08/15/2010 12:29 PM 84: Where's the magic? This show is a discussion between two people with differing opinions. The atheist sees things one way, and the Christian another. But is there anything supernatural underlying the Christian's viewpoint, or is it simply a matter of who wins the philosophical argument? The Christian God either exists or He doesn't, despite all the arguments we have discussed on this show. But if he does exist, shouldn't it show? Shouldn't the Christian have more than just a good argument? Join Emery and Scott as they try to solve this question, and join them on their letter writing campaign to Stryper. 07/28/2010 12:29 PM 83: Questions for the atheist Questions for atheists seem few and far between. Usually the questions flow the other way. This week Christian guest Mitch McKain tries to reverse that trend, but it's tough getting Emery to stop asking questions while answering them. Topics include sin and free will, why it's easier to go to hell than heaven, and whether reality is objective or subjective. 07/11/2010 12:29 PM 82: The Rev and the Ex Rev Regular forum contributor and ex-minister Exrev (aka Rick Tobin) discusses his recent deconversion from Christianity to atheism with Pastor Scott. 05/23/2010 12:29 PM 81: The Switch What would happen if Scott and Emery switched belief systems? What would Scott's priorities be if he were to become an atheist, and Emery's if he were to become a Christian? Would it be wine, women and song for Scott, and holy water and wafers for Emery? Find out on this episode. But watch out, fire and brimstone are involved. 05/10/2010 12:29 PM 80: Unitarian Universalism UUers rejoice! Josh Hooper introduces Unitarian Universalism to Scott and Emery. What do UUers believe anyway? Are they just being dogmatically undogmatic? Join us and find out. 04/25/2010 12:29 PM 79: The Resurrection What's the big deal about Jesus' resurrection? Doesn't the soul survive death anyway? If so, then Jesus' survival isn't exactly remarkable. Is it the fact he was reanimated? But hadn't that been done before with others, more than once? Join Emery and Scott as they discuss what Christian resurrection actually entails, and whether God merely saved us from a problem of his own making. 04/14/2010 12:29 PM 78: Norton returns to discuss life, evolution, and the value of things in a Christian world We're excited to have Norton, the original Christian co-host of the show, back for an episode to discuss life in the interim. Topics include adoption and trying to have kids, why science convinces Norton to embrace evolution but doesn't cause him to reject the resurrection, and whether people have more value when they are infinitely reproducible or just one of a kind. 03/29/2010 12:29 PM 77: When good Chinese Christian boys go bad What makes someone from a good Christian family with a nice church and loving parents turn to the dark side of atheism?. Find out as Dr. Tony, who isn't a psychotherapist but plays one online, tries to find out. 03/08/2010 12:29 PM 76: Earthquakes, Toyotas, leaving your faith, and of course, sex. Join us this episode as Scott and Emery discuss the recent earthquakes and whether God should face a Congressional hearing for defective design like the president of Toyota, how to tell your family that you're no longer a Christian, and whether or not that little clause in Ephesians about wives submitting to husbands was really a good idea. 02/15/2010 12:29 PM 75: Happy Sex Month. February is sex month at Scott's church. This week's show feature's Scott's sermon on marital sex, delivered to his faithful parishioners the previous Sunday. Using 1 Corinthians 7 as the starting point, Scott gives his interpretation of Biblical norms regarding sex between spouses, while Emery finds the norms too narrow to fit the varieties of human sexual experience. They both agree that a responsible attitude toward sex, however, is more important than what can and cannot be done. Happy Valentine's day everyone! 01/11/2010 12:29 PM 74: Happy New Year, homelessness, microlending, and G-d. And toasters. Happy new year everyone, better late than never. Join Scott and Emery in the first podcast of the new decade where they discuss homelessness, the power of religion in charity, taking the Lord's name in vain, testing God, microlending, and ideas for the new year. And as always, buy Stryper stuff. 12/20/2009 12:29 PM 73: End of the year podcast Merry Christmahanukwanzasolstica, and a happy new year to all! Join Emery and Scott for the end of the year podcast where they bestow Christmas wishes, discuss the future of the show, and dream of an Atheist-Christian alliance at the soup kitchen. Best wishes to everyone for a happy holiday season and prosperous and peaceful new year! 11/13/2009 12:29 PM 72: Nazis, brothers in law, and communication Is God like your brother in law? Is Christianity like Naziism? Join us this week as we discuss how civil discourse between Christians and atheists should be conducted, and test those rules by delving into some stick issues. 10/25/2009 12:29 PM 71: Movies, marathons, and morality Watch Ang Lee's "Lust, Caution," don't pray before marathons, follow Jesus rather than the Bible, and don't believe in objective morality. And that's just the beginning of what happens when Scott and Emery find themselves without a guest for a change, and much to catch up on. This week we discuss various things that have been on our minds, as well as continue a question started on the last episode: what is the Christian or the atheist missing out on by refusing to adopt the other's world view? 10/10/2009 12:29 PM 70: Grilled Pastor for Two We're glad to welcome Ed Buckner, president of American Atheists, to the show to help Emery de-convert Pastor Scott. It starts out innocently enough, but soon the good pastor is knee deep in the barbeque pit. Ed keeps turning up the heat, yet Scott manages to serve up a pleasing aroma to the Lord. Listen as Ed talks about the goals of atheism, and Scott gets a dose of the "you don't know what you're missing" type arguments Christians often use on Emery. 09/19/2009 12:29 PM 69: Cardinal virtues Join Emery and Wonders as they explore the reasons each rejects the other's world view. Find out why Wonders could never be an atheist, and why Emery cannot accept the Christian world view. 09/03/2009 12:29 PM 68: Back to the Garden, part 2 Josiah joins us once again from Canada where life is like a box of chocolates, Rush rules, and Stryper comes in a distant but fabulous second. What's this all about? Tune in as Scott, Josiah, and Emery continue the discussion on free will and obedience, and what it is that God wants us to do anyway. And oh yeah, Christian hair bands and Disney. 08/27/2009 12:29 PM 67: Discussion with Frank Turek We're honored to have Frank Turek, co-author of "I Don't Have Enough Faith to Be an Atheist" on the show this week. Frank takes time off his busy schedule to talk to Scott and Emery about his book and his recent debates with Christopher Hitchens. Check out those debates on crossexamined.org, then come on back and listen to our discussion. 08/20/2009 12:29 PM 66: Back to the Garden Seminary student Josiah Meyer joins Scott and Emery to tackle what may be the bedrock disagreement between Christians and atheists, namely sin. What is it? Why should Eve have been punished? What did she do that was so wrong? Join us in this first of a series on sin with our special guest Josiah. 08/02/2009 12:29 PM 65: Parenting Emery's bar exam is over, and Scott has a new baby! Join us as we catch up from our brief hiatus and talk about God, parenting, faith healing, and how a Christian parent deals with the possibility of a child in hell. 07/05/2009 12:29 PM 64: Wrap up of Norm Geisler's book, and a look at Jesus Scott and Emery give their final impressions on the book "I Don't Have Enough Faith to be an Atheist" on this, the 4th of July weekend of 2009. 06/24/2009 12:29 PM 63: Interview with ex-Christian satirist Brother Russell Brother Russell, ex-Christian satirist and co-founder of losingmyreligion.com joins Scott and Emery to share some of his classic bits, and talk about how he went from fundamentalism to where he is today. 06/14/2009 12:29 PM 62: Geisler book ch. 11-12, reliability of Gospels and the Resurrection Back to the book: this week Wendell and Tony join us to discuss the accuracy of the Gospel accounts and support for the Resurrection accounts as laid out in chapters 11-12 of "I Don't Have Enough Faith to be an Atheist." 06/08/2009 12:29 PM 61: Conversation with Pastor Danny Edge about the nature of God Scott is on vacation this week, so we're airing a conversation Emery taped a couple months ago with Church of Christ Prophecy minister Danny Edge. No new apologetic ground is broken, but an interesting conversation results. 05/31/2009 12:29 PM 60: Geisler book ch. 9-10, reliability of gospels Chapters 9-10 of Geisler's book "I Don't Have Enough Faith to be an Atheist:" A look at the reliability of the Gospels, with guests Tony and Wendell. 05/24/2009 12:29 PM 59: Geisler book ch. 8 (miracles) Chapter 8 of Geisler's book "I Don't Have Enough Faith to be an Atheist:" Miracles, do they occur, and what they say about God. 05/17/2009 12:29 PM 58: Geisler book ch. 7 (moral argument) Chapter 7 of Geisler's book "I Don't Have Enough Faith to be an Atheist:" the Moral Argument for God 05/10/2009 12:29 PM 57: Geisler book ch. 6 (evolution) What are the implications of the evolution/ID debate? Emery and Scott tackle this thorny issue in their survey of chapter 6 of Geisler's book "I Don't Have Enough Faith to be an Atheist." 05/03/2009 12:29 PM 56: Geisler book ch. 5b (TAG) A discussion of the Transcendental Argument for God, part of chapter 5 of the Geisler book. Also, some listener questions. 04/26/2009 12:29 PM 55: Geisler book, ch. 5a Tony joins us again to discuss chapter 5, where the authors expand on the watch in the desert argument by inferring design in nature. 04/19/2009 12:29 PM 54: Geisler book, ch. 4 Join Scott, Tony, and Emery for a discussion of the Design Argument for God. Is the "fine tuning" of the universe evidence for God, or did life merely adapt to fit the universe it found itself in? 04/12/2009 12:29 PM 53: Geisler book, ch. 3 It's the Cosmological argument for God, on this Easter day 2009. Join Emery and Scott and Christian guest Tony as they delve into God and the Big Bang theory as they look at Chapter 3 of "I Don't Have Enough Faith to be an Atheist." 04/05/2009 12:29 PM 52: Geisler book, ch. 2 Jason joins Scott and Emery to discuss chapter 2 of Norman Geisler's book "I Don't Have Enough Faith to Be an Atheist." Topics include morality and predicting the moral actions of the Christian God, Pascal's wager, and Scott's take on Biblical inerrancy. 03/22/2009 12:29 PM 51: Geisler book, ch. 1 Pastor Scott joins Emery to discuss chapter 1 of Norman Geisler's book "I Don't Have Enough Faith to Be an Atheist." Today's topic is absolute vs. relative truth. 03/15/2009 12:29 PM 50: Geisler book, intro and preface Pastor Scott joins Emery in part 1 of a series of shows looking at Norman Geisler's book "I Don't Have Enough Faith to Be an Atheist." Today they discuss the foreword and intro. 03/08/2009 12:29 PM 49: Conservative vs. Liberal Christianity Scott and Tony join Emery to discuss conservative vs. liberal Christian views on sex, scripture, and other things. 02/22/2009 12:29 PM 48: Sex, part 2 Scott Barger joins Emery once again to continue the discussion on sex. 02/08/2009 12:29 PM 47: Sex! Scott Barger joins Emery to talk about Christian attitudes on sex and abstinance. 08/10/2008 12:29 PM 46: Are unbelievers without excuse? Evangelical Christian Tony English joins Emery to discuss nonbelievers' culpability for their unbelief. 07/23/2008 12:29 PM 45: Supernatural experiences as proof of Christianity How much should personal, supernatural experiences count in one's faith? Does God afford everyone an equally convincing supernatural encounter? Join Emery and Jesse as they discuss Jesse's own "Damascus Road" experience. 06/27/2008 12:29 PM 44: Christian group behavior Shouldn't Christians as a group behave better than non-Christians, especially since only Christians have the transforming power of Christ? If not, why not? Pastor Scott and atheist Emery try to figure it out. 06/15/2008 12:29 PM 43: Why be a Christian? Pastor Scott and Emery discuss why it is that he remains a Christian, despite doubts and uncertainties he has about his faith. Hosts: Emery and Scott 06/01/2008 12:29 PM 42: Why did Jesus die? Pastor Scott and Emery discuss Christian concepts of why Jesus died, and try to differentiate forgiveness from appeasement. Hosts: Emery and Scott 05/25/2008 12:29 PM 41: Christian essentials Pastor Scott joins us again to discuss what beliefs are essential for a person to be a real Christian. Hosts: Emery and Scott 05/21/2008 12:29 PM 40: Gay marriage Gay marriage and the California supreme court decision: a discussion with law student Jesse Cowell. Hosts: Emery and Jesse 03/02/2008 12:29 PM 39: Consciousness Josh returns to discuss the philosophical underpinnings of consciousness, and whether it can evolve from a purely natural universe. Hosts: Emery and Josh 02/17/2008 12:29 PM 38: Hell and God's justice Ex-Christian David discusses hell and God's justice with Emery and Wonders for Oyarsa. Hosts: Emery and Wonders for Oyarsa 02/02/2008 12:29 PM 37: The modern church A discussion of the modern church, why God created us, and free will with longtime forum poster, Narsil. Hosts: Emery and Narsil 01/26/2008 12:29 PM 36: Christian difficulties A discussion of Christian difficulties with pastor Scott Barger. Hosts: Emery and Scott 01/20/2008 12:29 PM 35: Atheism and agnosticism Atheism, agnosticism and "why get up" with pastor Scott Barger. Hosts: Emery and Scott 11/30/2007 12:29 PM 34: The Beowulf movie A discussion of the Beowulf movie and its underlying Christian themes. Hosts: Emery and Wonders for Oyarsa 10/21/2007 12:29 PM 32: Genesis 1-11 Wonders for Oyarsa is back to discuss Genesis 1-11. Hosts: Emery and Wonders for Oyarsa 10/14/2007 12:29 PM 31: Free will and sin Josh from Theologyweb.com joins Emery to discuss free will and sin from a philosophical perspective. Hosts: Emery and Josh 10/07/2007 12:29 PM 30: Christianity and art Jayson from Theologyweb.com joins Emery to discuss art and Christianity. Hosts: Emery and Jayson 09/30/2007 12:29 PM 29: Job A discussion about Job, with Wonders for Oyarsa, author of the blog at www.wondersforoyarsa.blogspot.com. Hosts: Emery and Wonders for Oyarsa/ 02/04/2007 12:29 PM 28: War and the sanctity of life A discussion of war, and how that impacts the Christian belief that life is sacred. Hosts: Norton and Emery 10/07/2006 12:29 PM 27: Fundamentalism A discussion of Christian fundamentalism with guest Valerie Tarico. Hosts: Norton and Emery 08/27/2006 12:29 PM 26: Heaven and free will How can there be both free will and no sin in heaven? Hosts: Norton and Emery 07/02/2006 12:29 PM 25: Guardian angels Do guardian angels exist, and if so, what are the moral implications? Hosts: Norton and Emery 06/18/2006 12:29 PM 24: Co-existence How do Christians and atheists co-exist? Hosts: Norton and Emery 06/06/2006 12:29 PM 23: Christian hypocrisy A discussion of Christian hypocrisy and how it affects the ability of others to believe. Hosts: Norton and Emery 06/01/2006 12:29 PM 22: Homosexuality A look at sex and homosexuality. Hosts: Norton and Emery 05/22/2006 12:29 PM 21: The Da Vinci Code A look at the Da Vinci Code movie, and some of its implications. Hosts: Norton and Emery 05/14/2006 12:29 PM 20: Prayer Why does Christianity teach us to pray? Hosts: Norton and Emery 05/07/2006 12:29 PM 19: Abortion Dead babies series part 2: abortion discussion. Hosts: Norton and Emery 04/23/2006 12:29 PM 18: Killing babies to save their souls Dead babies series part 1: Should we kill babies to save their souls? Hosts: Norton and Emery 04/01/2006 12:29 PM 17: An atheist's meaning of life, 2 Part 2 of how an atheist finds meaning in life. Hosts: Norton and Emery 04/01/2006 12:29 PM 16: An atheist's meaning of life, 1 Part 1 of how an atheist finds meaning in life. Hosts: Norton and Emery 03/19/2006 12:29 PM 15: Free will vs. Sin Free will vs. Sin, plus some listener mail. Hosts: Norton and Emery 02/24/2006 12:29 PM 13: Hell, part 2 Hell and its definition and ethical implications, part 2. Hosts: Norton and Emery 02/24/2006 12:29 PM 12: Hell, part 1 Hell and its definition and ethical implications. Hosts: Norton and Emery 02/18/2006 12:29 PM 11: Ontological and presuppositional arguments Arguments for the existence of God: the Ontological and Presuppositional Arguments, and Religious Experience. Hosts: Norton and Emery 02/18/2006 12:29 PM 10: Design argument Arguments for the existence of God: the Design Argument. Hosts: Norton and Emery 02/18/2006 12:29 PM 9: Cosmological argument Arguments for the existence of God: the Cosmological Argument. Hosts: Norton and Emery 01/20/2006 12:29 PM 8: Objective morality Objective moral standards without God? Hosts: Norton and Emery 01/20/2006 12:29 PM 7: Faith and choice More on faith: can we choose what we believe? Hosts: Norton and Emery 01/20/2006 12:29 PM 6: Faith and Belief The nature of faith and belief. Hosts: Norton and Emery 01/13/2006 12:29 PM 5: Existence of sin Does sin exist, or is it merely an adjective to describe what people do? If so, how can you get rid of it? Hosts: Norton and Emery 01/13/2006 11:29 AM 4: The Passion A discussion about Mel Gibson's "The Passion" movie, and why God requires that Jesus be punishment for our sin. Hosts: Norton and Emery 01/09/2006 02:29 PM 3: Moral standards, part 2 Part two of our discussion on moral standards. Hosts: Norton and Emery 01/09/2006 02:44 PM 2: Moral standards, part 1 Our first show on moral standards, and whether God is necessary to a viable moral system. Hosts: Norton and Emery 01/09/2006 02:28 PM 1: Introduction Welcome to A Christian and an Atheist! Check out our first episode, back before the show became the slick, well oiled machine that it is today. Hosts: Norton and Emery