Mar 20, 2011
John W. Loftus was a preacher and scholar under theologist William
Lane Craig who left his church and then Christianity altogether. As
an elder of his church he was involved in a discussion on how to
handle a situation between a youth counselor and an elder; and
members of the board were using the same bible verses to justify
their positions on how to approach a resolution. He questioned a
scripture that could be adaptive to whatever point was being made
by a person who quoted them as to find different conclusions as to
what was being taught by God. Since then, Loftus has written one
book and edited two others on the subject of Atheism and
Christianity. I read Why I Became an Atheist in 2008 and have now
read the book he edited The Christian Delusion . I look forward to
reading The End of Christianity. This show takes a look at Loftus'
version of the "Outsider Test of Faith," which invites believers to
look at their own religious beliefs from the standpoint of someone
who doesn't cling to the faith aspect. Can their religion survive
rational scrutiny?