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File Name | S22-Apol-Stoa-12.docx |
File Size | 79.66 KB |
Date added | November 15, 2021 |
Category | Apologetics (Stoa) |
Author | Maggie Topper |
Directions: Work through the source material in this download to help you understand this week’s selection of apologetics prompts. This release addresses approximately 5% of the total number of prompts you will need to be prepared for in your next tournament, so keep up the studying from week to week to ensure your knowledge in Apologetics. This week’s prompts are:
Category 6: Christianity Compared (Part 2)
- Is there more than one way to heaven?
- Compare and contrast Scientology with Christianity.*
- Respond to the Stephen Hawking quote: “There is a fundamental difference between religion, which is based on authority, and science, which is based on observation and reason. Science will win because it works.” Abcnews.go.com 6/4/2010
- Respond to the statement by Ernest Hemingway: “All thinking men are atheists.” Hemingway, Ernest. A Farewell to Arms. New York: Scribner, 1929.*
- Respond to the quote from Michael Shermer: “Play hard, work hard, love hard… The bottom line for me is to live life to the fullest in the here-and-now instead of a hoped-for hereafter.” Michael Shermer, quoted in Johnson, Chris. A Better Life: 100 Atheists Speak Out on Joy & Meaning in a World Without God. Cosmic Teapot, Inc., 2014.*
- What are the unique features of Christianity that set it apart from all other religions of the world?
- Respond to the claim that Jesus was a socialist?*
*This question is not answered at this time in the Season 22 release schedule. A worksheet is provided for you to take your own notes for preparation.
For a list of all the prompts for the year and all other downloads for NCFCA apologetics, visit your download page at https://club.monumentmembers.com/stoa-apologetics/download-category/stoa-apologetics.