Are certain verses in the Bible truly sexist "texts of terror"? Are women forbidden from speaking in church? Does the Old Testament command that women must marry their rapists? Join Abdu as he cross-examines these texts and more in the first part of a two-part series on sexism and the Bible. Check out Abdu's new book More Than a White Man's Religion where he dives deep into the issues of alleged sexism and racism in the Bible by going to https://embracethetruth.org/.

In this episode, our expert witness, New Testament scholar and resurrection expert Gary Habermas, is called to the stand to discuss the surprising findings and promise of the Shroud of Turin, a burial cloth shrouded in mystery for centuries. Is this evidence of Jesus's resurrection? If so, how so? If not, why not? Explore these questions and more on this week's exciting episode. And don't forget to send in your questions for our Deliberations LIVE livestream on March 7 @ 10:00 am EST where we will discuss the Shroud of Turin and more! Check out Dr. Habermas's work at https://www.garyhabermas.com/.

Join us LIVE, Tuesday, February 21 @ 1:00PM EST for Deliberations Live, a new bi-weekly podcast where YOU, the jury, ask questions about past episodes of our All Rise podcast! For our first live episode, will be discussing the latest edition of All Rise, "Objection, Bill Maher claims the Bible never condemns slavery" You can submit your questions on our social channels, through [email protected], or in the chat during our livestream. We look forward to being with you this coming Tuesday and every two weeks afterward for Deliberations Live!

Comedian, television host and avowed atheist Bill Maher claims that the bible never condemns slavery, and in fact, it implicitly supports the institution. Abdu answers these claims but also asks whether Maher's objection would be sustainable in a court of law given his level of expertise. In other words, does speaking authoritatively mean that you are, in fact, authoritative? Find out in this PACKED episode of All Rise!

Show Notes: For more information on this topic and much more, be sure to check out Abdu's new book, More Than a White Man's Religion, available at all major book retailers.

Welcome to Deliberations Live, a new bi-weekly podcast where YOU, the jury, ask questions about past episodes of our All Rise podcast! In our first live episode, we discussed the latest edition of All Rise, "Objection, Richard Dawkins! Asked and Answered!" You can submit your questions for future episodes on our social channels, through [email protected], or in the chat during our livestream, on Tuesday at 1 pm ET on the week after the episode of the All Rise podcast airs. We look forward to being with you for Deliberations Live!

Who made God? This is a question that has been asked many, many times. It has also been answered just as many times, if not more! Why won't this question go away? Abdu offers a response to the question, Who Made God, while also addressing the tactics of those who continue to ask the same already-answered question until they elicit the desired response.

Christians believe the Bible was inspired by God, who does not make mistakes. Therefore, the Bible must be without error. However, if an error in the Bible is located, does this mean God did not inspire Christian holy writ? Join Abdu as he cross-examines a claim about the disputed age of King Ahaziah.

In the previous episode, medical physicist Scott Symington described his paradigm for understanding the relationship between Christianity and science, which he called STOMA, or symbiotic trending overlapping magisteria. In this episode, Abdu and Scott discuss certain controversial topics in the conversation between religion and science and apply Scott's STOMA paradigm to them in order to discover whether science and Christianity are symbiotic and trending toward each other.

Abdu is joined by medical physicist Scott Symington to discuss the relationship between religion and science. Do they intersect or overlap, or are they part of what Stephen Jay Gould called non-overlapping magisteria (NOMA)? Symington proposes an alternative paradigm, STOMA, that holds the potential for mutual benefit between science and, in particular, Christianity.

"The Bible is the Word of God because the Bible says it is the Word of God." If you've ever made or heard this argument, you may have heard the accusation that it uses circular reasoning. Is that true? And if so, is it even possible to claim the divine authorship of the Bible without using circular reasoning? All this and more on this week's episode of All Rise!