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mid-week apologetics booster (1-5-2023)

Good morning friends, Quote of the week: True tolerance is where we extend to each other the right to be wrong. False tolerance, on the other hand, naïvely asserts that all ideas are created equal and this must be rejected. Not only is this obviously false, it’s unlivable. – Jonathan Morrow Now, here are your weekly links:

7 Problems with the He Gets Us Campaign | Natasha Crain – In case you haven’t seen it yet, there’s a $100 million advertising campaign that launched this year across the United States and is aimed at helping rescue Jesus’s reputation from the damage done by His followers. It features a website, billboards in major cities, and ads that have been viewed 300 million times. He Gets Us, as the campaign is known, is funded by anonymous donors. If you haven’t seen the ads yet, you likely will soon.: https://natashacrain.com/7-problems-with-the-he-gets-us-campaign/
What is the purpose of the warning passages in Scripture? | GotQuestions.org: https://www.gotquestions.org/warning-passages.html
Reasons Why One Should Accept the Traditional Authorship of the Gospels – Bellator Christi: https://bellatorchristi.com/2016/11/14/reasons-why-one-should-accept-the-traditional-authorship-of-the-gospels/
The Circumstantial Case For Johns Authorship | Cold Case Christianity: https://coldcasechristianity.com/writings/the-circumstantial-case-for-johns-authorship/
Good Reasons to Believe Peter Is the Source of Marks Gospel | Cold Case Christianity: https://coldcasechristianity.com/writings/good-reasons-to-believe-peter-is-the-source-of-marks-gospel/
The First Characteristic of a Healthy Church: A Desire to Learn the Truth | Cold Case Christianity: https://coldcasechristianity.com/writings/the-first-characteristic-of-a-healthy-church-a-desire-to-learn-the-truth/
‘Amazing Grace,’ Celebrates 250 Years Of New Mercies: https://thefederalist.com/2022/12/30/the-most-famous-new-years-day-hymn-amazing-grace-celebrates-250-years-of-new-mercies/
Why does the Bible describe the moon as a light? | GotQuestions.org: https://www.gotquestions.org/moon-light.html
Climate change models mistaken predictions – YouTube – Predicting future climate is difficult. Comparing climate data to the climate models reveals the inadequacy of many models.: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CyVhfUuZryQ
First Things First – Religious Freedom & Who Influenced Jefferson’s Vi AmericanMinute.com-William J. Federer: https://americanminute.com/blogs/todays-american-minute/first-things-first-religious-freedom-who-influenced-jeffersons-views-on-separation-of-church-state-american-minute-with-bill-federer
Mlange Part 1 – A mlange is a mixture, a medley, an array of miscellany combined together for a common purpose. That is what you will find in the next issues of Solid Ground-a potpourri of thoughts and reflections addressing issues I think will be relevant to you as an ambassador for Christ. This issue covers Practicing Prophecy, Skepticism about the Flood based on other flood myths, encounter on plane with someone reading over Greg’s shoulder, pro-life (abortion and death penalty), Transitional Fossils: https://www.str.org/w/melange-part-1
If a Fetus Isn’t a Human Being | Evolution News – At the heart of the abortion debate are two sets of questions: scientific questions and moral questions. They are both important, and much of the rancor and division in the abortion debate stems, I think, from conflation of scientific and moral issues. They are not the same.: https://evolutionnews.org/2022/12/2-story-of-2022-if-a-fetus-isnt-a-human-being-what-is-it/
Free eBooks – from Pastor Shane Idleman: https://westsidechristianfellowship.org/free-ebooks/
Why Leftists Like Nicholas Kristof Can Never Reconcile Christianity And The Sexual Revolution – The rules provided by Christian sexual ethics protect the weak from the selfishness of the strong. It’s an essential part of loving ones neighbor.. To begin with, Christians do not, and should not, focus on Jesus words to the exclusion of the rest of Scripture and common sense. Unenumerated sins are still sins. For example, orthodox Christians have rightly opposed the evils of eugenics, even though Jesus never specifically denounced them, and even when eugenics was seen as the scientifically proven wave of the future. Similarly, if human beings developing in the womb are included among those whom Christ called the least of these, my brothers, then the regime of elective abortion Kristof champions is a monstrous evil, and defeating it must be one of the top goals of Christians in politics. And, thanks be to God, we have won some victories against the violence of abortion, despite the efforts of Kristof to defend it.: https://thefederalist.com/2023/01/02/why-leftists-like-nicholas-kristof-can-never-reconcile-christianity-and-the-sexual-revolution/
Scott Klusendorf defends the pro-life view on the Unbelievable radio show | WINTERY KNIGHT: https://winteryknight.com/2023/01/01/scott-klusendorf-defends-the-pro-life-view-on-the-unbelievable-radio-show-10/
Sin Is Never Inevitable: How to Escape Overwhelming Temptation | Desiring God: https://www.desiringgod.org/articles/sin-is-never-inevitable
Gender, Marriage, and Sex: A Short Summary of What the Bible Teaches: https://think-well.org/2023/01/03/gender-marriage-and-sex-a-short-summary-of-what-the-bible-teaches/
Moral Relativism is One of the Defining Characteristics of Gen Z – Impact 360 Institute: https://www.impact360institute.org/articles/moral-relativism-one-defining-characteristics-gen-z/
How Accurate Is the Bible? | Ken Boa: https://kenboa.org/apologetics/how-accurate-is-the-bible/
Why Young Ex-Christians Are Ex-Christians, According to the Latest Research | Cold Case Christianity: https://coldcasechristianity.com/writings/why-young-ex-christians-are-ex-christians-according-to-the-latest-research/
Which side of the abortion rights debate is backed by scientific evidence? | WINTERY KNIGHT: https://winteryknight.com/2018/02/27/which-side-of-the-abortion-rights-debate-is-backed-by-scientific-evidence/
Privileged Species featuring Dr. Michael Denton – YouTube: https://youtu.be/VoI2ms5UHWg
What Are Some Differences Between The Buddha and Jesus Christ? Bishop’s Encyclopedia of Religion, Society and Philosophy: https://jamesbishopblog.com/2015/05/23/8-quick-differences-between-the-buddha-and-jesus/

Do not say, “I’ll do to him as he has done to me; I’ll pay that man back for what he did.” Proverbs 24:29 Blessings to you all