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Is the church failing gay Christians? Steve Chalke, Ed Shaw, Jayne Ozanne & Rosaria Butterfield Feb 27, 2015

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Church leader Steve Chalke is well known for his support of same-sex relationships. Ed Shaw is a same sex attracted Christian whose traditional Biblical convictions have led him to remain celibate. They discuss how churches should treat those in their congregation who are LGBT.

Jayne Ozanne, an evangelical and former member of the Archbishop's council who recently came out as gay joins by phone and we hear the story of Rosaria Butterfield's journey from lesbian activist english professor to becoming wife of a church pastor.

For the article 'Is the church failing gay Christians?' by Chalke and Doherty: http://www.premierchristianity.com/Past-Issues/2015/March-2015/Is-the-Church-failing-gay-Christians

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For The Plausibility Problem by Ed Shaw: http://thinkivp.com/9781783592067

For 'Good Disagreement' by Accepting Evangelicals: http://www.acceptingevangelicals.org/good-disagreement/

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Is Genocide a Skeleton in God's closet? Feb 20, 2015

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Joshua Ryan Butler, author of 'The Skeletons in God's Closet' discusses hell, judgement and holy war with Jeff Cook.

They debate whether Old Testament warfare passages constitute divinely mandated genocide.

For Joshua Butler: http://joshuaryanbutler.com

For Jeff Cook: http://everythingnew.org/

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Paula Gooder answers your Bible Questions Feb 13, 2015

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New Testament scholar, author and speaker Paula Gooder joins Justin to tackle a range of questions sent in by listeners. The Old Covenant, eyewitness testimony, how the Gospels were written and much more is covered.

Justin also airs the audio of his “Dear Stephen…” response video to Stephen Fry… available here http://www.premierchristianity.com/Blog/What-Stephen-Fry-could-learn-from-Oscar-Wilde

For Paula Gooder: http://www.gooder.me.uk/

For Spring Harvest: http://www.springharvest.org/

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Why does God allow suffering? Vince Vitale & Julian Baggini Feb 06, 2015

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Following atheist Stephen Fry's viral anti-God video, the question of how a good God could allow suffering has come into focus again.

Justin is joined by Christian philosopher Vince Vitale, author of "Why Suffering?" as he debates the issues with atheist think Julian Baggini.

To watch the video of this debate and Justin's own response to Stephen Fry go to http://www.premierchristianradio.com/Shows/Saturday/Unbelievable/Videos

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For John Loftus: www.microphilosophy.net

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The Outsider Test part 2 plus James Emery White on the ‘Rise of the Nones’ Jan 30, 2015

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In a continuation of last week’s show David Marshall & John Loftus continue to debate whether Christianity is rationally tenable and unique among world religions.

David Marshall author of ‘Why Jesus Passes the Outsider Test’, argues that Christianity uniquely fulfils the hopes and desires of all religious searching.

Plus we hear from James Emery White, US theologian and church pastor on ‘The Rise of the Nones’ as he addresses how the church needs to re-engage with culture ahead of the UK Church and Culture Conference. www.churchandculture.org

For David Marshall: http://christthetao.blogspot.com

For John Loftus: http://debunkingchristianity.blogspot.com/

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Does Christianity pass the Outsider Test? David Marshall vs John Loftus Jan 23, 2015

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Atheist John Loftus has challenged Christians with the 'Outsider Test of Faith'. He believes that if Christians examined their own faith with the same level of scepticism they do other faiths, they would reject it.

Christian guest David Marshall is the author of 'How Jesus Passes the Outsider Test'. A resident of China, he debates Loftus, examining why, among other factors, the global success of Christianity means that it passes the Test.

For David Marshall: http://christthetao.blogspot.com

For John Loftus: http://debunkingchristianity.blogspot.com/

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Does Humanism need God? Angus Ritchie vs Stephen Law Jan 16, 2015

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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.

Report author Angus Ritchie debates with atheist philosopher Stephen Law on whether atheistic humanism can account for the human dignity, morality and reason it espouses.

For the Theos report: www.theosthinktank.co.uk

For Stephen Law's response: click here

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Does mathematics point to God? William Lane Craig vs Daniel Came Jan 09, 2015

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In 1960 physicist Eugene Wigner wrote a paper on the ‘unreasonable effectiveness of mathematics’. Christian philosopher William (Bill) Lane Craig has recently been developing arguments concerning the ‘applicability’ of mathematics as evidence for God as part of his wider research on abstract objects.

Bill interacts with atheist/agnostic philosopher Daniel Came on whether the remarkable ability of maths to describe the universe we live in is evidence for a transcendent designer.

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For Daniel Came: click here

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Should Christians rethink Hell? Dr Al Mohler & Chris Date debate the traditional & conditionalist view Jan 03, 2015

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Following an article in the New York Times about scholars who adopt an annihilationist (also called 'conditional immortality') view of hell rather than the traditional 'eternal conscious torment' view, Justin is joined by two evangelicals to debate the issue.

Dr Al Mohler is President of Southern Baptist Theological Seminary. He spoke against the annihilationist view in an edition of his daily podcast The Briefing.

Chris Date is one of the founders of Rethinking Hell and adopted an annihilationist view after he became convinced the Bible teaches it. They debate the scriptural evidence and whether scholarship is moving away from the traditional view.

For the NY Times article: click here.

For Rethinking Hell: www.rethinkinghell.com

For Al Mohler's The Briefing: http://www.albertmohler.com/category/the-briefing/

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Explaining your faith (to a church-going atheist) - John Pritchard, Andrew Nightingale & Mark Roques Dec 23, 2014

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Rt Revd John Pritchard is the recently retired Bishop of Oxford and the author of 'How to Explain Your Faith'. He joins Justin along with church-going atheist Andrew Nightingale and Christian philosopher and storyteller Mark Roques as they discuss what Andrew loves about the church he attends but why he finds it difficult to believe the claims of Christianity.

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For Mark Roques: http://www.realitybites.org.uk/

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