STR speaker Alan Shlemon provides a monthly update while answering questions across a wide range of topics including criticisms of Christianity.
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Can We Use the Word “Allah” to Refer to God?
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7:20Alan explains why the word, “Allah” is not a general term for God.Oleh Alan Shlemon
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Which Requires Consent: Puberty or Puberty Blockers?
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10:27Alan responds to the claim that children should be required to consent to puberty.Oleh Alan Shlemon
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Does Christianity, Like Islam, Order the Death of Apostates?
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9:54Some skeptics of Christianity allege that the Bible, like Islam, commands Christians to kill apostates. Alan addresses this claim and explains the three steps he took to resolve this challenge.Oleh Alan Shlemon
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How the Film 1946 Fails to Advance Pro-Gay Theology
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17:27Alan wrote two critical articles about the film, 1946: The Mistranslation that Shifted Culture, prior to ever watching the film. Now that he's seen it, Alan evaluates whether his assessment was correct.Oleh Alan Shlemon
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Alan offers two reasons why every Christian should study how to interpret the Bible.Oleh Alan Shlemon
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Alan provides three tips for how to properly engage online.Oleh Alan Shlemon
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Does Eve Provide Evidence for Transgenderism?
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9:35Alan addresses the claim that because Eve was formed from a male rib, she represents the first transgender woman. Consequently, the Bible (and God) permits transgenderism.Oleh Alan Shlemon
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Christians, Speak Clearly and Not in Christianese
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8:26Alan explains the importance of not speaking in Christianese when you're sharing your Christian convictions.Oleh Alan Shlemon
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Pro-Gay Theology Follows a Pattern of Past Interpretive Mistakes
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8:58Alan points out how the interpretive mistakes made by pro-gay theology advocates today have been made in the past.Oleh Alan Shlemon
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Eight Tips to Become a Professional Apologist
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18:12Alan offers eight tips to help someone who is interested in pursuing part-time or full-time apologetics ministry.Oleh Alan Shlemon
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The Problem with a Christian Attending a Same-Sex Wedding
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15:58Should a Christian attend a same-sex wedding? Alan has attended a same-sex wedding in the past, but believes he made the wrong decision. In this episode, he unpacks his past reasoning, explains why he was mistaken, and offers a practical alternative.Oleh Alan Shlemon
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If Pro-Gay Theology Advocates Could Change the Past, Would that Change the Future Like They Want?
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18:44Alan explains what would happen if someone was to go back in time to 1946 and stop the RSV Bible translation team from using the word “homosexuals.” He unpacks whether this would change the Bible’s teaching on marriage, homosexuality, and sexual ethics today.Oleh Alan Shlemon
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Problems with Creating Your Identity When You Reject God
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9:12When a person rejects God, they’re left to determine for themselves their own identity. Alan unpacks some problems with this approach.Oleh Alan Shlemon
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Why It’s Reasonable to Refuse to Use Preferred Pronouns
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20:14Alan addresses whether it’s reasonable to refuse to use a transgender person’s preferred pronouns.Oleh Alan Shlemon
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Should You Violate Your Conscience to Maintain Your Relationship with an LGBT Person?
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8:12People who identify as LGBT routinely ask their Christian friends and family to accommodate various requests. Are you justified in declining to go along even if it might damage your relationship with them? Alan unpacks his thoughts on this thorny dilemma.Oleh Alan Shlemon
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What Are My Concerns with Andy Stanley’s Unconditional Conference?
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36:48Alan attended Andy Stanley’s Unconditional Conference, an event intended to equip parents and ministry leaders how to reach out to LGBTQ youth. In this episode, Alan provides his assessment of the conference, including three major concerns.Oleh Alan Shlemon
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Why has it become so hard to define a woman? Alan looks at a few definitions that are offered, explains what’s wrong with them, and then offers his own definition.Oleh Alan Shlemon
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Do Christians Have an Ulterior Motive for Being Kind?
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8:17Alan addresses the objection that some people claim Christians are only kind to people so they can convert them.Oleh Alan Shlemon
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Should Abortion Remain Legal So Women Don’t Pursue Back-Alley Abortions?
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7:17Alan offers three steps to respond to the rhetorically powerful, yet flawed argument that women might get injured or killed through dangerous, back-alley abortions if abortion is made illegal.Oleh Alan Shlemon
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The Puzzling Inconsistency of Abortion and Homicide Laws
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6:22Alan describes the inconsistency in current laws surrounding abortion and homicide and offers a simple solution.Oleh Alan Shlemon
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Deconstructing Is Not Reforming Your Faith
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7:52Some Christians and many former Christians are promoting a trendy approach to doubting and questioning your faith called deconstruction. Is it the same as reforming your faith? Alan explains the one key element that distinguishes between the two.Oleh Alan Shlemon
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A recent article in The Guardian displayed some misleading images of what is removed in an abortion from a 9-week pregnancy. Alan explains the problems with the article and the images.Oleh Alan Shlemon
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Man or Maker: Who Has the Answers to Humanity’s Most Critical Questions?
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7:16When it comes to answering critical questions about how we humans should live, identify, and behave sexually, who should we listen to? Man or our Maker?Oleh Alan Shlemon
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Alan addresses a progressive Christian who claims that Jesus wants LGBT people to “come out,” by explaining how he misuses a common literary device.Oleh Alan Shlemon
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Christ’s Crucifixion Isn’t Child Sacrifice
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8:12Some object to the idea that Jesus paid the penalty for our sins through his death on the cross, calling it "child sacrifice." Alan, however, offers three reasons why characterizing it that way is inappropriate.Oleh Alan Shlemon
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