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Eighteen accounts of what is real, each set out in its own terms and each with its own page.
All World Views Does God Exist?171 articles in the collection, presented as a programme.
The featured articles of the collection, in the Agenda pattern: the featured article first, then the essays in full text and the world views, each with its image and its place.
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A Short Critique of Darwinism
by Tertullian
That the unborn child is alive: How are they dead unless they were first alive? But still in the womb an infant by necessary cruelty is killed when lying twisted at the womb's mouth he prevents birth and is a matricide…
by Paul Swope
Copyright (c) 1998 First Things 82 (April 1998): 31-35. For twenty-five years the pro-life movement has stood up to defend perhaps the most crucial principle in any civilized society, namely, the sanctity and value of…
by Kerby Anderson
Biblical Arguments Against Abortion In this essay we will be discussing arguments against abortion. The first set of arguments we will consider are biblical arguments. That being said, we must begin by acknowledging…
by Theodorus Priscianus
It is never licit to give something that will cause an abortion. As Hippocrates points out, it is not fitting that the innocent office of a doctor be stained by complicity in such a serious offense. But if they attempt…
by Justinian
Why a woman who procured an abortion would be punished: -Because "it might appear scandalous that she should be able to deprive her husband of children without being punished". -Digest 47.11 Because the thing is a bad…
by Bernard Nathanson M.D.
ABSTRACT: Dr. Bernard Nathanson details the deceptions, dirty tricks, and other tactics that helped make abortion legal and socially acceptable in the United States. Personally responsible for 75,000 abortions…
by Kerby Anderson
A Commitment to Gruesomeness This year is the twenty-seventh year of legal abortion, and the only thing that appears to have changed in the debate is the addition of newer and more gruesome abortion procedures. At the…
by Priests for Life
Priests for Life strongly condemns violence against any abortion provider, and is saddened to hear of the stabbing of Dr. Gary Romalis. We urge that no person or group jump to conclusions about the motive of this act…
by Anonymous (trans. J. B. Lightfoot)
Chapter 1 There are two ways, one of life and one of death, and there is a great difference between the two ways. The way of life is this. First of all, thou shalt love the God that made thee; secondly, thy neighbour as…
by CRNET
* The definition of partial-birth abortion in H.R. 1833 is "an abortion in which the person performing the abortion partially vaginally delivers a living fetus before killing the fetus and completing the delivery." A…
by Sarah E. Hinlicky
Okay, I’ll admit it: I am twenty-two years old and still a virgin. Not for lack of opportunity, my vanity hastens to add. Had I ever felt unduly burdened by my unfashionable innocence, I could have found someone to…
by Family Concerns
The Department of Health and Human Services release was delayed until Dr.Diggs of the Physician’s Consortium filed under the Freedom of Information Act. The study, “Scientific Evidence on Condom Effectiveness,” was made…
by Thomas Lickona
I lost my virginity when I was 15. My boyfriend and I thought we loved each other. But once we began having sex, it completely destroyed any love we had. I felt he was no longer interested in spending time with me — he…
by Kerby Anderson
The seventh commandment says "Thou shalt not commit adultery." Nevertheless, this sin has been committed throughout history. Today, though, adultery seems more rampant than ever. While tabloid stories report the affairs…
by John Paul II
Tuesday 29 August 2000 Distinguished Ladies and Gentlemen , 1. I am happy to greet all of you at this International Congress, which has brought you together for a reflection on the complex and delicate theme of…
by Jimmy Williams
Introduction Faith Everybody has faith . From the meticulous scientist to the most irrational religious fanatic, everyone believes in something, and everyone acts on that belief somehow. The question is not whether we…
by Rick Wade
About Our Dialogue The Conversation Begins In the fall of 1999 I became involved in an e-mail conversation with an atheist who wrote in response to a program I’d written titled The Relevance of Christianity . In this…
by Cardinal Francis George, O.M.I.
ABSTRACT: For those of us seeking to generate a new apologetics in a new evangelization capable of drawing all closer to Christ, His Church, and one another, the account of Jesus’ disposition toward the adulteress and…
by Dr. Greg Bahnsen
Christians in the ancient world knew what it was to have accusations and ridicule directed at them for their religious convictions and practices. The report of Jesus’s resurrection was taken as an idle tale ( Luke 24:11…
by John P. Hubert MD
John, Thank You for your comments I usually don't get involved with these philosophical discussions because most of him, frankly, are way over my head. But I do have an interest in this one. Thank you for your patience…
by Paul Flanagan and Robert Schihl
Apologetics (from the Greek apologeisthai , meaning to defend) is an orderly defense and justification. The intent of this work is to present what the Roman Catholic Church teaches, and why. We present the Biblical and…
by Dr. Greg Bahnsen
It is time to provide a concrete illustration or practical application of the principles and tools for defending the Christian faith which have been discussed in our previous studies. Training manuals on fire-fighting…
by Dr. Greg Bahnsen
By assuming the prerogative to pass moral judgment, Russell evidenced that his own presuppositions fail to comport with each other. In offering a condemning value-judgment against Christianity, Russell engaged in…
by J. Daryl Charles
The Christian ideal has not been tried and found wanting. It has been found difficult; and left untried. –G. K. Chesterton, What’s Wrong with the World Now theology is like the map… Consequently, if you do not listen to…
by Scott Oliphint
O, how is the world darkened, clouded, distracted, and torn to pieces by those dreadful enemies of mankind called words!1 Though when Jonathan Edwards penned these words he was discussing morality, particularly of the…
by Tim Garrett
Kierkegaard—The Radical Reformer One of the most difficult barriers to evangelism today is the difficulty in defining what it is to be a Christian. Some consider attendance in a Christian church to be sufficient, while…
by Michael R. Smith
A philosophy major at a small liberal arts college told his mass communication professor that he wanted to believe in God. Could the professor, the student asked, give him some reasons for a belief. The educator reached…
by Dr. Greg Bahnsen
We want to turn now to examine some of the recurring and most basic kinds of objections which are raised against the Christian faith by those who disagree with the Biblical worldview -- whether its intellectual…
by John P. Hubert MD
Apologetics is a discipline which is involved in the intellectual defense of the faith. It primarily utilizes reason, although in some circumstances appeals are made to individual experiences so- called Experiential…
by Cornelius Van Til
You have noticed, haven't you, that in recent times certain scientists like Dr. James Jeans and Sir Arthur Eddington, as well as some outstanding philosophers like Dr. C.E.M. Joad, have had a good deal to say about…
by Anonymous (trans. Roberts-Donaldson)
Chapter 1. The Two Ways and the First Commandment. There are two ways, one of life and one of death, but a great difference between the two ways. The way of life, then, is this: First, you shall love God who made you…
by Dave Armstrong
[Written in 1996. Published in The Coming Home Newsletter, Sep-Dec 1997, pp. 1-8; also in The Latin Mass , Fall 1999, Vol. 8, No. 4, 65-71. This is the most “theologically technical” version of the several variants of…
by Robert Bucklin M.D. J.D.
Copyright 1997 All Rights Reserved Reprinted by Permission For over 50 years as a Forensic Pathologist, I have been actively involved with the investigation of deaths which come under the jurisdiction of a coroner of…
by Jack Markwardt
THE MYSTERY OF THE FIRE Framing the thighs of the Shroud's ventral and dorsal body images 2 are four sets of holes and burn marks, 3 three of which appear in right-angle patterns. 4 If the Shroud is folded once…
by John P. Hubert MD
The Shroud of Turin, thought by millions to be the actual burial cloth of Jesus of Nazareth, remains controversial. It was extensively investigated in the last quarter of the 20th century by a team of scientific…
by John P. Hubert MD
In 1981 Shroud researchers Dr. Alan Adler (Chemistry) and Dr. John Heller (Medicine) published the results of over 1000 tests which they performed on samples taken from the Shroud of Turin. The Journal of the Canadian…
by William Lane Craig PhD
Introduction "The most efficacious way to prove that God exists is on the supposition that the world is eternal," advised Thomas Aquinas. "For, if the world and motion have a first beginning, some cause must clearly be…
by Kenell J Touryan
For the past four decades, astronomers have been listening for possible signals from outer space using radio telescopes. One of the most recent SETI (Search for Extraterrestrial Intelligence) (1) efforts is the ATA…
by Patrick Glynn
While our attention has been riveted on the momentous political and ideological realignments that mark the century’s end, we have all but overlooked a quiet revolution in scientific understanding with far more radical…
by Robert Roy Britt
For dinosaurs, the beginning seems to have been as violent as the end, based on new research that puts the blame for the worst mass extinction in history, 251 million years ago, squarely on the shoulders of a huge space…
by Benjamin D. Wiker
Claims of Earth’s uniqueness have been held up for ridicule ever since Copernicus. Now along come Peter Ward and Donald Brownlee to upset scientific orthodoxy. Earth, they claim, is no run-of-the-mill planet. We are…
by Nancy Pearcey
World Magazine , September 2, 2000, vol. 15 no. 34 Our "Tailor-made" Universe: New Scientific Study Begs the Philosophical Question, "Who's the tailor?" Pick a universe, any universe. How many hypothetical universes…
by His Holiness Pope John Paul II
Pope Describes Universe as "Sacred Book" That Speaks of God Focuses on Psalm 18(19) at General Audience VATICAN CITY, JAN. 30, 2002 (Zenit.org) .- John Paul II referred to the universe as "another sacred book" that…
by Hugh Ross PhD
Dr. Hugh Ross earned a BS in physics from the University of British Columbia and an MS and PhD in astronomy from the University of Toronto.? For several years he continued his research on quasars and galaxies as a…
by William A. Dembski PhD
FIRST LET ME EXPRESS my thanks to the organizers of this symposium for the opportunity to present certain ideas that for some time now have exercised me. The occasion for this symposium is Phillip Johnson's book Darwin…
by John P. Hubert MD
At this time of year, we are all reminded of the passion, crucifixion, and resurrection of our Lord Jesus Christ. Few have thoughtfully considered however, the magnitude of his passion and crucifixion in terms of the…
by Robert Bucklin M.D. J.D.
Copyright 1970 All Rights Reserved Reprinted by Permission I - Legal In an approach to a topic of this type, one is immediately faced with a dearth of factual material with which to work. Very little, if any, data…
by John N. Clayton
In each of the following cases the biblical writer had an opportunity to either state the widely held erroneous belief of his day, or to state a factually true description. In each case what was stated was true…
by William Saletan
As the debate over stem cells and cloning grows, participants on all sides are rushing to show they've got ethics. Biotechnology companies have signed up ethicists to serve on advisory boards. President Bush says he'll…
by Stacy Mattingly
It all started in 1978. Louise Brown, the world’s first baby conceived in a scientific laboratory, was born that year to her thrilled, otherwise infertile parents in Oldham, England. She was the offspring, so to speak…
by Avery Cardinal Dulles
Among the major nations of the Western world, the United States is singular in still having the death penalty. After a five–year moratorium, from 1972 to 1977, capital punishment was reinstated in the United States…
by Don Closson
The Early Church Fathers Some Christians are unnerved by the fact that nowhere does God itemize the sixty-six books that are to be included in the Bible. Many believers have at best a vague notion of how the church…
by The Vatican
BERLIN, FEB. 1, 2002 (Zenit.org).- Christian denominations in Germany expressed profound disappointment after Parliament voted to approve the importation of embryonic stem cells for research purposes. In a joint…
by Dr. Ray Bohlin
Is Dolly Really a Clone? When the creation of Dolly, the first mammal cloned from adult cells, was first announced in February of 1997 there was a storm of publicity and controversy. While many wondered about the…
by Dónal P. O'Mathúna
by Dónal P. O'Mathúna Dónal P. O'Mathúna, Ph.D., is Lecturer in Health Care Ethics in the School of Nursing at Dublin City University in Dublin, Ireland and a Fellow of The Center for Bioethics and Human Dignity. Post…
by Colin B. Donovan STL
The Catholic Church teaches that human life is sacred from conception to natural death, thus asserting the inviolability of all human beings. So, the question is really, are embryos and clones, if ever produced, human…
by Alan Keyes PhD
( Dr. Keyes is founder and chairman of the Declaration Foundation, a communications center for founding principles .) I would like to suggest that it is, instead, a fairly simply matter, raising the oldest moral…
by Richard Doerflinger MA
Human Cloning Prohibition Fact Sheet Announcements by some scientists and groups that they will try to produce live-born children by cloning has renewed Congress’s interest in the issue. An irresponsible experiment…
by John F. Kilner PhD
On Sunday, November 25, 2001, Advanced Cell Technology (ACT) in Worcester, Massachusetts announced that it had produced several human embryos through cloning. The cloning technique involved the transfer of nuclear…
by Zenit News Agency
LONDON, FEB. 27, 2002 (Zenit.org).- Britain´s scientists received the go-ahead to pioneer the cloning of human embryos for research and set up the world´s first embryo cell bank, Reuters reported today. A House of Lords…
by His Holiness Pope John Paul II
Pope Calls for Legal Recognition of Human Embryo Marks Pro-life Day in Italy VATICAN CITY, FEB. 3, 2002 (Zenit.org) .- John Paul II today called for the legal recognition of the human embryo as well as respect for the…
by Zenit News Agency
NEW YORK, MARCH 1, 2002 (Zenit.org).- Human cloning continues to divide the world community. The U.N. Committee for an International Treaty Against the Reproductive Cloning of Human Beings was faced this week with two…
by John Paul II
Blessing Venerable Brothers in the Episcopate, Health and the Apostolic Blessing! The splendour of truth shines forth in all the works of the Creator and, in a special way, in man, created in the image and likeness of…
by Janet Smith
Contraception: Why Not? ABSTRACT: Janet Smith explains why the Catholic Church keeps insisting, in the face of the opposite position held by most of the rest of the modern world, that contraception is one of the worst…
by William A. Dembski PhD
For those of you who regularly watch the Simpsons, you'll know that to have one's voice and character appear on a Simpsons episode is a mark of accomplishment and fame. Over the years George Harrison, Bette Midler…
In the beginning, nature created the heavens and the earth. For 142 years, scientists have praised natural law and random chance for giving us life. Charles Darwins theory that all living organisms evolved from a…
by William A. Dembski PhD
Abstract : For the scientific community intelligent design represents creationism's latest grasp at scientific legitimacy. Accordingly, intelligent design is viewed as yet another ill-conceived attempt by creationists…
by William A. Dembski PhD
Presented at Millstatt Forum, Strasbourg, France, 10 August 1998. Introduction "Sing, O Goddess, the anger of Achilles son of Peleus, that brought countless ills upon the Achaeans." In these opening lines of the Iliad …
by William A. Dembski PhD
Introduction From its inception Darwinism posed a challenge to Christian theology. Darwinism threatened to undo the Church's understanding of creation, and therewith her understanding of the origin of human life. Nor…
by Heather Ann Getson
Our Heavenly Father, we thank You that we may come to You in prayer, and we do thank You for the Joy that fills our soul. We rejoice that You have made provision for us, that through dark nights of the spirit, we are…
by Ray Bohlin Ph.D.
Please let me know what your thoughts are on the qualifications for deacons when the Bible speaks in 1 Timothy 3:12 about a husband of one wife. I know of a man that is serving as a Deacon that has been divorced 2 times…
by Cornelius Van Til
How can I express my appreciation adequately for the honor you have conferred on me by your contributions to this Festschrift? I shall try to do so first by setting forth in this, my "Credo," a general statement of my…
by John P. Hubert MD
Let me first begin by saying that I do not believe it is possible to know the answer to the above question in an absolute sense. That is, I do not believe it can be "proven" absolutely, only practically. Having said…
by Ray Cotton
Can “business” and “ethics” be used in the same sentence? A while back, a member of the Probe lecture team was invited to speak on the topic of “Business Ethics” in a class at Colorado State University. When the Probe…
by Jack Van Deventer
Have you ever heard someone say that studying eschatology is a waste of time? It is not uncommon for evangelicals to dismiss the biblical teachings of prophecy as irrelevant or unimportant. "It doesn't affect one's…
by Sarah Tippit
Los Angeles - A British scientist studying heart attack patients says he is finding evidence that suggests that consciousness may continue after the brain has stopped functioning and a patient is clinically dead. The…
by Cal Montgomery
The Australian bioethicist Peter Singer has arrived to begin a new position at the Princeton University Center for Human Values. Singer’s appointment has provoked anger among disability activists. “Peter Singer is…
by Iain Benson
Introduction: In this talk I am not going to discuss in any detail the main arguments of the pro-euthanasia lobby. I will just briefly list them now: 1) Dying in pain; (91% of pain can be 100% controlled; the other 9%…
by Charles Colson
Remember Phyllis Diller, the self-deprecating comedienne with the crazy hair and zany wardrobe? Seems like she's been around forever, and she still is around. She was on "Larry King Live" last week, looking better and…
by His Holiness Pope John Paul II
Dear Brothers and Sisters, 1. The Church in every age continues the work begun on the day of Pentecost, when the Apostles, in the power of the Holy Spirit, went forth into the streets of Jerusalem to preach the Gospel…
by John P. Hubert MD
Darwinism, or the Neo-Darwinian Synthesis has come under increasing attack as a theory, in light of recent discoveries in molecular biology and the field of origin of life research. Many problems remain to be explained…
by Bob Harsh
by Bob Harsh Origins Insights, Creation Science Felloship, Pittsburgh, PA 15233, September, 1999 In 1891 the biologist Ernst Haeckel proposed one of the most influential arms of evolution. His "biogenetic law" has…
by Jonathan Wells and Paul Nelson
Abstract Before Darwin, homology was defined morphologically and explained by reference to ideal archetypes -- that is, to intelligent design. Darwin reformulated biology in naturalistic* rather than teleological terms…
by His Holiness Pope Pius XII
Disagreement and error among men on moral and religious matters have always been a cause of profound sorrow to all good men, but above all to the true and loyal sons of the Church, especially today, when we see the…
by John P. Hubert MD
Darwinists (naturalists) usually admit that their theory excludes the possibility of God. Many acquiecse particularly when they debate this issue in public, (Dawkins for example) and even more in private. Non-Darwinian…
by Phyllis Schlafly
How the subject of evolution is treated in the classroom has emerged again as a source of controversy, this time in the Ohio State Board of Education. Until now, Ohio public schools have not mandated any direct teaching…
by Rick Wade
Introduction It’s hard to imagine how any Christian at any time in history could live life completely free from any doubts about the truth of the faith. Suffering, inconsistent behavior among Christians, the lure of the…
by Tim Garrett
Friends or Foes? One of the more intriguing aspects of the Indiana Jones film trilogy is its focus on religious themes. In the third installment, Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade , Indy is involved in a search for the…
by John Paul II
Blessing My Venerable Brother Bishops, Health and the Apostolic Blessing! Faith and reason are like two wings on which the human spirit rises to the contemplation of truth; and God has placed in the human heart a desire…
by Dr. Greg Bahnsen
The Christian faith as defined by Biblical revelation teaches a number of things which are not restricted to the realm of man's temporal experience - things about an invisible God, His triune nature, the origin of the…
by Todd Kappelman
The Need to Read series began several months ago with a program on C.S. Lewis . The rationale for this series is that many of the great writers who have helped many Christians mature are now either unknown or neglected…
Philosophical Self-deception We are brought, then, to number (1) above, the first and foundational step in the case against metaphysics. What are we to make of the assertion that "all significant knowledge about the…
by John P. Hubert MD
In this essay we will first consider some information with respect to "proofs". All proofs, whether absolute or practical, fall into the realm of the cognitive, ie, that which is "knowable" by reason (as St. Thomas…
by Alvin Plantinga PhD
Atheological objections to the belief that there is such a person as God come in many varieties. There are, for example, the familiar objections that theism is somehow incoherent, that it is inconsistent with the…
by Archbishop Charles J. Chaput
by Archbishop Charles J. Chaput, O.F.M. Cap. Archdiocese of Denver, September 24, 1998 First of all, I want to thank you for having me as your guest tonight. I've admired the Fellowship of Catholic Scholars for many…
by Richard Baxter
From: Baxter’s Practical Works, Vol. 1, A Christian Directory, on Christian Economics, Chap. X., pp. 449-454. OF how great importance the wise and holy education of children is, to the saving of their souls, and the…
by Richard Baxter
THOUGH I put your duty to your parents first, because it is first learned, yet your duty to God immediately is your greatest and most necessary duty. Learn these following precepts well. Direct. I. Learn to understand…
by Richard Baxter
From: Baxter’s Practical Works, Vol. 1, A Christian Directory, on Christian Economics, Chap. XI., pp. 454-457. THOUGH precepts to children are not of so much force as to them of riper age, because of their natural…
by Ray Bohlin Ph.D.
What is Global Warming? Over the last few months, dating back to the 2000 election, we have been bombarded with the news of global warming. Unfortunately, this issue has become highly polarized politically. Some…
by Peter Kreeft PhD
There are two basic kinds of religions in the world: Eastern and Western. The main differences between Hinduism and Christianity are typical of the differences between Eastern and Western religions in general. Here are…
by Dave Armstrong
1) GENESIS 1:2 And the earth was without form, and void; and darkness {was} upon the face of the deep. And the Spirit of God moved upon the face of the waters. 2) GENESIS 1:26 And God said, Let us make man in our image…
by Charles W. Socarides M.D.
Charles W. Socarides, M.D. , is clinical professor of psychiatry at Albert Einstein College of Medicine/Montefiore Medical Center in New York. He is president of the National Association for Research and Therapy of…
by Dr. Richard Fitzgibbons and Dr. Joseph Nicolosi
A mother, concerned for some time about her four-year-old son’s effeminate mannerisms, lack of male playmates, and interest in Barbie dolls, finally decided to ask the pediatrician if these were signs of a problem. She…
by Dennis Teti
Body Bazaar: The Market for Human Tissue in the Biotechnology Age Lori Andrews and Dorothy Nelkin Crown Publishers, 2001 240 pages, $24 The book’s title, Body Bazaar , is a pun on the strangeness of how elements of the…
by Father Frank Pavone
In her book to be released in 2002, my friend Dr. Theresa Burke writes, "There is no social norm for dealing with an abortion. There are no Hallmark cards for friends who have had an abortion, declaring either sympathy…
by Peter Kreeft PhD
Two unsettling facts dominate the relations between Christianity and Islam: 1. Dialogue is almost nonexistent. Islam resists ecumenical dialogue more than any other religion. To "proselytize" in any way in a Moslem…
by Colin B. Donovan STL
Is Mary the Queen of Heaven, or does this title reflect a Catholic version of the pagan pantheons and their mother of the gods ―often a mother, in a very carnal sense, of pagan deities? The Canaanite worship of the…
by Unknown (trans. Alexander Walker)
Chapter 1 The blessed and glorious ever-virgin Mary, sprung from the royal stock and family of David, born in the city of Nazareth, was brought up at Jerusalem in the temple of the Lord. Her father was named Joachim…
by Jerry Solomon
Numerous books, essays, magazine articles, radio and television commentaries, and sermons have been dedicated to the subject of Christian marriage. In light of the tragic divorce rate and the continuing struggles that…
by Kerby Anderson
Why do marriages fail? While the answers to that question are many, there is a growing body of empirical research to suggest there are four negative risk factors that create barriers to oneness in marriage and increase…
by Dr. Greg Bahnsen
More often than not the modern mind finds abhorrent the occurrence - or even the possibility - of miracles. Miracles would disrupt our simplistic (and impersonalistic) views of the predictability and uniformity of the…
by William Lane Craig PhD
Nineteenth Century Collapse of Belief in Miracles There are two steps to follow in establishing that a miracle has occurred, according to the Göttingen professor of theology Gottfried Less in his Wahrheit der…
by Dr. Greg Bahnsen
Newport Christian High School has something virtually unique among the various private, Christian schools around the country. It is an extraordinary feature of its required curriculum—a prerequisite for high school…
by Ray Cotton
How to Choose Right From Wrong After four years at Harvard University as an undergraduate, one student proclaimed in his graduation oration that there was one central idea, one sentiment which they all acquired in their…
by John P. Hubert MD
First Principles are the fundamental assumptions on which a chain of reasoning may be based. Classically, first principles are the foundation of "knowledge" as viewed from the discipline of philosophy. It is a set of…
by Rabbi Daniel Lapin
As societal values have eroded over the past four decades, not only were the valid concerns of Christians ignored but their growing political involvement was viciously attacked. It was as if only other groups, such as…
by Thomas G. West
In his 2001 inaugural address, President Bush called on Americans to be "citizens, not spectators." Few would disagree with that sentiment. But many Americans, on both right and left, worry that there are elements in…
I believe in God, the Father Almighty, creator of Heaven and Earth. I believe in Jesus Christ His only Son our Lord. He was conceived by the power of the Holy Spirit, and born of the Virgin Mary. He suffered under…
Whosoever will be saved, before all things it is necessary that he hold the catholic faith; Which faith except every one do keep whole and undefiled, without doubt he shall perish everlastingly. And the catholic faith…
by Council of Chalcedon (trans. Henry Percival)
The holy, great, and ecumenical synod, assembled by the grace of God and the command of our most religious and Christian Emperors, Marcian and Valentinian, Augusti, at Chalcedon, the metropolis of the Bithynian…
by Council of Nicea
We believe in one God, the Father, the Almighty, maker of heaven and earth, of all that is, seen and unseen. We believe in one Lord, Jesus Christ, the only Son of God, eternally begotten of the Father, God from God…
by John P. Hubert MD
Over 20 arguments or "Proofs" have been developed throughout history for the existence of a supreme being,(God). In general, these proofs usually take the form of 4 or 5 basic types, with variation(s) on those. Kreeft…
by William Lane Craig PhD
Introduction Widely thought to have been demolished by Hume and Darwin, the teleological argument for God's existence has nonetheless continued during this century to find able defenders in F.R. Tennant, Peter Bertocci…
by William Lane Craig PhD
Of the canonical gospels, only Matthew relates the intriguing story of the setting of a guard at the tomb of Jesus (Mt. 27. 62-66; 28. 4, 11-1 5). The story serves an apologetic purpose: the refutation of the allegation…
by William Lane Craig PhD
"Man," writes Loren Eisley, "is the Cosmic Orphan." He is the only creature in the universe who asks, Why? Other animals have instincts to guide them, but man has learned to ask questions. "Who am I?" he asks. "Why am I…
by Peter Kreeft and Ronald K. Tacelli
The Strategy: Five Possible Theories We believe Christ's resurrection can be proved with at least as much certainty as any universally believed and well-documented event in ancient history. To prove this, we do not need…
by William Lane Craig PhD
There are probably few events in the gospels for which the historical evidence is more compelling than for the resurrection of Jesus. Historical-critical studies during the second half of this century, increasingly…
by William Lane Craig PhD
The brief story of the disciples' inspection of the empty tomb (Lk 24,12.24; Jn 20,1-10) has been touted as "the most impressive test case" for the relationship of John and the Synoptics.1 According to both Luke and…
by John P. Hubert MD
A Catholic “Battle Plan” for the 21 st Century Culture War The Stable Trinitarian “Core” By: J. P. Hubert, Jr. MD FACS “If you are surprised to be told that our entire civilization is in crisis , I welcome you back to…
by Peter Kreeft PhD
The Protestant Reformation began when a Catholic monk rediscovered a Catholic doctrine in a Catholic book. The monk, of course, was Luther; the doctrine was justification by faith; and the book was the Bible. One of the…
by Catherina Hurlburt
(Nurse Jill Stanek and others testify before U.S. House) July 24, 2000 Rep. Charles Canady (R-Florida) may not have anticipated the stir he would cause when he introduced the Born-Alive Infants Protection Act of 2000…
by Anonymous (trans. Roberts-Donaldson)
Chapter 1. The Two Ways and the First Commandment. There are two ways, one of life and one of death, but a great difference between the two ways. The way of life, then, is this: First, you shall love God who made you…
by Deal W. Hudson
President Bush's decision to provide federal funds for research on embryonic stem cells is disappointing. The president kept his campaign promise not to use federal funds to destroy embryos, but the research on existing…
by Father Frank Pavone
Even when we understand the dimensions of the abortion tragedy, which brothers and sisters in numbers larger than any disease, disaster, or war, We can gain courage, however, from the story of the Good Samaritan (Luke…
by Zenit News Agency
by Deal Hudson Crisis magazine 1. Catholic priests are more likely to be pedophiles than other groups of men. This is just plain false. There´s absolutely no evidence that priests are more likely to abuse children than…
by John P. Hubert MD
Stem cells are simply the more "primitive" totipotent (all potent) or pleuripotent (partially potent) cell lines that develop in a human embryo shortly after fertilization. The resulting "zygote", or embryo then…
by William Saletan
A new camp has emerged in the debate over abortion and fetal tissue. A group of Republicans led by Sen. Orrin Hatch of Utah, Sen. Gordon Smith of Oregon, and former Sen. Connie Mack of Florida is lobbying President Bush…
by Celeste McGovern
A tiny globe, about the size of a grain of sand, is frozen in a glass straw of liquid nitrogen at minus 320 degrees Fahrenheit. Like flower stems, a dozen or so of these straws are arranged together in a squat aluminum…
by Hannah M. Vick
As the United States enters the new millennium, our technologically rich society takes with it extraordinary advances in human healing and health care, specifically in the area of organ and tissue transplantation and…
by Catholic Medical Association
(Pewaukee, Wis) The Catholic Medical Association (CMA) wishes to commend President Bush for having the moral courage to prohibit the destruction of the innocent living human beings who remain frozen in IVF clinics, or…
by C. Ben Mitchell Phd
Of all the advisors President Bush consulted before making his decision on human embryonic stem cells, one of the voices he failed to heed was that of Solomon. When two women came to Solomon, both claiming a child as…
by John P. Hubert MD
As a Christian and an apologist for Christ, the author has spent many years "looking" for evidence that the Triune God of Christianity is indeed God. The working hypothesis is that if Jesus Christ is indeed God in the…
by G.H. Joyce
The dogma of the Trinity The Trinity is the term employed to signify the central doctrine of the Christian religion — the truth that in the unity of the Godhead there are Three Persons, the Father, the Son, and the Holy…
by Robert R. Reilly
January 1997 – Bob Dole’s attack on Hollywood, Bill Clinton’s defense of partial birth abortions, and Congress’ deliberations on the Defense of Marriage Act all clearly indicate that the culture war is alive and well…
by Darrell Cole
Fighting, killing, making war. Human beings have been doing it almost from the very beginning and show no signs of an inclination to cease and desist. Many claim that the Christian tradition is ambivalent when it comes…
by Armand Nicholi Jr. M.D.
The worldviews of Sigmund Freud and C. S. Lewis, both prevalent in our culture today, present diametrically opposed interpretations of who we areour identity, where we come from, our biological and cultural heritageand…
by Jerry Solomon
A friend of mine recently told me of a conversation he had with a good friend we will call Joe. Joe is a doctor. He is not a Christian. This is how the conversation went: “Joe, you’re an excellent doctor. You care…
by John P. Hubert MD
As we have previously stated, everyone has a "World View" whether they recognize it or not, a "filter" whereby they "sift" the information through which they understand the world. Some have referred to it as a…
by John P. Hubert MD
In our previous essay, we outlined the Christian World View in chronologic form, including most of the salient features which distinguish it from other World Views on the basis of content. In this essay we will…
by John P. Hubert MD
While the "core" components of the Christian paradigm are universally agreed to by all "3" branches of Christianity, the "non-core" issues are not. In fact, the more one studies the non-core elements in detail, the…
by John P. Hubert MD
A World View is a "filter" or "prism" through which we evaluate and make decisions about our world, our reality base, and for those of a more scientific persuasion, an "algorhythm" which allows us to "process"…
by John P. Hubert MD
Ronald Nash, in his excellent book "Faith and Reason" outlines the notion of Noetic Structure, that is the sum total of everything a person believes, (1). This noetic structure contains certain presuppositions (axioms)…
by John P. Hubert MD
In our last essay we discussed some of the issues involved in evaluating world views in general. In this essay we will provide one method or algorhythm for subjecting prospective world views to analysis. Hopefully, this…
Historic Christianity confesses one God who created all things, who entered history in Jesus Christ, and who restores humanity through Christ's death and resurrection.
Catholic Christianity confesses one triune God and receives his revelation through Scripture and Tradition, guarded by the Church Christ founded and its apostolic teaching office.
Judaism is the covenant faith of the people of Israel: one God chose them, gave them his Torah, and calls them to holiness and justice in this world.
Islam is submission to the one God, Allah, who spoke finally through his prophet Muhammad; the Qur'an guides believers toward judgment, mercy, and paradise.
Hinduism gathers many traditions around one conviction: the soul is bound to rebirth by karma, and liberation comes when it realizes its oneness with the divine.
Buddhism teaches that suffering comes from craving and ignorance; by following the Buddha's Eightfold Path, a person can awaken and be freed from rebirth.
Taoism teaches that a nameless Way, the Tao, orders all things; wisdom is to stop forcing and live in harmony with its flow.
Sikhism confesses one God, revealed through Guru Nanak and the ten Gurus; honest work, shared wealth, and remembrance of God lead to liberation.
Eastern pantheistic monism is a family of teachings holding that all reality is one divine whole; the separate self is an illusion, and awakening to oneness is salvation.
Animism and primal religions hold that the world is alive with spirits — of ancestors, animals, and places — and that ritual keeps human life in harmony with them.
Deism holds that reason and nature reveal one Creator who made the world and its laws, then left it to run without miracles or special revelation.
Naturalism holds that nature is all there is: the universe of matter, energy, and natural law needs no god, soul, or purpose beyond itself.
Secular humanism builds life on reason, science, and human compassion without religion, aiming at dignity, freedom, and flourishing for every person in this world.
Existentialism holds that life has no built-in meaning: each person, radically free, must create a self and accept responsibility for that creation.
Nihilism is the conviction that life has no inherent meaning, purpose, or objective moral truth — the heavens are empty and every value is groundless.
Marxism explains history as the struggle of classes over material production, and aims at a classless society in which exploitation and alienation are ended.
New Age spirituality is an eclectic search for the divine within: through healing, meditation, and ancient wisdom, each person awakens to their own sacred power.
Postmodernism doubts every grand story that claims to explain everything; it treats truth as shaped by language, culture, and power rather than simply discovered.