Archive for category: Misc

I knew a few folks were working on this, but just now TurretinFan posted the results of his examination of the yearbooks from Gahanna Lincoln High School, 1981-1984. Click here for photos and documentation. As one would expect, Ergun Caner looks like any other kid who grew up in Ohio in the 1970s and early 1980s. In fact, he and

I ask that our regular readers work through this short piece, especially those of you who are tired of a particular subject. I wish to make an appeal to you. I mentioned yesterday that the “nastiness” level spiked. Ironically, the very people who have been screaming about how wrong it is for Christians to “cooperate” with Muslims are—themselves repeating Muslim

I am uncertain how many times I’ve said this, but I’ll say it again: there are lots of fine professors, scholars, and students, at Liberty University. Lots of godly men and women, lots of dedicated students. Even a lot of Calvinists, believe it or not (who, in God’s sovereign providence, are learning patience the hard way). So I found it

So that is yours truly yesterday morning on the 26 mile ride to the top of Mt. Lemmon outside of Tucson, Arizona. I had been planning this since last fall when I rode up (but not back down) Mt. Lemmon. Some good friends from Tucson accompanied me (via car) and took some shots (I posted one of the shots from

An Open Letter to Dr. Jerry Falwell Jr. and Dr. Ron Godwin, Liberty University Greetings In February of 2010 I contacted Dr. Ergun Caner to ask him to please explain inconsistencies in his publicly made statements regarding his debates with Islamic leaders, specifically, in reference to his (at least) twice made claim that he had debated Sheikh Shabir Ally. I

Committee formed to investigate Caner statements May 10, 2010 : University Advancement staff Liberty University’s Provost Dr. Ron Godwin is forming a committee to investigate a series of accusations against Ergun Caner, president of Liberty Baptist Theological Seminary. The allegations have questioned public statements Caner has made regarding the details of his personal life story. Godwin is forming a committee

Just a few quick notes, as the day after long trips that end very, very long weeks of ministry including debates are normally spent catching up on life. Yes, tomorrow I will go over the Price debate in more detail. Here’s a picture of us at the “book signing table” after the debate. Note that he is wearing the tie

I am speaking again this morning so I have to be brief. Just wanted to thank all the Lord’s people for their prayers for last night’s debate with Dr. Robert Price here in Tampa. I could not imagine how the debate could have gone any better than it did. I knew Bob Price would be a personable fellow in conversation,

A few days ago I posted an mp3 recording of Dr. White from his 1999 AM radio broadcast in New York City. Thirty minutes once a week, Dr. White aired The Voice of Sovereign Grace program. I don’t live in New York, but I do live within the signal range of the station (well, barely). Even though the signal crackled

We don’t get to see our friend Angel Contreras very often in channel anymore. He’s busy with…life. But, once in a while, right when I need some encouragement, some relief from a particularly troubling episode (and that is the case right now with the Caner and now Liberty debacle, all immediately prior to a major debate), up pops an e-mail

A sad day for truth as Christianity Today posts its “story” on the Ergun Caner situation. Very little of the actual documentation (court documents, video tapes, etc.) are discussed. The title makes it look like “bloggers” are just out to cause trouble, not that there are documented, serious issues relating to Caner’s myth-making. The worst part is the utter-disconnect in

So a former Southeastern seminary student (who shall, for his own health and welfare and peace of mind, remain anonymous), sent me a shot of his yearbook. You will notice the Caner brothers were students at the school together, which is consistent with their story. But what is intriguing is the hometown listed for both of them: Stockholm, Sweden. That

Tom Chantry has provided a rather lengthy, but very well written and thoughtful discussion of the Ergun Caner situation. Unlike most of what you read in the blogosphere, it has flow and style. You can start here, but be prepared to do something early 21st century people rarely do: invest more than 45 seconds on one topic! Chantry nails the

Two tremendous opportunities have opened up for ministry in just a few months. But we need your help. First, we have gotten a positive response from Christopher Hitchens for a debate on Long Island in August. We are hoping it will be around the time of the John 10:16 Conference, however, it might have to be late August instead. I

Jamin Hubner has an excellent discussion concerning this amazing quotation from William Lane Craig on the Janet Parshall Show: Let me first make a point, Chris, that I’ll hope you’ll understand, and that is I don’t try to prove the inerrancy of Scripture to a nonbeliever. I think Scriptural inerrancy is a Christian doctrine that someone comes to believe after

Of course, other things could intrude upon my thinking between now and then, but right now, there are a few items I want to get to. First an announcement, secondly a humorous item, finally a really important item. Next Wednesday I will be joining Michael Brown on his radio program. No, no debates this time: they have recently gone on

This morning someone pointed out to me that the Liberty website’s bio is now the same as the one on Ergun Caner’s personal website, and hence all references to debating have vanished. That would be good—if it were accompanied by full disclosure of and honesty. Until that “rebuffing” is made public, and we see that it does, in fact, address

My apologies for “going dark” this weekend, but I’ve been speaking in Rochester, NY, and when I wasn’t doing that (and visiting the Palmyra LDS sites, as those who follow my Twitter account saw on Saturday afternoon/evening), I have been working on preparations for the Robert Price debate. Lord willing I’ll be getting back into the “groove” this week, doing

When you thought it couldn’t get any stranger…well, of course, it does. I got here to Rochester this afternoon, got to my hotel, got on line, and immediately was directed to an internal memo from Liberty Seminary. Now, let me say immediately, I have yet to see verification that this memo is genuine. It looks like it is, and the

Well, Mr. Burleson was right. Yesterday the bio that had included the claim that Caner came to the US in 1979 (you can still see that date in the search data found here, currently the third entry, which reads, “… homeLIFE Ergun was born in Stockholm, Sweden to turkish parents and in 1979 immigrated to the United States with his

Read this account: Now his eleven year old son is receiving messages on his facebook page with links to critical articles about his “deceptive daddy” on Muslim attack sites, the very sites , , and have milked dry in an apparent attempt to smear . I remain nauseous in my soul over this.

For my friends in the New York area, I will be speaking on Islam in Rochester this weekend. Here’s the info. Anthony Flew passed away. Jamin Hubner has some comments here. I never understood how non-Reformed apologists rejoiced over someone moving from atheism to deism, as if this somehow proved something. It is the “better to be a little closer

Some things just don’t go away by ignoring them, spinning them, or yelling louder that your critics are meanies. Ergun Caner’s myth-making is becoming more widely known despite the wall of silence he, and evidently, the leadership at Liberty, are hastily attempting to erect. I’m seeing other sites picking up on the story, and today ran across a very interesting

I know, I know, I’m a geek. On many levels. Fractals and gadgets and cycling and all that, I know. So some of you know that I’ve gotten into creating special ties for major debates. I designed a tie for the Ehrman debate featuring P52. Another for my debate with Shabir Ally on the prophecies of Jesus in the Old

   Last month Carla, who does a lot of A&O related graphics, t-shirts, etc. (see here), mentioned that she has been designing shoes. I guess Keds allows you to design…almost anything and put it on a pair of their classic Keds. I don’t remember who came up with the idea, but I provided her with the wildest, brightest fractal in my

I was directed to this article relating to my debates with Michael Brown on monergism and synergism. Now, I am glad this fellow is listening, but goodness, what is he hearing? We have a tremendous example here of tradition filtering out the majority of what the person just doesn’t want to hear. Take this description for example: My own reservation

First, both programs I did with Justin Brierley on the Unbelievable Radio Program in London have now aired and are available for download. The first program was with Adnan Rashid, the second with Sir Anthony Buzzard. I think most of our readers will find both to be quite interesting. I really wish to pursue a full public debate with Anthony

I am speaking in Kansas, but I believe I will be able to do the DL at its regular time on Tuesday via Skype. So ignore what I said on the last program! I had to set my clock back last night. That is just so wrong. But, I get two hours back when I go home anyway…but it’s all

Tony Byrne has commented on my preceding post in the comments on a particular post at Peter Lumpkins’ website. When I attempted a brief rejoinder, I found I cannot post there anymore (which is fine with me, I assure you). But since I took the time to write it prior to rushing off to the airport, I wanted to post

   If you read my response to Ergun Caner’s 2/25/2010 statement you will find a link to his website. If you click on that link you will now get a 404 screen, just like when you click on the Bio link at the top of the page. Simple site maintenance? Or retrenching in hope to ride out the storm? Let’s hope

   I really wish I could listen live to Iron Sharpens Iron Tuesday, but I will be traveling. My dear friend Pastor Jim Handyside will be Chris Arnzen’s guest tomorrow. Of course, I call him my dear friend despite the fact that no one has pierced me through more thoroughly than dear Jim. After preaching at his church in Anniesland (just