Atheism

Guests: Doug Sharp and Rich Geer Description: In freshman American Thought and Language class at MSU, a subtle deconstruction of the Christian faith was taught. They presented the sermon by Jonathan Edwards Sinners in the Hands of an Angry God as a typical sermon from the Puritans. They also talked about the Salem witch trials, the Calvinist doctrine of the elect, and finally a treatise by Robert Ingersoll, famous agnostic of the nineteenth century.The nature of atheists or

Doug, Rich and Derek observe that many people are mad at God. It’s a problem with sin in this world. They think that either God is unable to stop it, God created it, or God allows it. The truth is much more profound than that. A number of influential people in the past were mad at God. This was true of Voltaire, Lyell, Darwin and Huxley. Personal circumstances caused them to hate God and desire to get rid of him. Science has suffered as a result, and so has the world. The que

Northern Michigan provides many opportunities to explore the outdoors and experience God’s creation. There is a sense that when you are in the fresh air and in the woods by a lake, that the oppression that you feel when you are in the city or at work leaves. Demons don’t like to dwell there and they don’t take hold of you. In Romans Chapter 1, we understand that because of the evidence from God’s creation, there is no excuse because what He has made reveals his eternal power

Mike Nolan explains that atheism has been out of fashion for quite some time, and though Christians have recently been addressing the arguments of pure atheism successfully, the scenario has shifted quite a bit. The current environment is a mixture of postmodernism, paganism, cults, and other forms of rebellion against God though in many forms appearing like spirituality. Mike takes us on a discovery of the history of atheism starting with the French philosophers who were see

Gentleness is one of the fruits of the Holy Spirit, and without the Holy Spirit, these characteristics are contrary to human nature. Atheistic and pagan cultures do not exhibit gentleness. Philosophies such as fascism and communism that embrace Darwinism are devoid of gentleness. Gentleness = love + joy + peace + meekness. It is not talked about a lot even in Christian sermons and teachings. In II Samuel 22:36 and Psalm 18:35, David credits gentleness in making him great. In

If you were to ask ten questions of an atheist, what would they be? Doug and Rich gives a list of the top ten questions that an atheist would find it tough to answer.

Paul Thompson spent a year teaching English as a second language in the Middle East, and shares with us his observations about the political and religious climate where he traveled.

Kerby Rials is a missionary to Belgium, and he discusses the spiritual climate of Europe. It is interesting that there are atheist churches there that conduct weddings and funerals, but he observes that their atheism is only skin-deep. Deep down, according to Kerby, there are no real atheists. When times get tough, they pray.