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One God, Many Paths?

16 May 2012

In 2011, OICCU (Oxford Inter-Collegiate Christian Union) ran its annual mission entitled “The Pursuit of Happiness”. Michael Ramsden gave one of the main talks, entitled “One God, Many Paths?”. Click below to listen to the talk. Talk: Michael Ramsden Speaking on: One God Many Paths? Download Link right-click link for Save As… options Download audio [...] Read article

Miracles: Is belief in the supernatural irrational?

02 May 2012

Over the past two decades, the Veritas Forum have been hosting vibrant discussions on the toughest questions and engaging the world’s leading universities and colleges with the relevance of Jesus and the Christian perpectives.   John Lennox regularly takes part in Veritas events, and did a five city tour in early Spring. Listen to John Lennox’s [...] Read article

Christianity in the spotlight

02 May 2012

Many Christians have sadly disengaged from the mainstream media, fed up with seeing Christianity portrayed in an unflattering or misleading light. Christian orthodoxy is often misrepresented, and the truth behind the values Christians hold dear are misinterpreted. On the upside, however, there is still plenty of discussion about God in our newspapers, and on our [...] Read article

Restrained by Religion?

02 May 2012

In 2011, OICCU (Oxford Inter-Collegiate Christian Union) ran its annual mission entitled “The Pursuit of Happiness”. Michael Ramsden gave one of the main talks, entitled “Rules, Rules, Rules: Restrained by Religion?”. Click below to listen to the talk (the audio starts with a longish introduction from various OICCU members. Michael’s sessions starts at -52 minutes [...] Read article

Does religion poision everything?

25 Apr 2012

A common claim made by many atheists is that religion causes evil, suffering, division and war. For example, at the Munk Debate in Toronto last November, Christopher Hitchens argued this very point against Tony Blair. Religion, Hitchens claimed, causes sectarianism, division, strife, disagreement, war, poverty and a host of societal evils. In his best-selling book, [...] Read article

What’s wrong with sex before marriage?

18 Apr 2012

How on earth can you answer this question? It is the 21st century after all; surely God doesn’t hate you enough to make you say something so ridiculous and old-fashioned that you will lose all your friends! In the gospels, Jesus was asked many difficult questions and he frequently responded with a question before answering [...] Read article

Loving God: World of Pain

13 Apr 2012

In 2011, OICCU (Oxford Inter-Collegiate Christian Union) ran its annual mission entitled “The Pursuit of Happiness”. Vince Vitale gave one of the main talks, which was entitled “Loving God: World of Pain”. Click below to listen to the talk (the audio starts with a brief introduction from one of the OICCU members). Talk: Vince Vitale [...] Read article

Too good to be true?

11 Apr 2012

You may have heard it said that religion only survives because people desperately want it to be true, because they can’t come to terms with their own mortality (or that of loved ones). It was Sigmund Freud who helped to popularize this idea, as he suggested that the concept of a loving Creator was simply [...] Read article

Why trust the Bible?

04 Apr 2012

The Bible’s Power and Influence In some countries today, the Bible is forbidden. Bringing a Bible into Saudi Arabia, for example, or North Korea, or China, or Libya, or Burma — along with many other countries — can result in expulsion for the westerner or arrest and torture if you’re native to the country. It [...] Read article

Why isn’t God more obvious?

28 Mar 2012

Why is it that God does not seem to approach in a much more obvious way? One answer has been that God’s existence is not a matter of reality and facts. Isn’t it more of a faith position, anyway? More of a leap in the dark than an evaluation of evidence? I would agree that [...] Read article