Example Of An Apologist Research Paper

Christianity is one of the most influential religions on both ancient and modern Western society, with the religion based on the teachings of the prophet Jesus Christ who lived approximately between the years of 5 BC and 33 AD. It is claimed that Christ was the son of God whose spirit was embodied and sent to Earth as a human being to bring peace and prosperity to the less fortunate, and absolve the world of its sin. Jesus preached a doctrine of a supreme monotheistic god who ruled over the universe, as well as ethics and morals especially centred on the concept of faith and forgiveness. If one was to live their life in accordance to the Will of God and the teachings of Christ found in the written word of the Holy Bible, one would be absolved of their sin and ascend to the spiritual realm of God, known as Heaven, after their physical death.

As I sit at my lunch table with my friends while they have a discussion about the government, I begin to ponder how people can find so much enjoyment from having a conversation of such meager substance and no real input or outside ideas. While I begin to question our beliefs, I do not initially say anything out of fear of being ostracized from the group. Likewise, I sit in silence, surrounded but isolated by those that I viewed as friends.

Alister McGrath, from the very beginning of this book, plainly states what the dangerous idea is all about. “The dangerous new idea, firmly embodied at the heart of the Protestant

Throughout time, humorists have been able to pull off a phenomenon, which allows for others to laugh about sensitive, stressful topics. With talent, humorists are able to captivate positive emotion from their audience and allow for society to see delicate issues in an unbiased view. Although humorists are commonly seen as people who only intend to entertain, humorists purposefully say things through their work that allow for hard issues to be spoken or illustrated.

Henry, M. (2003). I am the truth: toward a philosophy of Christianity. Stanford, Calif: Stanford University Press.

Westboro Baptist Church is a Church full of many people who protest at many military funerals. There are many people like the people in Westboro Baptist Church, those are the type of people who hate America. In the year 2013, Westboro Baptist Church was counter-protested at a military funeral. People who hate America and the people who fought for them, should be removed from this country. Westboro Baptist Church is one of the many people who protest at military funerals, there are many more who hate America even though we send people out to fight for them, if those people think that America is not worth their love, then they should be removed and sent to the nearest country, People should be able to understand, that America is a country that fights for everyone’s freedom, and their rights.

In The Next Christians, Gabe Lyons presents how the next generation of Christians turns the tide by bringing the truth of the Gospel to bear on our changing, secular society. While many Christians are worrying about the growing disregard for Christians and deviation from our faith, Gabe holds an optimistic attitude and believes now we are restorers, and Christianity’s best day are yet to come

Our town rests over many acres of forestry, lakes and valleys, where we get our food, inspiration, entertainment and shelter from. We respect the earth we live on and make sure only to take what we need from it. Decoris is a society of peace, where respect and generosity matter most. We believe in discussing issues with the entire community and respecting everyone’s values equally. Homophobia, sexism, racism and stereotypes are left in the past because we believe in the complete equality that everyone so deserves. From birth, our children are taught that and we treat them as equally valuable members of community. They work side by side with the adults, to help work move faster and to learn about jobs so they can choose what to be when they

From the birth to the age of eighteen children receive approximately thirty immunizations not counting the annual flu shot starting after six months of age. These vaccines protect against sixteen diseases that can be fatal to not only babies, but to adults as well. The diseases that can be vaccinated against are varicella also known as chicken pox, diphtheria, tetanus, whooping cough, haemophilus influezae type B, Hepatitis A and B, influenza, measles, mumps, rubella, meningococcal meningitis, pneumococcal pneumonia, polio, and roto virus. Some of the many symptoms of these diseases are fever, diarrhea, muscle aches, nausea and vomiting, headaches, and breathing difficulties. Vaccines prevent the spread of these deadly diseases and should be given to all children that can receive them. There are many doubts about the effectiveness and adverse reactions to the immunizations, but in my opinion the benefits out-weight the risks.

Levine’s book titled The Misunderstood Jew: The Church and the Scandal of the Jewish Jesus proves to be a highly informative resource when trying to understand the intricate relationship between Christianity and Judaism. Levine’s primary objective seems to be a desire to address the idea that there is a vast, irreconcilable disparity between the beliefs and practices of Christians and Jews. Levine’s central argument focuses upon a common misperception of this dissimilarity: it is the result of Jesus being in direct opposition to Judaism. Furthermore, she contends that only a decided openness and interfaith dialogue between Christianity and Judaism can truly provide the most complete and compelling portrait of Jesus’s life and work. To me, the most edifying facet of Levine’s argument was her call to anchor Jesus within the historical and cultural context in which he was teaching in order to best understand his work and his message. Levine not only provides support for this idea throughout The Misunderstood Jew, but near the end of the novel also offers up ways in which both Christians and Jews can reconcile these two ostensibly conflicting perceptions of Jesus. Therefore, in this essay, I will analyze Levine’s arguments regarding the importance of historical/cultural context in Chapter One and Chapter Four while synthesizing it with her solutions presented in Chapter Seven.

As a postmodernist, I believe that the advancements of technology would have a very adverse effect on my ideas and writing. The fact that we could communicate better means that I would have the opportunity to stay much more informed than before. All of the information that I would need to expend a large amount of time and effort to find would become much easier to obtain therefore making it so that I could attain even more information or spend more time on my writing.

In this video, Bishop Barron comments on the seemingly viral video “Why I Hate Religion, But Love Jesus.” Initially upon watching the video, it appeared to be an engaging way to criticize the flaws with modern religion, but Barron explains how the speaker’s ideas are inconsistent with the Catholic Faith. He seems to take a Lutheran stance on salvation as he implies that only faith is needed to be saved. As Catholics, we know faith and good works are both necessary components to achieve eternal happiness in Heaven. Equally important is the confusion surrounding the speaker’s main message. Barron describes the video as overly simplistic, which can be seen in the many verses of the lyrical poem that resemble soundbites or catchphrases.

For one to be an effective apologist, one must understand what an apologist is … and is not. An apologist defends the faith; he does not apologize for it. An apologist contends for the faith; he is not contentious. An apologist limits himself to his opinion, evidence and rationale; he is not disrespectful of the faith and belief of others. An apologist follows Stendahl’s Rules ; he does not express religious bigotry. An apologist is a champion of Jesus and the Golden Rule; he does not dishonor the admonition of Christ to “love thy neighbor as thyself.” In short, an apologist can disagree without being disagreeable, but an apologist cannot truly defend the faith with errant information, false premises, dishonesty and ignorance.

“A lie told once remains a lie but a lie told a thousand times becomes the truth” – Joseph Goebbels, German Reich Minister of Public Enlightenment and Propaganda. This is the exact words of Nazis most famous propagandist in using media as a mass weapon of propaganda and mind control. Could you imagine Germany in 1930s, without Television channel, without the Internet, without every mobile device in your palm, what channel of information will you get? Of course, newspapers, flies, images, celebrities were used as tools for propaganda purposes, designed to provoke a reaction, and ultimately, a form of control over their citizen. Nowadays, with all the advanced of technologies, information can reach everyone in every corner of the Earth, the message is delivered in the subtlest ways, without people’s conscious, has shaped everyone’s decision, or at least shape their behavior toward the decision that the orchestrator want the audience to perceive. With the booming of internet, information sharing seamlessly, we must ask ourselves, the role of media in conveying, shaping the society that we are living in. Let look at few examples of U.S propaganda machine, and later, the particular case of fish sauce in Viet Nam back in October 2016.

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