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Christians vs. Atheists Debate on ABC News
I heard there will be a debate between Ray Comfort and Kirk Cameron (both from The Way of the Master ministry) and two atheists that you can watch at ABC News Now on Wednesday May 9, 2007 at 2 P.M. EST, and then on Nightline at 11:35 P.M. I’m not sure of the details but I think it’s not a televised program, but probably only watchable online through that link.
Yes, you may notice Kirk Cameron as the actor of Mike Seaver from Growing Pains. I’m not quite sure what to expect of the debate, but if you’re interested, there’s more info on the debate here.
May 8th, 2007 at 12:05 pm | Permalink
I assume you’ve already seen/heard these debates:
Bahnsen-Stein
Bahnsen-Tabash
Bahnsen-Martin (the guy who never showed up)
Doug Wilson-I forget
May 9th, 2007 at 2:39 am | Permalink
Hey Jess, Nice new blog - i have lost count how many blogs u had haha… I heard Ray Comfort and Kirk’s theistic proof on youtube, and at first i thot it was a spoof on christians, it was so hilarious for the wron g reasons so i’m not very excited abt this debate
May 9th, 2007 at 4:23 pm | Permalink
Hey Dave,
Glad to hear from you. Actually I only have one blog currently (which is this one) plus a website. Seriously, one blog is enough for me because I don’t have time to keep more than one.
So, any other blogs must be old and no longer valid.
Oh, that’s sad that the debate is not great. But I guess I’m not too surprised. I’m sure the Bahnsen vs. Stein debate is much better and more scholarly to listen to. And I am leaning on presuppositional apologetics anyway.
May 9th, 2007 at 4:27 pm | Permalink
Hi Darren:
Ha ha ha
I don’t know who Martin is, but is that really true that he never showed up for the debate with Bahnsen? Was it because he was afraid? I’d like to know more about that. Yes, I have heard “The Great Debate” between Bahnsen and Stein. It was so funny when Bahnsen showed the holes in Stein’s arguments with his presuppositional approach. I remember the audience laughed so much in that debate.
May 10th, 2007 at 10:06 am | Permalink
LOL Yes, I enjoyed the Bahnsen-Stein debate a great deal. Chang told me he thought the debate wasn’t evenly matched: a philosopher vs. a scientist. Which only goes to show philosophy’s inherent superiority, not to mention that of the Christian worldview.
Here’s a link to the Bahnsen-Martin “debate”:
http://www.cmfnow.com/index.asp?PageAction=VIEWCATS&Category=382
Yes, it’s true that he never came to the debate. He cancelled two weeks beforehand saying that he didn’t want to support a Christian ministry by having recorded copies of the debate sold. During the lectures he deliverd in lieu of the debate, Bahnsen thought the real reason was the Martin thought he would lose the debate. Hmm… it’s hard to tell what people’s motives are. It’s still a great lecture series.
May 12th, 2007 at 11:43 am | Permalink
Hi Jessica, From what I saw of the debate, I thought Comfort and Cameron did okay. I know they have received heavy criticism from many Christian bloggers but I believe they did about as well as most who engage in these debates.
May 12th, 2007 at 8:42 pm | Permalink
By the way, if anyone is interested or knows someone who’s interested in doing one-on-one or panel-style (2 vs. 2) debates or discussions in the Bay Area, please let me know. The group I used to work with would be interested in talking more with you.
I’m at secondary at teach bible dotcm. Thanks and God bless!
Darren
May 14th, 2007 at 2:55 pm | Permalink
Hi Pastor Randy, I’m glad they did good. Thanks for the info. I’ve not personally heard the debate myself, so it’s nice to hear your feedback on that. Thanks for sharing.
Hi Darren: I hope you get to hear from people who’re interested in that.
So what will the debate be like? Or what will the event be like? Just curious, it sounds interesting.
May 16th, 2007 at 7:47 am | Permalink
Hi, Jessica,
Thanks for writing! We’re still working on the details for an upcoming debate. They would get worked out faster if we had more people to work with.
We once had a formal debate between Chang and David Fitzgerald, an atheist, over the existence of God. We’ve also had panel discussions (myself and two Jehovah’s Witnesses) as well as round table discussions.
I hope a debate can take place while I’m in town so I can attend. We’ll see.
May 27th, 2007 at 7:18 am | Permalink
Details:
Debate: Is the New Testament Reliable?
David Fitzgerald (Atheist) vs. Chang Yuon (Christian)
Wednesday June 6th 7-9pm
Skyline College Lecture Hall room 2306
Building 2, 3rd floor (same floor as cafeteria)
For directions, please click the link below and look under the heading “directions to Skyline College”. God bless!
http://www.darrenhom.com/arm/
July 7th, 2007 at 6:39 am | Permalink
T’was a great debate. Did any of y’all show up?
July 13th, 2007 at 10:49 am | Permalink
Hi Darren, no, I wasn’t able to attend it that day. But thanks for sharing the info with us here! I’m sure it must’ve been a very stimulating and interesting debate.