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Sceptical Bible scholar Bart Ehrman's latest book "Forged" claims that many of the writings of the New Testament are falsely attributed to apostles such as Peter and Paul.  He claims that they were not written by them and that a deliberate deception was taking place. Darrell Bock of Dallas Theological Seminary responds, saying that the case for forgery is not as conclusive as Bart claims. They examine the evidence for whether 1 and 2 Peter were written by Peter as well as letters attributed to Paul such as Ephesians and 2 Thessolonians. For Ehrman & "Forged" http://www.bartdehrman.com/ For Darrell Bock http://blogs.bible.org/bock For The Ehrman Project http://ehrmanproject.com/ Also: Order Unbelievable? The Conference on DVD http://www.premier.org.uk/dvd Book in for the October Reasonable Faith UK Tour at http://www.premier.org.uk/craig For more Christian/non-Christian debate visit http://www.premier.org.uk/unbelievable or get the MP3 podcast http://ondemand.premier.org.uk/unbelievable/AudioFeed.aspx or Via Itunes   You may also enjoy:   Unbelievable? 29 Aug 2009 - Richard Bauckham on the Gospels - pt 1 Jesus and the Eyewitnesses part 1 : Richard Bauckham and James Crossley Unbelievable? 3 Jan 2009 "Misquoting Jesus" Ehrman & Williams Bart Ehrman & Peter Williams - "Misquoting Jesus: Do we have the original writings of the New Testament?" Join the discussion at the Premier Community http://www.premiercommunity.org.uk/group/unbelievable and via Facebook and Twitter

Critics of Christianity sometimes make the case that Hitler was a Christian and that it influenced the Nazi regime.  Is that true?  Critics of atheism sometimes make the case that Stalin's atheism was a driving motivation for his murderous regime.  Is that true?   Peter Harris is a historian and Christian apologist.  Ed Turner is a solicitor and atheist blogger.  They discuss the historical evidence for and against both points of view. For Peter Harris see http://www.bethinking.org/right-wrong/intermediate/dawkins-and-the-abuse-of-history.htm For Ed Turner see http://edthemanicstreetpreacher.wordpress.com/ Also: Order Unbelievable? The Conference on DVD http://www.premier.org.uk/dvd Tickets to William Lane Craig's UK tour http://www.premier.org.uk/craig For more Christian/non-Christian debate visit http://www.premier.org.uk/unbelievable or get the MP3 podcast http://ondemand.premier.org.uk/unbelievable/AudioFeed.aspx or Via Itunes   You may also enjoy: Unbelievable? 30 Jul 2011 - Does Religion make people kill?"Does religion make people kill?" Christian Peter Harris & atheist Ed Turner respond to Norway killings Unbelievable? 13 Sep 2008 Christianity on Trial - Part 2 Christianity on trial Pt 2: Can we really look to the Bible and Jesus for morality Join the discussion at the Premier Community http://www.premiercommunity.org.uk/group/unbelievable and via Facebook and Twitter

Recent statistics on abortion in the UK saw just under 190,000 abortions in 2010.  Figures were also released for late abortions carried out because of physical and mental disability. Dr. Wendy Savage of Doctors For A Woman's Choice On Abortion has been campaigning in the pro-choice movement all her life.  She says the right of the woman to choose comes before the rights of the foetus.  She has personally carried out many abortions, offering services in New Zealand before the law was liberalised. Madeleine Flannagan is part of the New Zealand MandM apologetics blog and has been involved in the Pro-life movement there.  She says that assigning a baby in the womb rights at a certain point of pregnancy is arbitrary and that the safest option is to assume from conception that they hold the same human rights as a newborn.  They discuss whether abortion law devalues those with disabilities, at what point a foetus becomes a baby and whether the rights of the mother trump the rights of the child. For Doctors for a Woman's Choice on Abortion http://www.dwca.org/ For MandM resources on abortion http://www.mandm.org.nz/tag/feticide Also: Order Unbelievable? The Conference on DVD http://www.premier.org.uk/dvd Tickets to William Lane Craig's UK tour http://www.premier.org.uk/craig For more Christian/non-Christian debate visit http://www.premier.org.uk/unbelievable or get the MP3 podcast http://ondemand.premier.org.uk/unbelievable/AudioFeed.aspx or Via Itunes   You may also enjoy: Unbelievable? 23 Jan 2010 - Abortion - Pro-choice Evan Harris MP vs Pro-life Sarah Macken Unbelievable? 19 Jan 2008 Abortion Abortion - pro-life vs. pro-choice. Unbelievable? 12 Jan 2008 Embryology and medicine Human Fertilisation & Embryology - are we playing God? Join the discussion at the Premier Community http://www.premiercommunity.org.uk/group/unbelievable and via Facebook and Twitter

On Fri 22 July 2011 tragedy struck Norway as Anders Breivik detonated a bomb in Oslo and shot dozens of people ont he island of Utoya. Soon afterwards news media were referring to Breivik as a "Christian fundamentalist"  But was he a Christian and did faith influence the terrible actions he took? Peter Harris is a historian and Christian apologist.  Ed Turner is a solicitor and atheist blogger.  They discuss what Breivik appeared to believe and whether religion leads people to do evil things. For Peter Harris see http://www.bethinking.org/right-wrong/intermediate/dawkins-and-the-abuse-of-history.htm For Ed Turner see http://edthemanicstreetpreacher.wordpress.com/ Also: Order Unbelievable? The Conference on DVD http://www.premier.org.uk/dvd Tickets to William Lane Craig's UK tour http://www.premier.org.uk/craig For more Christian/non-Christian debate visit http://www.premier.org.uk/unbelievable or get the MP3 podcast http://ondemand.premier.org.uk/unbelievable/AudioFeed.aspx or Via Itunes   You may also enjoy:   Unbelievable? 19 Sep 2009 - Would Europe be better off Atheist or Christian? David Robertson, Ed Turner & Richard Morgan Unbelievable? 3 Nov 2007 - The New Atheism Barry Duke and David Marshall Debate Join the discussion at the Premier Community http://www.premiercommunity.org.uk/group/unbelievable and via Facebook and Twitter

Richard Weikart is a Christian and professor of History at California State University. He has drawn controversial conclusions regarding the role of Darwinism in providing a rationale for Hitler's Nazi ideology. Hector Avalos is an atheist and Professor of Religious Studies at Iowa State University.  He disagrees with Weikart, saying that Christian anti-semitism is the more likely explanation for Nazi ideology. For Weikart see http://www.discovery.org/p/37 For "Hitler's Ethic" http://www.amazon.co.uk/Hitlers-Ethic-Pursuit-Evolutionary-Progress/dp/0230112730/ref=ntt_at_ep_dpt_2 For Avalos see http://www.philrs.iastate.edu/avalos.shtml Also: Order Unbelievable? The Conference on DVD http://www.premier.org.uk/dvd Tickets to William Lane Craig's UK tour http://www.premier.org.uk/craig For more Christian/non-Christian debate visit http://www.premier.org.uk/unbelievable or get the MP3 podcast http://ondemand.premier.org.uk/unbelievable/AudioFeed.aspx or Via Itunes   You may also enjoy:   Unbelievable? 16 Jan 2010 - "Expelled" The Movie - Stephen C Meyer vs. Peter Atkins   Unbelievable? 25 Oct 2008 Is religion responsible for war? Join the discussion at the Premier Community http://www.premiercommunity.org.uk/group/unbelievable and via Facebook and Twitter

Scottish pastor and apologist David Robertson returns for a show interacting with three UK atheist listeners of the show. "Hasn't the experience of common morality around the world shown that we have no need of a divine law giver?" asks Jim.  Andrew shares his positive experience of church as an atheist and how best to understand those of other viewpoints. John questions the atheist/agnostic labels we often use.  For David Robertson http://www.solas-cpc.org Also: Order Unbelievable? The Conference on DVD http://www.premier.org.uk/dvd For more Christian/non-Christian debate visit http://www.premier.org.uk/unbelievable or get the MP3 podcast http://ondemand.premier.org.uk/unbelievable/AudioFeed.aspx or Via Itunes   You may also enjoy: Unbelievable? 18 Jun 2011 - Is a secular society a more tolerant one? David Robertson debates Terry Sanderson Unbelievable? 5 Mar 2011 - Grill a Christian Round 3 & Unbelievable? Conference announcement Join the discussion at the Premier Community http://www.premiercommunity.org.uk/group/unbelievable and via Facebook and Twitter

William Lane Craig & AC Grayling debated at the Oxford Union in 2005.  Does the existence of evil and suffering in the world preclude the existence of the Christian God? Book for the UK Reasonable Faith Tour 2011 Info at http://www.bethinking.org/craig Book Tickets at http://www.premier.org.uk/craig William Lane Craig is Research Professor of Philosophy at Talbot School of Theology California, and arguably the world’s foremost defender of historic Christianity AC Grayling is the UK's most noted atheist Professor of Philosophy. He recently pre-resigned as incoming President of the British Humanist Association after controversy surrounding his New College of the Humanities. After refusing an invitation to debate the Existence of God during the coming UK William Lane Craig Reasonable Faith Tour in October this year, he publicly stated that he had never debated Craig before. We beg to differ. For more Christian/non-Christian debate visit http://www.premier.org.uk/unbelievable or get the MP3 podcast http://ondemand.premier.org.uk/unbelievable/AudioFeed.aspx or Via Itunes If you enjoyed this programme you may also enjoy Unbelievable? 19 Jul 2008 American Masters of Apologetics Pt 2: William Lane Craig. Unbelievable? 8 Jan 2011 William Lane Craig reviews his debate with Richard Dawkins. Join the discussion at the Premier Community http://www.premiercommunity.org.uk/group/unbelievable and via Facebook and Twitter

Many new atheist writers have claimed that a new age of enlightened secular rationalism has rescued Western civilisation from the stranglehold of backwards and archaic Christian influence. David Bentley Hart says those who make such claims are suffering from an "atheist delusion".  His book "Atheist delusions: The Christian revolution and its fashionable enemies" recently won the Michael Ramsey Prize for theological writing. Terry Sanderson of the UK's national Secular Society claims we are better off than we have ever been in an increasingly secular society and that the freedoms and values we hold do not require a Christian foundation. Bentley Hart believes that Terry is deluded by a new atheist myth of secular "progress" when the history of Christianity and secularism actually tell a different story. The Michael Ramsey Prize website http://www.michaelramseyprize.org.uk/ For David Bentley Hart http://davidbhart.blogspot.com/ For Terry Sanderson http://www.secularism.org.uk/ Also: Order Unbelievable? The Conference on DVD http://www.premier.org.uk/dvd For more Christian/non-Christian debate visit http://www.premier.org.uk/unbelievable or get the MP3 podcast http://ondemand.premier.org.uk/unbelievable/AudioFeed.aspx or Via Itunes   You may also enjoy: Unbelievable? 18 Jun 2011 - Is a secular society a more tolerant one? David Robertson debates Terry Sanderson Unbelievable? 29 Aug 2009 - Richard Bauckham on the Gospels - pt 1  Richard Bauckham and James Crossley. Unbelievable? 5 Sep 2009 - Bauckham on the Gospels - Pt 2 Richard Bauckham & James Crossley. Join the discussion at the Premier Community http://www.premiercommunity.org.uk/group/unbelievable and via Facebook and Twitter

This week we air a debate that recently took place on whether Britain's increasingly secular society is thereby a more tolerant one.  Does secularisation bring a level playing field for everyone, or are Christians now being marginalised for their beliefs? David Robertson is a church pastor and author who runs the Solas Centre for Public Christianity.  He debates with Terry Sanderson, spokesperson for the National Secular Society. Justin also speaks to both for their reflections on the debate and its implications for society. The debate took place at Gunnersbury Baptist Church - the full recording with audience Q&A can be accessed at http://www.gunnersburybaptistchurch.org/events/viewmp3.php?mp3=39-0 Also: Order Unbelievable? The Conference on DVD http://www.premier.org.uk/dvd For more Christian/non-Christian debate visit http://www.premier.org.uk/unbelievable or get the MP3 podcast http://ondemand.premier.org.uk/unbelievable/AudioFeed.aspx or Via Itunes If you enjoyed this programme you may also enjoy: Unbelievable? 20 Feb 2010 - "Is Christianity good for us?" Michael Shermer vs. David Robertson US atheist Michael Shermer debates Scottish apologist David Robertson Unbelievable? 18 Apr 2009 - "I am a Christian" - Are Christians being marginalised? Peter Kerridge, Terry Sanderson and Andrea Williams Join the discussion at the Premier Community http://www.premiercommunity.org.uk/group/unbelievable and via Facebook and Twitter

"Unbelievable? The Conference" is available now on DVD - http://www.premier.org.uk/dvd Justin introduces two elements of the conference. Professor John Lennox, Scientist and Christian apologist gave the opening address "What are we apologising for?" We also hear a round table discussion with audience Q&A that took place between Conference speakers David Robertson, David Instone-Brewer, Jay Smith and Mark Roques. They discuss questions on Old Testament reliability, whether apologists need to agree theologically and Osama Bin Laden. These and all 9 seminars from the conference are available on DVD - http://www.premier.org.uk/dvd You can hear more programmes and find great resources at http://www.premier.org.uk/unbelievable For more Christian/non-Christian debate visit http://www.premier.org.uk/unbelievable or get the MP3 podcast http://ondemand.premier.org.uk/unbelievable/AudioFeed.aspx or Via Itunes Join the discussion at the Premier Community http://www.premiercommunity.org.uk/group/unbelievable and via Facebook and Twitter