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Tonight I read a talk I wrote called "Porn, Probably a Bad Idea". I hope you like it and would welcome your feedback. References Good free accountability software that I have found is X3 Watch. It wont stop you using porn if you want, but it will tell on you to your accountability partner. I think this works better. Shelly Lubbens Pink Cross foundation is an excellent group that I would highly recommend giving money too. They provide an excellent outreach ministry. Shelly's storie is heart breaking but inspiring at the same time. Mark Gungor runs a ministry called Laugh Your Way to a Happy Marriage which is excellent and something I give now as a wedding present. I wish I had know about it before I got married. It could have saved a lot of pain. Mark Gungor also does a daily Radio Show that is very entertaining but not for the faint of heart. Ask your questions or share your feedback Comment on the shownotes Call (903) 231-2221 to leave a voicemail Email christianmeetsworld@gmail.com (audio files welcome) Please connect with me Subscribe, rate, and review Christian Meets World™ in iTunes Follow me on Twitter

I thought i'd talk about the Occupy Wall Street movement this week. Sorry for the delay and the show is quite a long one but I hope you find it interesting and informative. The Occupy Wall Street Demand Lists The First List of Demands The First Offical List of Greviances The One Demand List The 99 Percenters Declaration Reason.TV's nice TV add and a more detailed exploration of how to fix the healthcare system. These are a little old but it seems the gripes haven't gone away. Ask your questions or share your feedback Comment on the shownotes Call (903) 231-2221 to leave a voicemail Email christianmeetsworld@gmail.com (audio files welcome) Please connect with me Subscribe, rate, and review Christian Meets World™ in iTunes Follow me on Twitter

The Sovereignty of God and why it would be cool to have a time machine, they seemed like good topics for this evenings show. In fairness, what is cool about a time machine is a reflection on my 18 years as a christian and what 18 year old angry atheist Jason would make of 36 year old Christian Jason. Not much in the way of resources for tonights show as it is mostly my own reflections on the Sovereignty of God. Books Ask your questions or share your feedback Comment on the shownotes Call (903) 231-2221 to leave a voicemail Email christianmeetsworld@gmail.com (audio files welcome) Please connect with me Subscribe, rate, and review Christian Meets World™ in iTunes Follow me on Twitter

On tonights show the idea of value and the similarities of Marxism to a religion are the topics for discussion. Resources The Libaray of Economics and Liberty has a great article on Marxism including a discussion of the Labour Theory of Value Wikipedia has a few relevant articles on The Subjective Theory of Value, The Labour Theory of Value and Marginal Utility The Library of Economics and Value have biographies of Adam Smith, David Ricardo and Karl Marx The World Socialist Movement has an introduction to Marxism Economics Tim wrote a post on the idea of Marxism as a Religion on his blog Also check out Are you Just Watching and Michael J Parry's Website Books Ask your questions or share your feedback Comment on the shownotes Call (903) 231-2221 to leave a voicemail Email christianmeetsworld@gmail.com (audio files welcome) Please connect with me Subscribe, rate, and review Christian Meets World™ in iTunes Follow me on Twitter

I thought it would be interesting to talk about what makes something a God. I know I have encountered the challenge about an atheist believing in one less God than I do, but that doesn't seem to saying much as most of the "gods" in question aren't really gods at all. Resources The Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy is an excellent resource for these sorts of topics, and anything philosophical in general. They have good articles on Omnipotence, Omniscience and Divine Simplicity as well as an excellent article on Monotheism They also have a general article on God and other Necessary Beings If you aren't familiar with Star Trek and Stargate then these are good sources And they have specific sources on Q and The Bajorian Prophets There is also good articles on The Ancients and the

Tonight for a little controversy I thought I would look at what Rapists and Social Justice advocates have in common, which inevtiable touches on rights, liberties and obligations. Resources There is a good discussion of rights over at Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy Wikipeda also has a few entries on Natural Rights and Positive Rights For good measure I thought I should toss in the Wikiedpai entry on Social Justice You can also find some information on Frederich Bastiat and Thomas Sowell Recommended Reading Ask your questions or share your feedback Comment on the shownotes Call (903) 231-2221 to leave a voicemail Email christianmeetsworld@gmail.com (audio files welcome) Please connect with me Subscribe, rate, and review Christian Meets World™ in iTunes Follow me on Twitter

Tonight some random thoughts on theology and philosophy. Resources Not much in the way of resources tonight as it was all pretty much my own thinking on the topic If you are interested in learning more about the loons from Westboro Bapitst Church the Wikipedia Entry on them is not a bad place to start You can get Michael Newton's first book The Path to Tyranny in Paperback and Kindle editions Anne Coulter's Demonic can also be found in Paperback and Kindle Editions Recommended Reading Kindle Edition Ask your questions or share your feedback Comment on the shownotes Call (903) 231-2221 to leave a voicemail Email christianmeetsworld@gmail.com (audio files welcome) Please connect with me Subscribe, rate, and review Christian Meets World™ in iTunes Follow me on Twitter

Tonight I comment on the Oslo shooting and The Problem of Evil. Resources The Wikipedia entry on the Problem of Evil provides a good place to start and The Standford Encyclopedia of Philosophy has a good entry on the Problem of Evil if you are looking for more detail There is also more information on Augustine of Hippo, C.S Lewis and Peter Van Inwagen There is a PDF version of The Magnitude, Duration, and Distribution of Evil: A Theodicy that you can read online Recommended Reading God, Freedom and Evil by Alvin Plantinga Philosophy of Religion: The Big Questions edited by Eleanore Stump & Michael J. Murray Philosophy of Religion: A Reader and Guide edited by William Lane Craig The Problem of Pain by C.S Lewis Mere Christianity by C.S. Lewis St Augustines Confessions Ask your questions or share your feedback Comment on the shownotes Call (903) 231-2221 to leave a voicemail Email christianmeetsworld@gmail.com (audio files welcome) Please connect with me Subscribe, rate, and review Christian Meets World™ in iTunes Follow me on Twitter

An exploration of some of the implications of atheism and what it means to take it seriously. Resources An beginning point for Atheism over at wikipedia as well as Metaphysical Naturalism and Nihilism The philosopher Alvin Plantinga has a number of papers online The specific paper An Evolutionary Argument Against Naturalism can also be found there. An excellent exploration of the whole idea can be found in Russell M Manion's The Other Side: Metaphysics and Meaning, a definite must read Ask your questions or share your feedback Comment on the shownotes Call (903) 231-2221 to leave a voicemail Email christianmeetsworld@gmail.com (audio files welcome) Please connect with me Subscribe, rate, and review Christian Meets World™ in iTunes Follow me on Twitter

An interview about pornography and the consumer with Colin.

An interview about the nature of pornography. Today I have an interview with April Garris from The Pink Cross