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In today's rapidly changing culture, atheism and agnosticism appear to be on the rise. But what reasons do people typically give for adopting this kind of worldview, and are these ideas reasonable? How should we respond to an unbelieving friend or family member who asks, "If God really exists, why is there so much evil and suffering in the world?" On this episode, Shane Rosenthal discusses these questions and more with Mark Lanier, author of, Atheism on Trial: A Lawyer Examines the Case for Unbelief.

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"O Come, O Come, Emmanuel" reminds us each year of the deep longing and hopeful expectation for the fulfillment of all the messianic promises revealed throughout the history of the Old Testament. This Emmanuel, or "God with us," would come in the fullness of time to "ransom captive Israel." (originally aired 12-03-17).

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Whenever you watch the news, it becomes increasingly clear that the world isn't the way it's supposed to be. But how did things go so wrong in the first place? And if something has gone wrong, does this imply that God is either indifferent to our plight or powerless to do anything about it? How are we to reconcile the existence of a good and all-powerful God with the problem of evil? On this episode, Shane Rosenthal discusses these questions and more with Greg Koukl, founder and president of Stand to Reason. In his book, The Story of Reality, Greg argues that at the end of the day, the Christian worldview is the only belief system that both acknowledges the existence of evil, and provides a solution for it.

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"Grace is the essence of theology and gratitude is the essence of ethics." It sounds so simple but we often find it difficult to arrange our thoughts, affections, convictions, and actions around these two poles. On this edition of The White Horse Inn, the hosts show how doing so gives us a pattern for repentance, faith, and service to God and neighbor (Originally aired 11-20-94).

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On this episode, Shane Rosenthal talks with Dr. Gene Veith about a book he wrote back in 1993 titled Modern Fascism: Liquidating the Judeo-Christian Worldview. Recently Dr. Veith wrote an essay reflecting on the observations he had made in that volume about the rise of fascism, its philosophical and worldview assumptions, and how many of those beliefs later morphed into what we now call "post-modernism" In fact, in his recent article, Dr. Veith observes that "Much of what I predicted and warned against has come true. And even when I was wrong, I was wrong in underestimating the magnitude of the fascist revival." So what exactly is fascism and how is this movement being revived in our own day? That's the focus of this edition of the White Horse Inn.

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Many Christians in our time seem to think that church attendance is optional, particularly in an age like ours with so many online options. But is this a healthy outlook? Is it even biblical? On this program, the hosts discuss this question and offer numerous reasons why it is not only important but also crucial for Christians to be under the care and supervision of pastors, teachers, and elders at a properly-ordered church (originally aired 08-20-17).

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In the early 1800s, a man by the name of Robert Owen began to challenge the concept of original sin. "None are or can be bad by nature," he mused, "and it must be a gross error to make him responsible for what nature and his predecessors have compelled him to be." As a result, Owen attempted to establish a utopian socialist community in New Harmony, Indiana. And even though his project utterly failed after only three years, his views would later greatly influence thinkers such as Friedrich Engels and Karl Marx, who in their Communist Manifesto, actually referred to Owen's work as a kind of "new gospel." On this episode, Shane Rosenthal continues his conversation with Dr. Michael McClymond, focusing this time on the social and political implications of denying original sin.

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If you ask people on the street what they believe about God and the afterlife, you're likely to get a wide variety of answers. But an important follow-up question you should ask is, "Why do you believe that?" On this program, the hosts will listen to and interact with a number of on-the-street interviews dealing with basic religious questions. Why do people believe what they believe, and do the answers they provide work in other areas of life? Join us for this broadcast as we begin a new series, focusing on the resurrection as the foundation of the Christian faith (originally aired 03-06-16).

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Bestselling author Richard Rohr has argued in his writings that the concept of original sin "was first put forth by Augustine in the fifth century but is never mentioned in the Bible." But is this really the case? What does the Bible actually say about man's nature after the fall? And was Augustine the first theologian in church history to discuss original sin? How are we to make sense of the world, or even our own sinful inclinations, without the insights of this important doctrine? On this episode, Shane Rosenthal discusses these questions and more with Anglican theologian Michael McClymond, author of The Devil's Redemption.

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Religious pluralism seems to be the only perspective that is tolerated in today's culture, while those who are "trapped" within the confines of a single religious outlook are dismissed as narrow and sectarian. But if you think about it, those who promote this alternative dogma that "all paths lead to God" are also making an exclusive truth claim, since they end up excluding the opposite view that only one religious path leads to God. The hosts will discuss this contemporary outlook and contrast it with the exclusive claims that Jesus made about himself (originally aired 08-06-17).

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