Today on the Dividing Line

Took a brief look at the “coming out” TV interview with “Christian rock-star” Vicky Beeching (sorry—never heard of her till last year, to be honest—is her music in the Trinity Hymnal?).  Then I played this amazing video of a giggling Sudanese cleric.  Then I demonstrated that I seem to pay more attention to what is actually found in the Muslim

Well, despite corresponding with Nadir Ahmed and letting him know that he would be treated fairly as a caller on the program, evidently, unless we arrange a full debate with him, he won’t call in. Oh well, we tried. We had a nice Muslim come into channel a few hours before the program, with whom we had a good conversation.

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

After a brief report on ministry in Hawaii, I looked at two examples of why apologetic methodology must be derived from sound biblical exegesis and theology, not the other way around. Specifically, I responded briefly to this article by Paul Copan during the first half of the program. Here is the video of that portion: I noted that others had