All Ethics articles – Page 16
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ShowsUnbelievable? Can atheists believe in human rights? Peter Tatchell vs Andy Bannister
Andy Bannister of Solas CPC will be speaking at Unbelievable? The Conference 2017 and is behind a number of short films critiquing atheism.
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ArticleDown's Syndrome screening is opening the door to eugenics and violates international law
The systematic screening for people with Down’s Syndrome is unlawful and morally wrong, says Alexandra Tompson
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ShowsUnbelievable? Does the moral argument for God work? Cory Markum vs John Cranman
Christian apologist John Cranman presents his version of the Moral Argument arguing that God is the best explanation of the existence of objective moral values and duties.
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ShowsUnbelievable? Why I changed my mind about Christian history - Tom Holland & Larry Hurtado
Historian Tom Holland recently penned an article for The New Statesman on why he changed his mind about Christianity. Holland is the author of popular books on ancient empires and says his research made him realise how unique Christianity was in its infancy. He claims that, despite secular arguments that Christianity hinders moral progress, the West actually owes its values of equality and human dignity to the religion.
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ShowsUnbelievable? Is atheist naturalism coherent? Gary Habermas vs Michael Ruse
Gary Habermas is Professor of Philosophy and Apologetics at Liberty University. Michael Ruse is Professor of Philosophy of Science at Florida State University.
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ShowsUnbelievable? The Ex-atheist & the Ex-Christian – Holly Ordway & Vanessa James
Holly Ordway is Professor of English and Director of the M.A. in Apologetics at Houston Baptist University. She was a happy atheist, but was converted to Christianity through apologetics and her love of literature. Vanessa James is a musician who was a committed Christian until a few years ago when she lost her faith and became an atheist.
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How a Dice can show that God exists
Is the universe that produced us just a result of a chance roll of the cosmic dice? Justin Brierley, presenter of the apologetics debate show Unbelievable? explains why his dice (yes we know it should be ‘die’ really) proves otherwise.
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ArticleSally Phillips: How I became a Christian
The comedy actress known for her roles in Miranda and Bridget Jones talks about her Christian conversion and her campaign for Down’s syndrome equality
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ShowsSally Phillips- How I Became a Christian
The comedy actress known for her roles in Miranda and Bridget Jones talks about her Christian conversion and her campaign for Down’s syndrome equality
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ShowsUnbelievable? Is human life intrinsically valuable? Peter Singer, Richard Weikart & Susan Blackmore
Richard Weikart, professor of history at California State University, joins Justin to talk about his new book ‘The Death of Humanity’. He says the loss of belief in the value of human life is leading to disastrous consequences for society.
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Article4 reasons why every Christian should be pro-life
Daniel Rodger explains why he believes evangelicals shouldn’t be afraid to stand against abortion
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ShowsUnbelievable? Does the problem of evil presuppose God? Josh Parikh vs Cory Markum
The problem of evil and suffering is a key objection to the existence of a loving God. But what if the very existence of moral ‘evil’ requires a God?
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ShowsUnbelievable? Is belief in Divine punishment good or bad for us? Dominic Johnson and Peter S Williams
Dominic Johnson’s new book ‘God is Watching You: How the fear of God makes us human’ makes the claim that belief in divine punishment has arisen because of the evolutionary advantage it brings in creating cooperative, moral societies.
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ShowsUnbelievable? Can we build a godless, flourishing society? Alex Gabriel & Rich Park
Alex Gabriel is an atheist and Rich Park is a Christian. They enjoyed lengthy conversations in the pub while they were students at Oxford University.
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ShowsUnbelievable? Jean Vanier & Students roundtable discussion
Philosopher and theologian Jean Vanier recently won the Templeton Prize for his 50 years as founder of L’Arche, an international network of Christian communities for people with and without intellectual disabilities.
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ShowsUnbelievable? Grill an apologist – members of UK Apologetics respond to sceptic callers
Ruth Preston, Calum Miller and Peter S Williams of the UK Apologetics Facebook group and blog take a variety of questions from callers.
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ShowsUnbelievable? Does Humanism need God? Angus Ritchie vs Stephen Law
The term ‘Humanism’ is often seen as synonymous with atheism. But a recent Theos report titled: ‘The case for Christian Humanism: why Christians should be Humanists and Humanists should be Christians’ claims to show that atheism is ill-equipped to support the fundamental tenets of Humanism.
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ShowsUnbelievable? Brian McLaren & Andrew Wilson debate Jesus and the Bible
Emerging Church leader Brian McLaren and evangelical leader Andrew Wilson debate whether we need to rethink scripture in a podcast special hosted by Justin.
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ShowsUnbelievable? Just War vs Pacifism - Nigel Biggar & Stanley Hauerwas
It’s 100 years since the outbreak of WWI. Two of the world’s leading Christian thinkers on Just War & Pacifism join Justin to discuss their different views on whether war is ever justified.
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ShowsUnbelievable? Abort it and try again? Ann Furedi & James Mumford debate abortion and disability
When Richard Dawkins tweeted ‘abort it and try again’ to a follower who raised a question about pregnancy and Downs Syndrome, there was a public outcry. Yet each year over 1000 pregnancies are terminated in the UK because of screening for Downs Syndrome.
