child internalizes some of the unreachable standards religion requires? Listen and compare your upbringing to Emery's angst ridden past.

Inspired by a post on the forum following the last show on Christian PTSD, Emery challenges Scott's moderate positions on the Bible, and asks whether Scott's moderate positions simply empower fundamentalists by legitimizing their dependence on scripture. We look at passages from Sam Harris's book "The End of Faith" to explore the idea that moderates in a religion enable the very extremism they try to distance themselves from.

On this, the 10th anniversary of the 9-11 attack, we look at the issue of human evil and whether it is an endemic part of the human makeup, or a separable entity that can be eradicated. We examine the issue in light of N.T. Wright's book "Evil and the Justice of God," and ask whether our modern, clinical view of evil as a natural part of human behavior is inadequate.

What does good mean when it is self defined by a non-human entity? Scott and Tony and Emery take up this question as a followup to the prior discussion on the Moral Argument for the existence of God.