Because I was so widely-exposed to my friend Greg Bahnsen’s exposition of Vantillian apologetics, I procrastinated reading his magnum opus Van Til’s Apologetic. At length, I have set out to do a close reading. Since this seems to be unaddressed … Continue reading →| After Thought
The Catholic apologist Trent Horn is so invested in church authority over scripture, that he finds common cause with Mormons against Protestants! Note that this implies that the mere form hierarchical authority is more important than having apostolic authority behind … Continue reading →| After Thought
The reactions by the pundits to the “debate” last week between Biden and Trump reminds me of the moniker we used to hear all the time in the 90’s — the Stupid Party vs the Evil Party. (I thought these monikers were coined by one of the three honest observers of that period — Lofton, Sobran, or Francis —, but google suggests it was either Sen. Alan Simpson or Sen. Everett Dirksen. Whoever.)| After Thought
If unfamiliar with the Rust movie criminal case, see my earlier post on the first trial. As in the trial of Hannah Gutierrez, Alec Baldwin is facing a charge of Involuntary Manslaughter. The trial is supposed to start in July 2024.| After Thought
On Nov 30, 2021, the 15-year-old Ethan Crumbley pulled out a pistol and killed four fellow students at his high school in Oakland County, Michigan (near Detroit). He was apprehended, tried as an adult, and now sits in a cell with a life sentence.| After Thought
Lights, camera… action! Alec Baldwin, dressed up like a western gunman, stands up while drawing a pistol, points it in the direction of cinematographer Hutchins, pulls the trigger, and Boom! down she went.| After Thought
The courtly Eastern Orthodox convert from Presbyterianism Josiah Trenham wrote this book with a three-fold purpose: (1) to summarize Protestant doctrine and practice for Orthodox readers (hereafter: EO) as sympathetically as possible; (2) to show areas of overlap between EO and Protestantism; and (3) to summarize the proper EO stance toward Protestant doctrine, i.e. show where Protestantism is wrong in several particulars. An interview with him on the same book can be found here (part 1 and ...| After Thought
An acquaintance informed me that the verdict in favor of Johnny Depp would mark the end of the “always believe the woman” jurisprudence known as the “me too” movement. I had ignored the entire process while it was happening, but this assessment piqued my interest enough to watch dozens of hours of the court hearing five months after the fact, along with commentary by others. My conclusion is that we must be slow to reach the conclusion my associate made. But some unpacking is required.| After Thought
If I estimate it correctly, most of the churchist attacks on sola scriptura are based on the thesis that without an authoritative church, it is every man with his Bible and his own private interpretation; no one could know what the right interpretation is; we could never have one holy catholic church; and Protestantism’s 26,000 denominations (or 35,000, or 48,000, or whatever number is alleged today) is all the proof we need of the impossibility of sola scriptura. [Note: by churchist I am t...| After Thought
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