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Christian “Debate Bros”: Wrong Tool for the Right Task?

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I was talking with one of my former students yesterday. She was speaking about some of those who try to argue with non-Christians in public forums. The reason for doing this is often to promote the Gospel message--- something I certainly can appreciate. Very often their Gospel message is also mixed with a political agenda--- …

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Problem With Debating

On By missionmusingsIn Education, Missions Research2 Comments

At the bottom of this article is a link on Online Debating. It points out that it is better to seek clarification (understanding) than persuasion. I like to think about 4 major types of conversation: The article points out that debate (or I listed as "apologetics/argument") has problems. Positively, it is likely to be better …

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