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Is the Mormon Church having a crisis of faith? Unbelievable? Jun 23, 2014

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Hanns Mattsson, a leader in the European wing of the Church of Jesus Christ of latter Day Saints recently went public about his doubts in the New York Times http://www.nytimes.com/2013/07/21/us/some-mormons-search-the-web-and-find-doubt.html?_r=0

Former Mormon Russ East discusses with Mormon historian Brian Hales the concerns of Mattsson over the legitimacy of the Book of Mormon and the character of the founder Joseph Smith.

For more info on Utah Partnerships for Christ http://www.upfc.org

For more info on Brian Hales http://mormonscholarstestify.org/793/brian-c-hales

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Unbelievable? 28 July 2012 Mormon Dialogue pt 1 Joseph Smith & The book of Mormon

Unbelievable? 28 Feb 2009 Mormon & Christian Dialogue - Robert Millet & Greg Johnson

Debating the charismatic church & MacArthur's Strange Fire - Unbelievable? Jun 23, 2014

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US Bible teacher John MacArthur recently condemned charismatic Christians as unbiblical and unsaved at his Strange Fire conference.

Reformed Blogger Adrian Warnock explains why John MacArthur has thrown the charismatic baby out with the bathwater, and why he believes in the continuing gifts of healing, prophecy and tongues. Doug Wilson, a reformed church leader in the US, reflects on the conference and explains why he believes the 'sign' gifts ceased with the closure of scripture.

For Adrian Warnock http://www.adrianwarnock.com

For Doug Wilson http://www.dougwils.com

For Justin Brierley's Christianity Magazine article on Benny Hinn click here.

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Unbelievable? 10 May 2008 The gift of tongues - faith or fake?

Unbelievable? 17 May 2008 Todd Bentley and the Lakeland 'revival'

Graphic abortion images - Anne Furedi vs Gregg Cunningham public debate - Unbelievable? Jun 23, 2014

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Ann Furedi of the British Preganancy Advisory Service (the UK's largest abortion provider) debates Gregg Cunningham of the pro-life Centre for Bio-Ethical Reform.

They debate the motion "This house believes that it is morally wrong for groups to approach women and display abortion imagery outside facilities which provide abortion services." The debate took place in London and was organised by Christian Concern.

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Unbelievable? 4 May 2013 - Kermit Gosnell & the abortion debate - Dr Trvor Stammers & Dr Evan Harries

Unbelievable? 23 July 2011 - Are there good reasons for abortion? Wendy Savage vs Madeleine Flannagan.

NT Wright on Paul, Hell, Satan, Creation, Adam, Eve & more - Unbelievable? Jun 23, 2014

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Renowned New Testament Scholar NT (Tom) Wright joins Justin to talk about his new book 'Paul And The Faithfulness of God'. He also answers a number of listener questions that have come in on Facebook and Twitter

He answers questions on hell, Satan, creation, Adam and Eve, Old Testament texts, the role of women and more. Justin is also joined later in the show by Iain Morris, creator of the God Question DVD, responding to the 2 shows debating the series.

For Paul And The Faithfulness of God http://www.spckpublishing.co.uk/shop/paul-and-the-faithfulness-of-god/ or http://www.amazon.co.uk/Paul-Faithfulness-Christian-Origins-Question/dp/0281055548

For the God Question DVD series http://www.thegodquestion.tv

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Unbelievable? 9th February 2013 - NT Wright & James White debate on St. Paul & Justification

Unbelievable? 27 Dec 2008 End of Year apologetics interview special featuring Tom Wright, Timothy Keller & David Robertson.

Should the Church keep out of education? David Robertson vs Terry Sanderson - Unbelievable? Jun 23, 2014

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The National Secular Society recently raised concerns that Christian groups were infiltrating RE lessons in order to evangelise at schools. Although their report was dismissed by the Department for Education, President Terry Sanderson explains why their concerns were raised after they received dozens of complaints from parents.

Revd David Robertson of the Solas Centre For Public Christianity explains why he thinks the report is unsupported and scare-mongering.

For the NSS report http://www.secularism.org.uk/religion-in-schools.html

For the Solas CPC Education conference http://www.solas-cpc.org/events/ootsc-2013/

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Unbelievable? 26 Feb 2011 - RE and indoctrination in education - Mark Roques & Andrew Copson

Unbelievable? 2 Aug 2008 Faith & School - do they mix? Faith & School - do they mix? Jan Ainsworth & Andrew Copson debate.

Evidence, atheism & the case for God - Rice Broocks, Brian Miller & David Beebee - Unbelievable? Jun 23, 2014

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Rice Broocks is a US church leader. His new book 'God's Not Dead' gathers together various lines of evidence for the existence of God.

Atheist listener David Beebee steps up to the plate to discuss the book with Rice. He explains why the evidence does not convince him as they debate the value of scientific and historical evidence for confirming the Christian faith.

Physicist and convert to Christianity Brian Miller also joins the conversation.

For God's Not Dead www.godsnotdead.org

For Rice Broock's speaking engagements visit www.godsnotdead.co.uk

For David Beebee https://twitter.com/davidbeebee

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Unbelievable? 14 Apr 2012 - What's wrong with the world? Christian Andrew Wilson & atheist Geoff Lillis

Unbelievable? 18 February 2012 - Is apologetics a waste of time? Chris Sinkinson vs James Croft

How does an atheist celebrate rites of passage? Unbelievable? Jun 23, 2014

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How does a non-religious person choose to mark significant milestones in life such as births, weddings and deaths? Some people are turning to the services of Humanist celebrants such as Hannah Hart, who talks to Justin about her line of work.

Faith Forster is co-founder of Ichthus Christian Fellowship and discusses the differences between the way she conducts baby dedications, weddings and funerals as a Christian, compared to Hannah's non-religious ceremonies.

For Hannah Hart http://humanist.org.uk/hannahhart/

For Faith Forster http://www.ichthus.org.uk/

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Unbelievable? 26th January 2013 - The atheist church - Sanderson Jones & David Robertson

Unbelievable? 11 February 2012 - Should atheists be more religious? Alain de Botton & James Orr

Catholic vs Protestant debate on Sola Scriptura - Peter D Williams vs James White - Unbelievable? Jun 23, 2014

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The Protestant Reformation brought forth the cry "Sola Scriptura" - that Christianity should be based on the words of scripture alone, not on Roman Catholic church tradition.

Peter D Williams of Catholic Voices argues that the reformers were wrong and that the ultimate authority for Christians rests in the three strands of sacred scripture, sacred teaching and sacred tradition. James White of Alpha and Omega ministries argues that the Catholic church has fallen into error, and that Christians should look to scripture alone for their doctrine.

For Peter D Williams http://www.catholicvoices.org.uk/the-project/team

For James White http://www.aomin.org/

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Unbelievable? 13 October 2012 - Is the Catholic church the one true church?

Unbelievable? 18 Sep 2010 - Roman Catholicism - Is the Papacy Biblical?

Keith Ward vs Michael Ruse on Mind, Consciousness & The God Question - Unbelievable? Jun 23, 2014

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Christian philosopher Prof Keith Ward and atheist philosopher of science Michael Ruse debate some of the issues raised by the new DVD documentary series The God Question. It explores whether advances in science are undermining or supporting belief in God.

Alongside audio clips from the film they discuss whether the human mind can be explained by material processes alone, religious experience and free will.

Find out more about The God Question DVD series www.thegodquestion.tv

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For Michael Ruse http://philosophy.fsu.edu/content/view/full/35805

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Is Our Mind More Than Matter? Keith Ward vs David Papineau

Has Neuroscience killed God? Dr Alasdair Coles vs Martyn Frame

William Lane Craig & Lawrence Krauss review their Australia debates - Unbelievable? Jun 23, 2014

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Christian philosopher William Lane Craig and atheist physicist Lawrence Krauss recently met in Australia for 3 public dialogues on the existence of God.

They join Justin Brierley to reflect on the value of the events and the way it was carried out. We hear highlights of their discussion on whether God commanded genocide in the Old Testament and if there is good evidence for the resurrection of Christ.

See all the videos from the "God, the Universe & Nothing" events at www.citybibleforum.org

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For William Lane Craig http://www.reasonablefaith.org

For Lawrence Krauss http://krauss.faculty.asu.edu/

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Unbelievable? 28th April 2012 - A Universe From Nothing Lawrence Krauss & Rodney Holder

Unbelievable? 8 Jan 2011 - William Lane Craig reviews his debate with Dawkins.