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Bill Nye’s Reasonable Man—The Central Worldview Clash of the Ham-Nye Debate

Last night's debate between Bill Nye and Ken Ham attracted a huge international audience and no shortage of controversy—even before it began. Bill Nye, whose main media presence is as "The Science Guy," and Ken Ham, co-founder of Answers in Genesis a ...

February 5, 2014

The New American Religion: The Rise of Sports and the Decline of the Church

Super Bowl XLVIII may have been a bust as a football game, but it was a blockbuster as a cultural event. The telecast of the event attracted a record 111.5 million viewers, making it the most-watched television event of all-time. That record will mos ...

February 4, 2014

The Briefing 02-04-14

1) Debating the debate: Ken Ham and Billy Nye debate controversial before it starts Evolution vs. creationism | Bill Nye The Science guy takes on Creation Museum founder, Louisville Courier-Journal (Chris Kenning) Debate poses question: Creatio ...

February 4, 2014

The Briefing 02-03-14

1) How much do Super Bowl advertisers think your attention is worth? $4 Million for 30 seconds Super Bowl kicks off world’s richest ad game, Financial Times (Emily Steel) In Las Vegas, Putting a Lot on the Line for the Super Bowl, New York Time ...

February 3, 2014

Ask Anything: Weekend Edition 02-01-14

Your questions this week: 1) Is 'Word of Faith' doctrine a good reason to leave a church? 2) Why would God create people who are doomed to hell? 3) Should I date someone from another denomination? 4) Why don't Evangelicals consider surro ...

February 1, 2014

The Briefing 01-31-14

1) Eric Holder, opposed to death penalty, will seek death penalty in Boston Bombing case Feds seek death penalty for Boston bombing suspect Tsarnaev, CNN (Catherine E. Shoichet) 2) Stem cell breakthrough refutation of what science said was abso ...

January 31, 2014

The Briefing 01-30-14

1) State of the Union: It's not what happened, but what didn't happen State of the Union: Obama Seeks to Narrow Income Gap, Wall Street Journal (Carol E. Lee and Peter Nicholas) Hardened, Obama Strikes Tough Tone for Modest Agenda, New York Tim ...

January 30, 2014

The Briefing 01-29-14

1) Where will the Church of England stand when the UK legalizes gay marriage? Bishops must reject these wicked homophobic views, The Guardian (Andrew Brown) 2) Africa must be "liberated from literal interpretation of the Bible" COMMENTARY: T ...

January 29, 2014

The Briefing 01-28-14

1) The significance and history of the State of the Union address Obama Pursuing a Modest Agenda in State of Union, New York Times (Peter Baker) Democrats Debate How to Discuss Inequality Ahead of Obama Speech, Wall Street Journal (Colleen McCa ...

January 28, 2014

The Briefing 01-27-14

1) Considering the tragedy of "brain death" and the gift of human life Brain-dead Texas woman taken off ventilator, CNN (Caleb Hellerman. Jason Morris and Matt Smith) My sister Terri Schiavo was alive like Jahi McMath, Washington Times (Bobby S ...

January 27, 2014

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