God and Morality | Every Idea Has Consequences

Brett’s and Alan’s April newsletters are now posted on the website:

God and Morality by Brett Kunkle: “[W]e don’t want to claim unbelievers cannot know moral truth. Instead, we need to demonstrate that without God, there is no ontological foundation for the existence of morality. Here’s an analogy to illustrate this distinction. Does a person have to believe in the existence of mailmen in order to read the mail they find in their mailbox everyday? No. But what best explains the existence of mail in their mailbox everyday? A mailman. In the same way, unbelievers can affirm moral values and live moral lives, even if they don’t believe in God. However, if they think there are real objective moral truths that exist, they must offer an adequate explanation for the existence of such things. This is the ontological question, and here we can demonstrate the unbeliever does not have a satisfactory answer.” (Read more) 


Every Idea Has Consequences by Alan Shlemon: “Christianity has a history of surviving – even thriving – amidst persecution. For the first few hundred years after its inception, following Christ was illegal and believers were hunted, burned, and fed to lions. Despite the opposition, Christianity experienced explosive growth. I fear that in the upcoming era of hostility, we won’t see growth. Instead, we’ll see decline through two means: cleansing and compromise. Nominal Christians – believers in name only – will abandon Christianity. Since they aren’t firmly rooted in the faith, it will be too costly for them to retain the title “Christian.” Instead, they’ll be cleansed from the Church (John 15:2). Others will compromise. They’ll continue to claim Christ, but will abandon orthodoxy in favor of a more palatable and politically-correct Christianity. By approving of homosexuality and same-sex marriage, they’ll remove themselves as targets.” (Read more)

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