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Questions on Atheism, Ethics, and Marital Conflict

atheism, ethics, marriage, practical advice

Animal Pain and the Ethical Treatment of Animals

Dr Craig, I recently viewed your presentation entitled "Origins of the Universe - Has Stephen Hawking Eliminated God?". In this, you call into question their philosophical credentials and suggest that they are mere laymen where philosophical issues are concer...

animal pain, ethics, evil, problem of evil, stephen hawking

The “Slaughter” of the Canaanites Re-visited

Dear Dr Craig, You are becoming increasingly known as "the apologist who defends genocide and infanticide in the Old Testament", mainly due to your Q&A response on the question of the Canaanites. Many people seem to react emotionally, without engaging wi...

canaanites, divine command theory, ethics, genocide, moral duties, morality

Objections to the Moral Argument

Hello Dr. Craig, I attended your debate with Dr. Williamson at the University of Saskatchewan last night, and I was surprised to hear you use the example of child rape being universally viewed as wrong as evidence of objective morality coming from God. This i...

ethics, existence of god, moral argument, moral duties, moral values, objective moral values and duties

Does Theistic Ethics Derive an “Ought” from an “Is”?

Dr. Craig, Like many others, I would like to begin my question by thanking you for the encouragement your rational defense of the Christian faith and your Christ-like example have been to me through my spiritual journey. You have been an intellectual hero of ...

divine command theory, ethics, moral argument, moral duties, moral values, objective moral values and duties

Marriage Advice

Dear Dr. Craig, Marriage is in the foreseeable future, and I would like to ask you for any advice before it happens. Can we avoid any mistakes? Would it be helpful to meet with a pastor for premarital counseling? Are there any helpful tips you could give from...

autobiography, discipleship, ethics, marriage

Ancient Israelite Polytheism?

One of my atheist friend recently sent me this question and information that I need help with: Ancient Israel started out as a Polytheistic nation that latter ‘evolved’ into a Monotheistic Religion and that they blended their bibles (religious lo...

divine attributes, ethics, judaism, monotheism, old testament

Violence and Christian Conscience

Dear Dr. Lane Craig, Is it alright for a Christian to play or watch violent media for entertainment? I must confess that I like violent movies like Gladiator and games like resident evil. The media in question is violent but I console myself with the fact tha...

discipleship, ethics, media, violence

Dating Advice for Hermaphrodites

Dr. Craig, My question concerns those in the intersexed community. I myself am not this way, but I have read about those born with both male and female reproductive organs. To get to the point, what is the moral thing to do for a hermaphrodite? Must they rema...

anthropology, ethics, hermaphrodites, homosexuality, human sexuality, personal development

Abortion and Presidential Politics

Since the election is nearing—I have a question concerning Abortion—most of my family is catholic—we all know the stance on Abortion by the Church as well as the Bible for Protestants—how does someone support the candidates that are pro...

abortion, anthropology, ethics, human dignity