Proselytize or Apostatize

In this debate, Kyle Alander squares off against Jacob Brunton on the topic of libertarian free will.   

Kyle's YouTube channel: Christian Idealism 

https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCnKs... 

Jacob's ministry: For the New Christian Intellectual 

christianintellectual.com

NOTE: The first time this episode was uploaded, it cut out half way through. Here is the full conversation.

In this episode, David Pallman makes the case for the validity of intelligent design. Jared McComb challenges these claims, insisting that the idea of irreducible complexity is fallacious. We get hung up on bacterial flagellum and other nerdy topics.

Jared's mentioned source: https://www.cell.com/current-biology/fulltext/S0960-9822(07)01338-3?_returnURL=https%3A%2F%2Flinkinghub.elsevier.com%2Fretrieve%2Fpii%2FS0960982207013383%3Fshowall%3Dtrue

David's YouTube channel: Faith Because or Reason 

https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC8sT... 

Jared's podcast: Reason2Doubt 

https://reason2doubt.podbean.com/?fbc...

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In this episode, David Pallman makes the case for the validity of intelligent design. Jared McComb challenges these claims, insisting that the idea of irreducible complexity is fallacious. We get hung up on bacterial flagellum and other nerdy topics.   

David's YouTube channel: Faith Because or Reason 

https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC8sT... 

Jared's podcast: Reason2Doubt 

https://reason2doubt.podbean.com/?fbc...

David and I got the chance to interview Michael Jones, an apologist and YouTuber who has over a hundred thousand subscribers on his channel Inspiring Philosophy. We talk about the canonization of the Bible, violence in the Old Testament, and the problem of bias.

I have had the opportunity to introduce visiting scholars at the University of Virginia to the teachings of Jesus through English classes in Charlottesville. Four of my students have entered the kingdom of God this year! One of them, Sang from South Korea, joins me on the show to share about his spiritual journey that led him to become a disciple of Jesus. We are also joined by an unconvinced Chinese scholar, Thomas, who is quite close to taking the plunge but hasn't quite got there yet.

Did Jesus really give his apostles the authority to write what would become the New Testament? Where did the early church fathers get the idea that they could recognize these letters as Scripture? In this episode, David responds to these questions and more.

I (Titus) have been privileged to be part of new podcast called The Third Way, which explores the political implications of a Jesus-centered theology, particularly through an Anabaptist approach to power and violence. We decided to stream the inaugural episode on this podcast as well.

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 We return to the topic of the resurrection with the "Psych Apologist" Jay Medenwaldt and Jordan Karim from the Reason2Doubt podcast.  

Christian Aid Ministries, the world's largest conservative Mennonite non-profit organization, has been involved in a sexual abuse scandal involving one of its workers. Jeriah Mast sexually abused over 30 young boys in the United States and Haiti. Some of the top leaders of CAM failed to fire Mast even after becoming aware of the situation. In this episode, we talk to Trudi Metzger, a blogger, writer, and  outspoken advocate for victims of sexual abuse. Asher Witmer also joins us to discuss the situation.

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Asher's blog: asherwitmer.com 

Trudi's blog: splash4ripples.com

Virginia law requiring the reporting of sexual abuse:

https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?191+sum+SB1257

David and I were thrilled to have the opportunity to talk to Justin Brierley, who hosts a weekly podcast and radio show called Unbelievable? that is very similar to our show. David asks him a few questions about his show, and I grill him on his opinion of Donald Trump, nonviolence, and the problem of bias.