Between Joy and Hope | A Christmas Reflection
TRANSCRIPT Our family loves watching A Charlie Brown Christmas, the 1965 animated special (we don’t care much for the more modern sequel). It’s odd that something as seemingly frivolous as a cartoon can plumb the depths of Christmas. In the special, Charlie Brown is frustrated because his friends are putting on a Christmas pageant that […]
All Rise: Objection! Science Debunks the God Hypothesis, Part 1
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.
All Rise: Objection! Christians Engage in Circular Reasoning!
“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 […]
All Rise: Shabir Ally Objects! “Paul Hijacked Christianity” Part 2
Did Paul create a different Christianity than Jesus? That is the claim of Muslim apologist Shabir Ally. In this episode, Abdu responds to the alleged inconsistencies between the teachings of Paul and Jesus.
All Rise: Shabir Ally Objects! “Paul Hijacked Christianity” Part 1
Did Paul create a different Christianity than Jesus? That is the claim of Muslim apologist Shabir Ally. In this episode, Abdu investigates his claims through the legal principle of the adverse witness with help from an unlikely ally, Bart Ehrman, and illustrates the similarities between the teachings of Paul and Jesus.
All Rise: Objection! “The Resurrection Accounts are Contradictory” Part 2
This season started off with Abdu discussing burdens of proof and episodes on a lawyer’s case for the resurrection. As we wrap up season one of All Rise, we apply those themes to a common objection by skeptics: the Bible’s crucifixion and resurrection accounts have discrepancies.
All Rise: Objection! “The Resurrection Accounts are Contradictory” Part 1
This season started off with Abdu discussing burdens of proof and episodes on a lawyer’s case for the resurrection. As we wrap up season one of All Rise, we apply those themes to a common objection by skeptics: the Bible’s crucifixion and resurrection accounts have discrepancies.
All Rise: Interview with Cold Case Homicide Detective J. Warner Wallace, Part 2
In this episode, Abdu sits down with his friend and nationally recognized cold case homicide detective J. Warner Wallace to talk about the nature of evidence, how cases are built using evidence, and attitudes that investigators have when trying to determine “what happened.” Along the way, they apply the discussion to our individual searches for […]
All Rise: Interview with Cold Case Homicide Detective J. Warner Wallace, Part 1
In this episode, Abdu sits down with his friend and nationally recognized cold case homicide detective J. Warner Wallace to talk about the nature of evidence, how cases are built using evidence, and attitudes that investigators have when trying to determine “what happened.” Along the way, they apply the discussion to our individual searches for […]
All Rise: “I Was Wrong!” What to Do When You Find Out Your Case Had a Flaw
Sometimes a fact or line of reasoning we use turns out to be wrong or flawed. What do we do? We needn’t panic, Abdu says. In this episode, Abdu suggests how to address the error and rebuild a robust case that doesn’t depend on just one line of evidence or argument.
