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No Evidence for God?

Alan Roebuck — Wed, 25 Jan 2012 21:05:05 +0000

Atheism now has a confession of faith. Christians say “Jesus is Lord.” Moslems say “There is no God but Allah.” And English-speaking atheists now say “There is no evidence for God.” But are they correct? Preliminaries The ultimate truths cannot be proved, if the word “proved” means “established by formally valid reasoning either to [...]

What to Say to the Leftist Gestapo

Alan Roebuck — Mon, 09 Jan 2012 16:01:30 +0000

Western Civilization is under the rule of the Left, and persons formally accused of “intolerance” (impiety towards liberalism) face serious persecution if convicted. Indeed, even the accusation can bring significant hardship. What can we do to defend ourselves against the Leftist Gestapo?

By way of illustration, consider the following scenario:

Liberal Commissar [...]

Fixing Protestantism

Alan Roebuck — Sun, 23 Oct 2011 17:27:25 +0000

The Protestant world is divided broadly into three groups: Liberal, Evangelical and Fundamentalist. But there is a fourth group, rarely identified, which holds the key to understanding the mess Protestantism has made and how it could regain its integrity.

Let’s begin by defining these groups.

Although theological liberalism is a [...]

A Nation That Honors Sin

Alan Roebuck — Fri, 05 Aug 2011 17:30:31 +0000

America does not just tolerate the sins loved by the Left – - Abortion, homosexuality, Balkanization through multiculturalism, and so on. Our leaders want us to love sin.

It is widely understood that Western Civilization — our civilization — is in an unprecedented crisis. But a crucial element of this crisis is rarely discussed: [...]

The “Courtier’s Reply” Ploy

Alan Roebuck — Sat, 18 Jun 2011 16:08:53 +0000

Atheists have a new tactic to avoid confronting the voluminous evidence for God: When your debate opponent catches you dismissing valid scholarship, cry "Courtier' Reply!"

If you follow the debates on God's existence, you may have begun to hear atheists apply a new term: "the Courtier's Reply[1]." It usually occurs in the [...]

Conservative Evangelism, Part One

Alan Roebuck — Thu, 11 Nov 2010 12:55:31 +0000

The liberal's basic problem is that he is participating in the false and wicked system of liberalism, a system that is dragging him and his nation down to destruction. His basic need is to hear this bad news (the truth about liberalism) and the good news of conservatism that there is a truer and better [...]

The Manhattan Declaration and Conservative Evangelism

Alan Roebuck — Thu, 29 Jul 2010 12:12:18 +0000

Cultural renewal requires organizations dedicated to promoting a properly conservative understanding of society based on a proper understanding of God and man, and dedicated to getting people who have this understanding into positions of leadership.

On November 20, 2009 a group of prominent Catholic, Orthodox and Evangelical Christians promulgated the Manhattan Declaration, a manifesto of [...]

The False Gospel of Liberalism

Alan Roebuck — Mon, 01 Feb 2010 16:43:44 +0000

In this gospel, liberals find both an intellectually plausible explanation for their unhappiness and psychological relief from knowing that they are now on the side of the angels.

How can liberalism — an egregiously false and destructive worldview – be so wildly popular? Granted, some oddballs are attracted to an idea because it's false and destructive, but [...]

The Case Against the Legal Left: An Open Letter to Law Professor Kermit Roosevelt

Alan Roebuck — Fri, 20 Feb 2009 12:59:24 +0000

If equality is the highest good, then we must eventually allow anything to be called marriage. But if anything is marriage, then marriage equals non-marriage, and marriage has been destroyed.

Dear Professor Roosevelt:

Your recent article in the Christian Science Monitor, "California's Same-Sex Marriage Case Affects All of Us," presents a clear justification for leftist [...]

Theism vs Atheism: What’s at Stake

Alan Roebuck — Mon, 12 Jan 2009 12:00:53 +0000

Unless atheists can give an account of why naturalism is true, their arguments against God all fail, and they are left with agnosticism at best.

My essay "How to Respond to a Supercilious Atheist" generated many responses from atheists and agnostics. Some were courteous, some were hostile, and a few were even supercilious. But none even came near [...]