25Oct 2024 by Post

Fired for Faith? Media Deception? Frank Ignoring Facts? Plus Q&A

abortion, Christian Apologetics, Christianity, creationism, Dr. Frank Turek, morality, philosophy, Podcast, Politics, religion, theology
Frank responds to listener questions and a charge that he is ignoring facts. He also exposes media deception in this election cycle, and shows the shocking connection between the abortion pill and Zyklon B (the gas the Nazis used in the gas chambers). Questions include: What is the most important question that humans can ask and why can’t we discuss it in public schools? What’s the best way for Christian teachers to discuss faith matters with students without referring to the Bible? How can Christians vote for someone who doesn’t act like a Christian? Does that make us hypocrites? How has the media repeatedly taken Donald Trump’s statements out of context? What are some good and fair media sources? If the majority of abortions are “pharmaceutical” what’s the big deal?…
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25Oct 2024 by Post

Fossil Friday:  An Extinct Animal Body Plan from the Cambrian Explosion

Burgess Shale, Cambrian Explosion, Cambroernida, Charles Walcott, Chengjiang biota, convergence, Deuterostomia, Early Cambrian, echinoderms, Eldonia ludwigi, Evolution, gobbledygook, hemichordates, Herpetogaster, Herpetogaster collinsi, Late Devonian, Michael Denton, paleontology, Paleozoic, Protostomia, Rotadiscus grandis
One of the strongest arguments in favor of Darwinian evolution gets more and more dismantled, which totally vindicates the critique by Michael Denton. Source
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24Oct 2024 by Post

“Notions” About Metamorphosis Fall Short of Scientific Explanations

ametabolous, Ann Gauger, Antonie van Leeuwenhoek, butterfly, chrysalis, Darwinism, dragonflies, Evolution, foresight, Free University, genes, grasshoppers, hemimetaboly, heuristics, Illustra Media, insects, insectws, Intelligent Design, lice, Metamorphosis, Metamorphosis: The Beauty and Design of Butterflies, Model T, notion, organs, Paul Nelson, phenotypes, Princeton University, proboscis, promissory note, pupa
Saying that a mathematical model “supports the notion” of how metamorphosis evolved should not grace the pages of an esteemed scientific journal. Source
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23Oct 2024 by Post

Dear Friend: To Those Choosing to Abstain or Vote 3rd Party in 2024

2024 Presidential Election, abortion, Abraham Lincoln, Apologetics, Christianity, Democrat, get out the vote, Gospel, Legislating Morality, Culture & Politics, Politics, Republican, Robert Gagnon, slavery, voting, www.FreeThinkingMinistries.com
Editor’s Note: This post from Dr. Robert A.J. Gagnon was originally posted on October 14, 2024 at FreeThinking Ministries, in the form of an open letter to everyone who is tempted to abstain from voting in the 2024 election. We’ve tried to preserve that format here at CrossExamined. Dear friend who is inclined not to cast a vote for either Harris or Trump, I agree that Trump deserves criticism for his weakened stance on abortion. His position on abortion has probably changed for the worse since coming to the conclusion that he can’t get elected by holding a consistently pro-life position. But consider Abraham Lincoln in the 1860 election. Even Lincoln was not a declared abolitionist in 1860 (and also by our standards today a racist). He couldn’t have been…
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23Oct 2024 by Post

Richard Dawkins, the Unlikely Evangelist

Alister McGrath, Anikó Albert, Ard Louis, Ashley Lande, Christianity, Coming to Faith Through Dawkins, Denis Alexander, Evolution, Faith & Science, faith and science, Johan Erasmus, Joshua Pauling, Judaism, Michael Ruse, National Academies of Science, New Atheism, Sam Harris, Schadenfreude, Scott Alexander, Sy Garte
As a recent book of essays demonstrates, the once much-vaunted new atheism spurred many thinking people to become Christians. Source
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22Oct 2024 by Post

Biblical Inerrancy and the Young vs. Old Earth Debate | with Dr. Hugh Ross

Christian Apologetics, Christianity, creationism, Dr. Frank Turek, Hugh Ross, morality, philosophy, Podcast, religion, theology
Can you believe in biblical inerrancy AND hold to the old earth creation model? There’s been an intramural debate brewing between old earth and young creationists, and some evangelical scholars say it’s time to rethink the bedrock doctrine of biblical inerrancy in order for Christianity to remain viable in the intellectual sphere. But what do the Scriptures, along with what we can observe scientifically, reveal about creation and the age of the earth? To help us answer that question is astrophysicist, Christian apologist, author, and founder of Reasons to Believe, Dr. Hugh Ross, who joins Frank from the SES 2024 Steadfast conference, right before his debate with young earth creationist, Dr. Terry Mortenson. In defense of the old earth position, Dr. Hugh Ross will unpack what Genesis 1 shows us about cosmology and will tackle questions like: How…
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22Oct 2024 by Post

Personally Prolife, Politically Prochoice: A Response

abortion, Apologetics, Christianity, cultural apologetics, Gospel, John Ferrer, Legislating Morality, Culture & Politics, pro-choice, pro-life, Pro-Life Apologetics, www.IntelligentChristianFaith.com, “personally pro-life”, “politically pro-choice.”
Can we be pro-life personally but pro-choice politically? The quick answer to this loaded question is: No, we can’t really be pro-life personally if we are pro-choice politically. That’s because pro-lifers recognize that the child-in-utero is a human being, so the decision to abort isn’t a strictly personal decision at all, it’s an interpersonal decision. In that sense, it’s not a “private” decision (for just one person to decide). It’s a public decision (where at least 2 people are involved). Since abortion is an interpersonal act, it bears upon society and politics. Some people might not want to have an abortion, for themselves, but that does not qualify anyone as pro-life. Pro-choicers themselves recognize a “freedom to choose,” even when that includes choosing against abortion. In summary, if you are…
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21Oct 2024 by Post

Control Systems in Vertebrate Limbs Further Demonstrate that They Were Designed

accuracy, bioengineers, biological limbs, biology, control systems, Evolution, evolutionary narratives, flexibility, intelligent agent, Intelligent Design, limbs, motor control systems, nervous system, robots, sensors, stability, Stuart Burgess, vertebrate limbs
Even if one limb suddenly transformed into another, the new limb would prove useless until its control system was entirely reengineered. Source
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