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Web Content Article · By greg koukl On Jun 29, 2021 12:46 AM
People are attracted to critical race theory out of a desire to fight racism, but
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Web Content Article · By melinda penner On Jun 27, 2019 9:39 PM
On today’s podcast, Greg talks about an article discussing how people who object to radical changes in our society, like transgender bathrooms, are being bullied to abandon their reasonable...
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Web Content Article · By greg koukl On Jun 27, 2019 8:58 PM
Tom Gilson - Critical Conversations: A Christian Parents’ Guide to Discussing
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Web Content Article · By alan shlemon On Mar 12, 2023 7:46 PM
When it comes to answering critical questions about how we humans should live, identify
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Web Content Article · By amy k. hall On May 23, 2023 12:01 AM
Andrew Sullivan recognizes the destructive danger queer theory poses to societal
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Web Content Article · By greg koukl On Aug 31, 2021 5:01 PM
These news tidbits illustrating the ideologically-driven downward trajectory of secular culture are “iceberg tips” connected to a larger story, a spiritual drama that lies behind the headlines.
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Web Content Article · By greg koukl On Jun 26, 2019 11:08 PM
Quantum physics. Ugh. The term itself is enough to make grown men weep and send theologians scurrying. It can also send chills up the spine of the Christian marshalling evidence from science for...
Media Type: Solid Ground Topic: Science
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Web Content Article · By alan shlemon On Dec 12, 2023 9:48 PM
Alan Shlemon introduces his new Stand to Reason University course, “Transgenderism: Truth and Compassion,” explaining why we should listen to God’s direction for our sexuality and clarifying some...
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Web Content Article · By greg koukl On Jun 26, 2019 11:09 PM
Is there a conflict between faith and science? I think not. Rather, I think the current quarrel between the two has been contrived.
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Web Content Article · By greg koukl On Dec 18, 2021 12:23 AM
the followers of Christ continue to thoughtfully engage—with truth and grace—the critical
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Web Content Article · By greg koukl On Jun 27, 2019 8:38 PM
Evolution is on its way out. It’s only a matter of time before the iceberg hits.
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Web Content Article · By alan shlemon On Jun 27, 2019 8:41 PM
Lady Gaga’s mega-hit song, “Born this Way,” expressed what many believe: Homosexuality is hardwired in the genes.
Media Type: Solid Ground Topic: Sexuality and Gender
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Web Content Article · By alan shlemon On Aug 3, 2020 10:21 PM
Lady Gaga’s mega-hit song “Born this Way” sold millions of copies affirming what many people believe: homosexuality is hardwired.
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Web Content Article · By greg koukl On Aug 30, 2022 10:16 PM
Greg answers questions about staying in a hotel that’s had paranormal activity, talking to one’s children about LGBTQ views before they encounter them, and using consciousness as indirect evidence...
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Web Content Article · By greg koukl On Jun 27, 2019 8:35 PM
“The Bible has been changed and translated so many times over the last 2000 years, it’s impossible to have any confidence in its accuracy. Everyone knows that.”
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Web Content Article · By greg koukl On Jun 27, 2019 8:35 PM
Have you ever taken a verbal beating when trying to talk about Jesus? If so, I’ve got a tip for you.
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Web Content Article · By greg koukl On Jun 27, 2019 10:01 PM
Sometimes we can infer Jesus’ view on something we have no record of by listening carefully to His view on a related thing He did weigh in on.
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Web Content Article · By greg koukl On Jun 26, 2019 11:09 PM
For some, ethics is nothing more than a social contract to ensure survival. Compliance is the highest good and breaking ranks the greatest evil, regardless of the issue. This may make sense on...
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Web Content Article · By greg koukl On Jun 26, 2019 11:09 PM
In May of this year, a scientific paper was released that fanned the flames of the evolution/intelligent design debate to new intensity.
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Web Content Article · By greg koukl On Jun 26, 2019 11:09 PM
Is Jesus of the Gospels simply recycled ancient myths?
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Web Content Article · By greg koukl On Jun 27, 2019 8:47 PM
The billboards read: “No God? No Problem. Be Good for Goodness’ Sake,” and “Are You Good without God? Millions Are.”
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Web Content Article · By greg koukl On Jun 26, 2019 11:10 PM
It’s common of late to justify one’s “sexual orientation” by an appeal to nature.
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Web Content Article · By amy k. hall On May 25, 2023 4:09 PM
Chromosome variations other than XY and XX still only produce either a man or a woman, not additional sexes. This short and simple video explains why.
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Web Content Article · By alan shlemon On Nov 30, 2023 7:59 PM
Some people argue that since Eve was formed out of a rib containing male DNA, she was a transgender woman, and therefore God approves of people transitioning. Here’s why this argument doesn’t work.
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Web Content Article · By alan shlemon On Jun 27, 2019 8:42 PM
Alan’s monthly letter for August 2013 The “experts” have spoken. Change in sexual orientation is not possible.
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Web Content Article · By greg koukl On Jun 27, 2019 9:58 PM
The question “Do you take the Bible literally?” comes up with some frequency, and it deserves a response. But it’s an ambiguous question, making it awkward to answer. Here’s how to understand...
Media Type: Solid Ground Topic: Theology
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Web Content Article · By amy k. hall On Oct 1, 2019 11:55 PM
BreakPoint’s symposium on “purity culture” has some interesting thoughts from Christian thinkers on sexual purity and how we should advance the biblical sexual ethic.
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Web Content Article · By tim barnett On Dec 16, 2021 9:24 PM
Christians focus on homosexuality as a sin but ignore other Old Testament laws. Is this hypocritical? Tim Barnett uses his Red Pen Logic to respond to this common objection.
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Web Content Article · By greg koukl On Jun 26, 2019 11:21 PM
Has archaeology unearthed ancient biblical texts that cast doubt on the current canon of Scripture? Is it possible that Christians don’t have the true Bible?
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Web Content Article · By greg koukl On Jun 26, 2019 11:07 PM
Has archaeology unearthed ancient biblical texts that cast doubt on the current canon of Scripture? Is it possible that Christians don’t have the true Bible?
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Web Content Article · By greg koukl On Jun 26, 2019 11:09 PM
Does a biblical view of homosexuality equate to hate?
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Web Content Article · By greg koukl On Apr 25, 2024 9:35 PM
Though many object to the idea of penal substitutionary atonement, here’s how we know Jesus’ blood cleanses from all sin, fully satisfies the divine demand for justice, and rescues us from the...
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Web Content Article · By greg koukl On Apr 28, 2020 12:45 AM
You need to be prepared with specific plans to help you engage atheists’ objections thoughtfully and with grace when you encounter them.
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Web Content Article · By greg koukl On Jun 26, 2019 11:08 PM
The story behind “The Story Behind Who Changed the Bible and Why”
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Web Content Article · By greg koukl On Jun 27, 2019 8:45 PM
I never like the question, “Do you take the Bible literally?”
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Web Content Article · By alan shlemon On Aug 30, 2021 10:05 PM
If some creatures don't fit neatly into a “land” or “sea” category, does that mean it’s possible some human beings don’t fit into “male” or “female”?
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Web Content Article · By alan shlemon On Jun 20, 2023 4:32 AM
When people reject their Maker, they no longer have an external source to tell them who they are, so they often tap into their inner thoughts and feelings to create their own identity. This...
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Web Content Article · By alan shlemon On Jun 26, 2019 10:54 PM
Is there a “gay gene,” and should it change our view of homosexual behavior if there is?
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Web Content Article · By alan shlemon On Jun 27, 2019 8:55 PM
Can sexual orientation change?
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Web Content Article · By melinda penner On Jun 27, 2019 8:52 PM
In the controversy over the Indiana law, comparisons are again being made between same-sex marriage and interracial marriage: We’ve all realized that banning interracial marriage was bigotry and...
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Web Content Article · By greg koukl On Oct 24, 2020 1:04 AM
The Trinity is a huge speed bump for many, especially atheists, Muslims, Mormons, and Jehovah’s Witnesses. Here are some tactical questions you can use to show objectors the Trinity is a solution,...
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Web Content Article · By amy k. hall On Jun 27, 2019 9:53 PM
In an interview in The Guardian, a man who is detransitioning after living 20 years as a woman explains why he regrets transitioning as a 19-year-old.
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Web Content Article · By greg koukl On Jun 27, 2019 9:53 PM
From our biological blueprint, to the fine-tuning of the universe, to the human experience of beauty, morality, and guilt, God is the best explanation for the way things are.
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Web Content Article · By alan shlemon On Jan 8, 2024 11:29 PM
A progressive Christian claims that advocating for pro-gay and pro-trans theology is countercultural and courageous, but is it?
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Web Content Article · By greg koukl On Jun 26, 2019 11:09 PM
Would you die for truth? Of course you would. Multitudes do everyday. Or more precisely, they die because they don’t have truth.
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Web Content Article · By alan shlemon On Jun 27, 2019 8:39 PM
Alan’s monthly letter for June 2013 Do you agree with God? What would it take for you to declare something good that God says is bad?
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Web Content Article · By greg koukl On Jun 26, 2019 11:22 PM
Is homosexuality “natural”? Do gays have a “right” to adopt children?
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Web Content Article · By greg koukl On Apr 23, 2021 10:41 PM
At times, the tsunami of change we’re facing seems overwhelming for its force, dizzying for its speed, and chilling for its darkness. It’s easy to begin feeling helpless, but that is not our path....
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Web Content Article · By brett kunkle On Sep 17, 2021 9:17 PM
Doesn’t Christian witness require love, and doesn’t love require that we use people’s preferred pronouns? No, and here’s why.
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Web Content Article · By greg koukl On Jun 26, 2019 11:09 PM
Each new generation that emerges in culture needs a new generation of Christians to speak to it in its own cultural language.
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Web Content Article · By greg koukl On Jun 26, 2019 11:09 PM
The so-called “New Atheists” grabbing the headlines lately have been creating a stir. These are old-school modernists with an attitude. They’re angry. Not only is theism false and religion...
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Web Content Article · By greg koukl On Jun 27, 2019 8:36 PM
Imagine living in a world in which you couldn’t separate truth from error. You wouldn’t be able to tell food from poison, or friend from foe.
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Web Content Article · By greg koukl On May 21, 2020 9:58 PM
In this issue of Solid Ground I continue with my collection of short vignettes I have collected over the years.
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Web Content Article · By alan shlemon On Mar 12, 2020 3:39 PM
If we don’t end friendships with those who hold to errant theology, will we be contributing to the harm their views are causing in people’s lives?
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Web Content Article · By alan shlemon On Jun 26, 2019 10:52 PM
Homosexuality is here to stay. In fact, it’s becoming more a part of our culture every day. As a result, we need to know the truth and speak it with compassion more than ever.
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Web Content Article · By greg koukl On Dec 15, 2022 2:53 AM
A mélange is a mixture, a medley, an array of miscellany combined together for a common purpose. That is what you’ll find here—a potpourri of thoughts and reflections addressing issues that will be...
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Web Content Article · By greg koukl On Jun 27, 2019 10:02 PM
Peter Boghossian’s A Manual for Creating Atheists teaches atheists a way to engage Christians that he calls “Street Epistemology.” Here’s where his project goes wrong and how you can respond...
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Web Content Article · By alan shlemon On Aug 3, 2020 10:44 PM
It’s often said that if you repeat something loud enough and long enough, people will begin to believe it.
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Web Content Article · By jonathan noyes On Nov 22, 2023 5:01 AM
Our public school system has become a way for the government to indoctrinate your children according to a highly divisive view of sex and sexuality. Here’s how you can respond.
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Web Content Article · By greg koukl On Jun 26, 2019 11:09 PM
I never thought it would happen. There I was, at a dead standstill in the middle of the 405 in Los Angeles traffic, and I didn’t care. The gridlock could continue all day as far as I was concerned.
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Web Content Article · By greg koukl On Jun 26, 2019 10:53 PM
Life Unworthy of Life?
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Web Content Article · By greg koukl On Jun 26, 2019 11:08 PM
It seems like every time I turn around I hear of another prominent Christian thinker or theologian who has embraced Darwinism.
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Web Content Article · By greg koukl On Jun 27, 2019 8:35 PM
Some ideas have the tendency to self-destruct when given the opportunity. Your job is simply to point it out, and then watch the view quietly commit suicide.
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Web Content Article · By greg koukl On Jun 6, 2022 10:43 PM
Greg and Amy explain why the answer to whether Christians should accept people’s self-identified sexualities without questioning them depends on whether those behaviors are morally benign.
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Web Content Article · By jonathan noyes On Feb 29, 2024 9:59 PM
Christianity offers a high view of human value and purpose. Jon Noyes explains how this should impact the way we interact with others, especially friends and family who identify as LGBTQ+.
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Web Content Article · By alan shlemon On Apr 1, 2022 11:38 PM
Is it reasonable to claim that if someone believes in the incarnation, then they can believe a person can change their gender? Alan examines whether the two concepts are similar in a relevant way.
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Web Content Article · By greg koukl On Jun 27, 2019 8:38 PM
When you look up into the midnight sky do you see stars? Or are the lights in the heavens mere appearances, images created in transit? The answer settles the question of whether the creation of the...
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Web Content Article · By greg koukl On Jun 26, 2019 10:53 PM
Not long ago I read a stunning (and scathing) response in a blog post by a Christian woman who was furious with those taking exception with the “Christian” convictions of a well-known Mormon...
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Web Content Article · By greg koukl On Jun 26, 2019 11:09 PM
Infamous New Atheist Christopher Hitchens recently debated Privileged Planet author Jay Wesley Richards at Stanford on the existence of God. In the middle of Richards’s opening remarks, Hitchens...
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Web Content Article · By greg koukl On Jun 26, 2019 11:09 PM
The most taxing objection to the biblical message of salvation that I face is: What about the good, sincere person who has never heard about Jesus?
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Web Content Article · By greg koukl On Jun 27, 2019 9:48 PM
When it comes to spiritual warfare, the New Testament emphasis is not on prayer-infused power encounters, but on something completely different, and if we miss that, then I think we miss the heart...
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Web Content Article · By greg koukl On Jun 26, 2019 11:09 PM
Ethical Stem Cell Research: A Mass of Misconceptions On March 9, 2009, newly elected President Barack Obama signed an Executive Order entitled “Removing Barriers to Responsible Scientific Research...
Media Type: Solid Ground Topic: Bioethics
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Web Content Article · By greg koukl On Jun 27, 2019 9:46 PM
Sometimes, offering an actual case study of a specific set of complaints against your convictions is a good way to learn how the process works. That’s why I decided to walk you through the process...
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Web Content Article · By greg koukl On Jun 27, 2019 9:54 PM
Jesus of Nazareth is a true man of history, but His history started long before He was born. He is a true man, but He is no ordinary man. He is the Son of David, the future King, the promised...
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Web Content Article · By greg koukl On Jan 7, 2020 10:34 PM
The evil one steals the gospel seeds we sow when the message is not understood. This is why we often need to do some spadework to prepare the ground before there can be a harvest—why we need...
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