Standard Bearer Academy

An apology for wrongdoing A reasoned defense A religious sermon A philosophical debate

With anger and conviction Only when in church settings With gentleness and respect Only to fellow believers

Morality exists in all cultures The universe exists and began to exist Miracles have been reported throughout history The Bible predicts future events

The beauty of natural landscapes The precision of universal constants necessary for life to exist The ability of humans to create technology The accuracy of astronomical predictions

About 50 About 500 Over 5,800 Over 50,000

That the Old Testament was written much later than believed That the Old Testament text was transmitted with extraordinary accuracy over centuries That the Old Testament contains many errors That the Old Testament was originally written in Greek

Evil is an independent force equal to God Evil is a privation (absence) of good, not a created thing Evil was created by God as a test Evil does not really exist

It shows Paul was a good writer It proves the creed was written by eyewitnesses only It dates to within 3-5 years of the event, eliminating the possibility of legendary development It was written before the Gospels and therefore less reliable

Because many people die for their beliefs Because they were too ignorant to know better Because people may die for beliefs they hold sincerely, but not for what they know to be a lie Because Roman persecution was mild and they were never in real danger

That faith is completely irrational That emotions should replace logical thinking That the deepest truths are apprehended by the whole person, not merely by logic alone That the Bible contradicts reason