I saw some good sites today. Thought I’d pass them on:
- Christian philosopher, Alvin Plantinga, reviews Dawkins’ The God Delusion. A taster:
Now despite the fact that this book is mainly philosophy, Dawkins is not a philosopher (he’s a biologist). Even taking this into account, however, much of the philosophy he purveys is at best jejune. You might say that some of his forays into philosophy are at best sophomoric, but that would be unfair to sophomores; the fact is (grade inflation aside), many of his arguments would receive a failing grade in a sophomore philosophy class. This, combined with the arrogant, smarter-than-thou tone of the book, can be annoying. I shall put irritation aside, however and do my best to take Dawkins’ main argument seriously.
- Testimony from Anglicans to the remarkable transforming power of the Cross amongst homosexual men.
- I am not sure what to make of this last one, but I have recently come across several testimonies of former Muslims in Muslim countries, closed to Christian missionaries, who testify to the significance of dreams as they come to Christ. This site has some amazing stories. (Warning: some of these dramatisations have depictions of Christ.)
- Finally, while I was being grilled, my mate Rob Whiteway was being inducted as Assistant Pastor at Wem Baptist Church. Danny has some pictures here. I would have been there if I could have!
Doggie's Breakfast 
Counter point: http://www.iidb.org/vbb/showthread.php?t=198169
Counter point: http://www.iidb.org/vbb/showthread.php?t=198169
Have you read The God Delusion?
Most people who are criticising it seem not to have read it.
Have you read The God Delusion?
Most people who are criticising it seem not to have read it.
Generally speaking to most of these people you can use the Courtier’s reply: http://scienceblogs.com/pharyngula/2006/12/the_courtiers_reply.php
Robert – can you back up the claim that most critics haven’t read Dawkins’ book? I can say all the reviews I have read, from theists and non-theists alike have obviously read the book and often cite chapter and page.
J
Robert – can you back up the claim that most critics haven’t read Dawkins’ book? I can say all the reviews I have read, from theists and non-theists alike have obviously read the book and often cite chapter and page.
J
See Doug Wilson’s analysis chapter by chapter here.
See Doug Wilson’s analysis chapter by chapter here.
Muslims often find Christ speaks to them in dreams and this helps them come to the truth. It was the case with my friend Garba.http://wri.leaderu.com/pages/garba.html
Muslims often find Christ speaks to them in dreams and this helps them come to the truth. It was the case with my friend Garba.http://wri.leaderu.com/pages/garba.html