Saturday, September 29, 2007

The “God Delusion” Debate

Wednesday, October 3rd, 8-10 PM Live on Radio and Internet











Does God Exist?












Can Christianity be explained away scientifically?






Dawkins vs. Lennox

In this season when we are being deluged with a preponderance of presidential political debates, here is one meaningful debate you should not miss.

On Wednesday, October 3rd, from 8-10 pm ET (live) an important debate will take place between Christian apologist Dr. John Lennox and atheist Dr. Richard Dawkins. Both men are from Oxford University and the debate will center on Dawkins’ atheistic views as expressed in his best-seller, The God Delusion.

Here is an opportunity where those on the right, those in the wrong, I mean on the left, and those on the proverbial fence, can all hear for themselves two brilliant human beings debate the existence or non-existence of God. [God must laugh at man’s arrogance, stupidity and pride in ignoring and in denying the massive evidence which God provides to prove His reality.]

The debate will take place in front of a live audience at the Alys Stephens Center in Birmingham, AL. The debate i s currently sold out. But, the debate will be broadcast on the radio, satellite and over the Internet so all of America and most of the world can listen in on it. This is a very important event.

The debate is sponsored by the Fixed Point Foundation, whose goal is to engage the secular culture on critical issues in a thoughtful, respectful manner. The Foundation's
website describes the upcoming event on its website saying that this debate is over arguably “the most critical question of our time: the existence of God. The decision one makes regarding this question has implications that reverberate throughout eternity to be sure, but it also affects temporal existence from government policy to the individual. Historically, man’s belief in the transcendent has served as a restraint on his conduct and provided hope for his future. Now, it is argued, “God is dead”, and man can do very well without him.

“The debate will feature Professor Richard Dawkins, Fellow of the Royal Society and Charles Simonyi Chair for the Public Understanding of Science at Oxford University and Dr. John Lennox (MA, MA, Ph.D., D.Phil., D.Sc.), Reader in Mathematics and Fellow in Mathematics and Philosophy of Science, Green College, University of Oxford.

Dawkins, voted by Europe’s Prospect Magazine as one of the world’s most important intellectuals, is regarded by many as the spokesman for the “New Atheism.” BBC has labeled him “Darwin’s Rottweiler.” He has written numerous best-sellers, most notable among them, his recent book, The God Delusion. TGD has been on The New York Times List of Best-Sellers for over thirty weeks. It is a no-holds-barred assault on religious faith generally, and Christianity specifically. According to Dawkins, one can deduce atheism from scientific study; indeed, he argues that it is the only viable choice.

Lennox, a popular Christian apologist and scientist, travels widely speaking on the interface between science and religion. Like Dawkins, he has dedicated his career to science, but he has arrived at very different conclusions. "It is the very nature of science that leads me to belief in God," he says. Lennox possesses doctorates from Oxford, Cambridge, and the University of Wales. He has written a response to the notion that Science has exposed the Bible as obscurantist in a book titled
God’s Undertaker: Has Science Buried God? The book will be published this fall.

“The debate will center on Dawkins' views as expressed in his best-seller, The God Delusion and their validity over and against the Christian faith. This will be the first significant discussion on this issue in the "Bible Belt." Consequently, we believe that it will focus much public attention on this important issue.”

Moody Radio will partner with The Public Square/
AP Roundtable, which will produce live coverage, to broadcast debate live. In addition. The debate will also be broadcast live by the Salem Radio Network, and their affiliates.

HOW TO HEAR THE DEBATE

You can log on to WCRF-FM radio’s website or other Moody Broadcasting or Salem radio station broadcast or
website streaming Internet and listen live on line. Again, The “God Delusion” Debate will be held on Wednesday, October 3rd, from 8-10 pm ET. Please don’t miss it!

CDs and DVDs of this event will also be available for purchase from Fixed Point Foundation’s website in the coming weeks.

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