Category Archives: Ethics & Metaethics

Hell or Heaven: What about those who have never heard the gospel?

Posted on August 25, 2013 by Maryann Spikes

“What about the unevangelized? What happens to those who have never heard the gospel?” Some answer that such people are “without excuse” and reference Romans 1:18-32 and 2:14-15, Psalm 19:1-6, Romans 10:18. However… Being without excuse only means that Gentiles, like Jews … Continue reading →

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Groothuis’ "Christian Apologetics" ch.25: The Problem of Evil

Posted on August 19, 2013 by Maryann Spikes

This chapter of Groothuis’ Christian Apologetics tackles the problem of evil.Related are the appendices dealing with hell and Old Testament issues.Groothuis tackles this issue last because one problem should not defeat the entire cumulative case for Christianity and against atheism–it doesn’t exist in a philosophical … Continue reading →

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Defining the good: The Golden Rule

Posted on August 15, 2013 by Maryann Spikes

http://www.pflaum.com IN DESPERATE NEED OF EDITING/UPDATING, DON’T JUDGE! A major argument for God’s existence is that, if there is no God, there is no “true” good, because truth is that which corresponds to reality, to real being. A common counter-argument … Continue reading →

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Call for submissions to the Christian Carnival: #INHUMAN

Posted on April 30, 2013 by Maryann Spikes

Calling all bloggers: Wednesday, May 1st, 8am-8pm, will you please publish and/or tweet (across all your social networks) a post on late-term abortion, using the #INHUMAN hashtag? There is going to be an #INHUMAN tweetfest: https://www.facebook.com/events/118639345001205 Here are a selection of pro-life … Continue reading →

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#Gosnell tweets you are free to snag

Posted on April 27, 2013 by Maryann Spikes

Please use these tweets to spread awareness about the Kermit Gosnell trial. Fill in any leftover characters by hash-tagging local and main stream media, and your politicians. Join the #inhuman Tweetfest Wednesday, May 1, 8am-8pm. ***For tweet coverage on Gosnell … Continue reading →

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Why do I tweet so much about #Gosnell?

Posted on April 24, 2013 by Maryann Spikes

Before I heard about the Gosnell murder trial, I posted very rarely on abortion, out of sensitivity to the women who have made such a painful choice. I also figured there was no point swimming against the unchangeable culture-of-death tide … Continue reading →

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"Objections to Faith" by David Spikes (12 yrs. old)

Posted on April 13, 2013 by Maryann Spikes

Sometimes people have objections about Christianity, such as “a loving God would never send people to hell,” or “since evil and suffering exist, a good God cannot,” or “miracles contradict science, so they cannot exist.” One objection is that a loving … Continue reading →

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Rejecting grace because the evil don’t pay?

Posted on March 20, 2013 by Maryann Spikes

Do you reject grace because you want people to pay for evil? Remember: You are relatively good by comparison to evil, but not by comparison to Perfect. (retweet) When we stop loving/forgiving, it is because we stopped acknowledging God’s love … Continue reading →

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The Moral Argument

Posted on January 30, 2013 by Maryann Spikes

Update 1/30: Expanded on some things The Moral Argument I don’t like the traditional version of this argument that argues from the moral law to a moral law-giver: Traditional Argument from Morality Premise 1: There is an objective moral law. Premise … Continue reading →

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Poll: What grounds objective moral truth?

Posted on December 31, 2012 by Maryann Spikes

Choose one option from this poll: God wills the good in accordance with his loving nature. The good is a construct of God, man or nature. Nothing, there are only constructs which do not obligate. In other words: What grounds … Continue reading →