Why isn’t God more obvious? This question is often asked in many ways and in many contexts. When prayers go unanswered, why is God silent? When suffering or tragedy strikes, why would God allow this to happen? When struggling over the immense task of evangelism and the countless millions who do not know about God revealed in Jesus Christ, why wouldn’t God want more people ...
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Generally speaking, at Easter-time each year, a series of articles will appear that question the validity of the resurrection of Jesus Christ. The claims are made that we have very little historical evidence for the resurrection – after all, there have not been other “reported and documented” resurrection occurrences since Jes ...
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Six Key Questions to Ask an Atheist
Many times, as Christian theists, we find ourselves on the defensive against the critiques and questions of atheists. Sometimes, in the midst of arguments and proofs, we miss the importance of conversation. These questions, then, are meant to be a part of a conversation. They are not, in and of themselves, arguments or "proofs" for God. ...
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There is often a great deal of internet chatter about books or articles that suggest Jesus is the amalgamation of pagan myths. Perhaps one of the most popular of these internet iterations is that the Jesus story is really stolen from the ancient Egyptian myth of Horus. Of course, the “Jesus as Horus myth” is based on the ...
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This past year, Bill Maher released his film, Religulous, yet another addition to the current assault on theistic belief by what is being called the “new atheists.” Part of Maher’s claim is that religion is the source of great evil in our world, and is the source of making religious believers intellectually suspect, i.e., religulo ...
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Zeitgeist: Addendum is the sequel to the internet film sensation, zeitgeist. Both films created controversy and call into question some of our most basic assumptions about religion and government. Appealing to those who have a penchant for conspiracy, Zeitgeist: Addendum focuses its critique primarily on the U.S. banking system and the Federal Reserve/Central ...
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According to the American Heritage Dictionary, "apologetics" is the "formal argumentation in defense of something, such as a position or system." A Christian "apologetic" is not an apology as we usually use the term, that is, to say you are sorry for something. An apologetics ministry does just the opposite. We use the word "apology" in the s ...
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For particular questions regarding the Islamic faith, we often refer individuals to Answering Islam. This site has many articles and answers to the most common questions raised by Muslims about Christianity, and by Christians about Islam. In addition, we often recommend for individuals to contact the Crescent Project for additional i ...
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Zeitgeist, The Movie is one of the latest installments of internet media out to debunk Christianity. Zeitgeist has created a furor with over one million viewers tuning in on Google. The movie claims that Christianity is simply one among many of the "dying god" myths.
In addition, the book Shattering the Christ Mythdeals specific ...
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RZIM does not have an official ministry position on the doctrines of the Catholic tradition; RZIM focuses its ministry on evangelism and apologetics and strives to stay true to that vision. Some of Ravi Zacharias's favorite authors are Catholic (namely G.K. Chesterton and Malcolm Muggeridge), yet he recognizes that there are significant doctrinal differences between Protestants and Ca ...
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