March 16, 2006

Started off reviewing the comments of the Muslim host of “Islam and Friends,” took some calls relevant to atheism and Dan Barker, and reviewed more of Barker’s debates, and in particular, his claim that רצח does not mean “murder.” For those who like documentation: רָצַח (rā∙ṣǎḥ): v.; ≡ Str 7523; TWOT 2208—LN 20.61-20.88 (qal) murder, kill, i.e., take the life

Started off with a little Lumpy news and comment, then moved into the California AB 460 absurdity, a good bit more on that general topic, later threw in some Qur’an discussion, some clips from the Wilson/Sullivan debate, and a bunch of good calls. I was as tired as could be, but hope it is useful anyway!

We were just flooded with calls today…ok, we didn’t get any. Must be that Skype thing! So I yammered on and on about…stuff, like, the ELCA ordaining a practicing lesbian, the Rome/Orthodox “Ravenna Document,” Shabir Ally’s misuse of a passing comment by E.P. Sanders, and some comments from Tozer on how modern folks invent new versions of Jesus. All in

As it turned out, a Mormon that had been refuted by Dr. White’s knowledge of Scripture retaliated by making unfounded insinuations about the validity of his doctorate. Rich Pierce took the opportunity to positively present the benefits of Columbia Evangelical Seminary and its innovate approach to mentoring Evangelical scholars.