16Feb 2026 by Post

A Christian at Islamic College: What I Saw Beneath the Surface

4TimOrr.substack.com, Antisemitism, Apocalypse, Apologetics, Christianity, Gospel, Islam, Islamism, Jihad, Legislating Morality, Culture & Politics, October 7th, Palestine, Shia, Tim Orr
I never set out to become a witness to the West’s unraveling. I was just a minister seeking to show God’s love to people. In short, I simply loved Muslims—deeply and sincerely—and believed that the surest way to honor that calling was to study Islam from within its own intellectual world. That conviction led me to Islamic College in London. I was excited that I was going to learn under Muslim scholars. So, I wasn’t seeking conflict or controversy. Far from it. Instead, I was pursuing what I saw as a ministry of respect and understanding. Shifting Cultural Currents For several years, the professors supported my work. Classmates welcomed my questions, and I completed an M.A. in Islamic Studies believing I had formed genuine friendships. Yet even then, during my…
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16Feb 2026 by Post

From Substack to the Arizona Supreme Court: Why This Case Matters to Every State Employee

Apologetics, Arizona State, Arizona Supreme Court, Christianity, Critical race theory, DEI, DrOwenAnderson.substack.com, Gospel, Legislating Morality, Culture & Politics, Mandatory Training, Queer Theory, Religious Discrimination
What began more than three years ago as a Substack post is now headed to the Arizona Supreme Court. That fact alone should give Arizonans pause, not because of me, but because of what Arizona State University is arguing the law allows it to do. The controversy began with a required ASU employee training called Inclusive Communities. On its face, that title sounds unobjectionable. Having worked at ASU for over two decades as a philosophy professor, I have seen many trainings and ideological fashions come and go. Universities, after all, are places where leftist ideas circulate freely and enforce a chilling effect on the few conservatives that slip through the DEI filter. The ASU email announcing the required training read: “The training accelerates continuing efforts to encourage meaningful change at…
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13Feb 2026 by Post

Top 10 Ways Reality Supports the Christian Worldview + Proof of a Propaganda War

Apologetics, Christian Apologetics, Christian Worldview, Christianity, Dr. Frank Turek, Evidence for Christianity, hasty generalization, logical fallacies, morality, philosophy, Podcast, religion, theology
 How do you make the case for Christianity? It seems that the burden of proof always falls on Christians, but there are certain aspects of reality that need to be explained regardless of your worldview (even atheism!). The question remains, which worldview fits the story of reality better than the others? In this evergreen podcast episode, Frank breaks down 10 aspects of reality that support the Christian worldview by answering questions like: What is the cosmological argument? How is the universe fine-tuned at three different levels? Why is atheism, not Christianity, at odds with science? Where do the laws of logic come from? Why doesn’t science say anything? Where does objective morality come from? How did Jesus Christ become the most influential person in human history? Why is it…
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10Feb 2026 by Post

Does LOVE Make a Family? Dismantling the #1 Lie of Modern Parenting with Katy Faust

biblical marriage, Christian Apologetics, Christianity, Dr. Frank Turek, Greater Than movement, Katy Faust, marriage and children, morality, natural law, philosophy, Podcast, religion, Same Sex Marriage, theology
 It’s been over a decade since the 2015 Obergefell ruling that mandated same-sex marriage and the stats are in. Has redefining marriage strengthened families, or has it quietly harmed the most vulnerable among us? Frank sits down with Katy Faust, founder and president of Them Before Us, to confront the real-world consequences of so-called “gay marriage,” and introduce the brand-new Greater Than movement—a bold effort to return to the natural law and biblical definition of marriage on behalf of children. During their conversation, Frank and Katy answer questions like: What personal experiences growing up make Katy uniquely qualified to talk about this topic? Why was marriage and family such an important issue to Charlie Kirk? What are the 3 institutions that God created and how are they related? Why…
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09Feb 2026 by Post

Teaching Our Kids to Spot Empty Statements 

Apologetics, Christianity, critical thinking, Discernment, Division, Gospel, Hillary Morgan Ferrer, Legislating Morality, Culture & Politics, MamaBearApologetics.com, messaging, narrative, rhetoric, Unity, Worldview
John and I were at the Iowa State Fair this weekend (in 2019). My husband loves all the fried food. Calories at the fair don’t count, right? Among our scheduled stops, we wanted to see a band that advertised itself as a mix between Stomp and Accapella. Sounds cool right? We sat down with whatever artery-clogging victual we had just purchased and as the band started to sing, John and I realized that they weren’t exactly what we had thought. They weren’t bad necessarily. They just sounded a whole lot like a group that you’d hear brought to a middle school to give some flowery feel-good generic message—which consequently is exactly what they did. The lead singer proudly proclaimed that they had decided to switch their focus from just music to making…
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06Feb 2026 by Post

Are We Tampering with the Doctrine of Hell? with Kirk Cameron

biblical hell, Christian Apologetics, Christian theology, Christianity, doctrine of hell, Dr. Frank Turek, eternal punishment, Hellgate Christian debate, Hellgate documentary, Kirk Cameron, morality, philosophy, Podcast, religion, theology
As Christians, we all believe that Hell is real. But what is the exact nature of God’s eternal punishment? Is Hell eternal conscious torment, or will it ultimately come to an end? This week, Kirk Cameron joins Frank to unpack the controversy that led him to host, ‘Hellgate: The Christian Debate We’re Afraid to Have‘, a roundtable discussion featuring biblical scholars Paul Copan, Chris Date, Gavin Ortlund, and Dan Paterson, examining what Scripture actually teaches about eternal punishment, conditionalism, and the justice of God. Frank and Kirk will tackle questions like: What caused Kirk to reconsider the traditional doctrine of eternal conscious torment? How did some prominent Christian leaders react to his comments? What is conditionalism (annihilationism) and how does it compare to the traditional view of Hell? What did…
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04Feb 2026 by Post

What Does the Bible Say About Illegal Immigration? My Friendly Response to a Well-known Pentecostal Pastor

Apologetics, Border Patrol, Christianity, cultural apologetics, Gospel, government, ICE, illegal immigration, Immigrant, Legislating Morality, Culture & Politics, open borders, Politics, Race, Racism, Undocumented
The topic of immigration is boiling over these days. It’s complex and emotional, especially when it affects our communities and families. Recently, a well-known Puerto Rican Pentecostal pastor named Omar Lugo  presented a Facebook video and a written post on this issue, citing various Bible verses that discuss how we should treat foreigners. His approach seemed to suggest that human laws regarding immigration shouldn’t matter because divine laws are above them (without explaining how they directly contradict God’s law). While I share his concern for showing compassion, I believe his argument stems from biblical silence and fails to demonstrate that current immigration laws violate God’s law. The Argument from Silence in Biblical Interpretation Pastor Omar used passages like Leviticus 19:33-34, Exodus 22:21, Deuteronomy 10:18-19, Zechariah 7:10, Matthew 25:35, Hebrews 13:2,…
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03Feb 2026 by Post

How to Be Human (In an AI World) with Abdu Murray

Abdu Murray, AI, Artificial Intelligence, Christian Apologetics, Christianity, Dr. Frank Turek, Fake ID, Identity Ideology, morality, philosophy, Podcast, religion, theology
We hear that technology will set us free and that identity is whatever we choose. What we’re not being told is how these promises unravel reality itself, leaving us restless and confused in a world where we can no longer tell what is true. Embrace the Truth president Abdu Murray returns to the program to continue the discussion about his brand-new book, ‘Fake ID‘, and share practical tips for how we can navigate today’s two cultural tsanamis of artificial intelligence and identity ideology. Together, Frank and Abdu answer questions like: What does it mean to say that humans are made in the image of God? Why does humanity collapse when objective truth goes away? Why does increased digital connection make us feel more lonely and depressed? What shocking story did…
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02Feb 2026 by Post

Stranger Things: Was Vecna a Victim?

Apologetics, Christianity, cultural apologetics, FreeThinkingMinistries.com, Gospel, Henry Creel, Legislating Morality, Culture & Politics, Netflix, Richard Eng, Stranger Things, Vecna
***This review of Stranger Things Season 5 contains major spoilers. Consider yourself warned. It’s a new year, and the end of an era. Stranger Things, the wildly successful Netflix show, has officially concluded. I watched the show as a fan but also as one who is interested in the underlying worldview. No piece of media is completely neutral. In fact, the arts are meant to be an imaginative exploration of ideas. In story, you don’t just observe beliefs, you inhabit them as an “insider.” If you are not familiar with the show, I would warn that it contains language, violence, and at times depictions of what I determine to be demonic. Season 4 was particularly demonic, and I almost stopped watching. But I was a youth pastor at the time,…
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30Jan 2026 by Post

Fake ID: How AI and Identity Ideology Are Collapsing Reality with Abdu Murray

Abdu Murray, AI, Artificial Intelligence, Christian Apologetics, Christianity, Dr. Frank Turek, gender ideology, Identity Ideology, morality, philosophy, Podcast, reality, religion, theology
What does it mean to be human? And what if artificial intelligence isn’t just changing technology, but undermining our view of reality? Author, apologist, and founder of Embrace the Truth, Abdu Murray, joins Frank to introduce his brilliant new book, ‘Fake ID: How AI and Identity Ideology Are Collapsing Reality–and What To Do About It‘, that confronts the growing confusion around AI, identity ideology, and truth. In this episode, you’ll hear answers to questions like: How is Abdu processing the murder of his father, and how did it impact his faith? What happened at the trial? What inspired Abdu to write ‘Fake ID’? How does AI relate to the modern world’s obsession with identity ideology? How has AI already managed to deceive high-level government officials? Why are “hot takes” usually…
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