Polemics Report with JD Hall

Original Air Date: February 13, 2014 In today's episode, JD discusses 'Can a Free Mason Be a Christian?' He also addresses an article by Dave Miller about what he wants in a new Southern Baptist Convention president, and JD shares the three qualities that he hopes the next president will have. In the Daily #DOWNGRADE, JD reads a letter about Rick Warren from an inmate at a penitentiary that heard the Modern Day Downgrade message on Brannon Howse's Worldview Weekend. Polemics Report

Original Air Date: February 12, 2014 In today's episode, JD discusses the difference between short-term missionaries and 'vacationaries.' He also discusses a 'nudist church' in the Daily #DOWNGRADE.

Original Air Date: February 11, 2014 In today's program, JD answers the question, 'Is so-called 'prepping' Biblical?' He opines briefly on the new additions to the Connect 316 board and then discusses Stephen Furtick book sales in the Daily #DOWNGRADE.

Original Air Date: February 10, 2014 In today's 'doublesode,' JD first discusses former VP of the SBC and well-known blogger Dave Miller's assertion that JD is raising an 'army' and must repent for committing the 'sins of the flesh' listed in Galatians 5. JD asks the question whose side Miller would be on during Spurgeon's #DOWNGRADE Controversy. Then, JD interviews Tony Miano about his recent arrest for preaching in Scotland and reads a letter from a Brewton-Parker student in the Daily #DOWNGRADE.

Original Air Date: February 7, 2014 On today's program, JD discusses the national news agency asking for information on The Caner Project documentary and then assesses Pat Robertson's comments that Young Earth Creationism is 'nonsense' in the Daily #DOWNGRADE.

Original Air Date: February 6, 2014 In today's program, JD discusses the Ken Ham and Bill Nye debate with presuppositional apologist, Sye Ten Bruggencate. He then addresses the new Duck Dynasty Sunday School curriculum in the Daily #DOWNGRADE.

Original Air Date: February 5, 2014 In today's episode, JD discusses home school and plays several clips from the film, indoctrination. He uses as examples, several news items, including articles about the crackdown on religious freedom in schools and plays a clip of people signing a petition to lock up and execute gun owners. JD ends in the Daily #DOWNGRADE segment with a conversation between former 2nd VP of the SBC Dave Miller and Connect 316 board member, Rick Patrick. Surprisingly, Patrick's comment was Pulpit & Pen Approved.

Original Air Date: February 4, 2015 JD reviews a clip from Jordan Cooper, asserting that parents can know their children are saved because they've been baptized. He briefly discusses Pulpit & Pen's interview with Peter Lumpkins' predecessor at Brewton Parker College and then plays a clip from a preacher asserting that the Bible is the Mark of the Beast in the Daily #DOWNGRADE.

Original Air Date: February 2, 2014 In this episode, JD briefly discusses Tim Rogers' continued use of alleged child molestation to discredit those calling for Caner's repentance, then moves on to exegete Acts 2:38 to address baptismal regeneration and why we are baptized BECAUSE we've been forgiven and not in order to be forgiven. For the Daily #DOWNGRADE segment, JD addresses a Christian Post article about Paul Washer's preaching from 1 Timothy 2 and closes with briefly discussing the social justice emphasis of Russell Moore and the ERLC.

Original Air Date: January 31, 2014 In today's program, JD discusses Peter Lumpkins' (Ergun Caner's new Vice President of Miscommunication) blog, comparing JD to Fred Phelps.

Original Air Date: January 30, 2014 In Thursday's episode, JD discusses recent news; the Pope on the cover of Rolling Stone magazine, the Southern Baptist Sex Conference, Caner can't stop lying as JD was the first to uncover his latest falsehood, being prepared for natural disasters, and the Daily #DOWNGRADE includes Bob Hadley's bribing of people into church with $50 coupons.

Original Air Date: January 29, 2014 In this lite episode, JD provides some commentary and then plays a message he recently preached concerning the purpose and nature of miracles, signs and wonders.

Original Air Date: January 28, 2014 JD begins by playing (edited) parts of a filthy-minded video that Russell Moore thought was funny enough to suggest to his 40k twitter followers to watch. He then moves on to an excellent argument that Christians shouldn't sue other Christians - provided by none other than Ergun Caner defender, Tim Rogers, from back in 2008. Then, he discusses some Lutheran disagreement over Baptismal Regeneration and ends with Frank Page's thoughts that doctrinal argument is the cause of baptism decline, as reported in the Baptist Press.

Original Air Date: January 27, 2014 In today's program, JD discusses Ergun Caner's selection of Peter Lumpkins at the Vice President of Miscommunication at Brewton Parker College, and also discusses it further with a call-in from Pulpit & Pen Contributor, Pastor Gene Clyatt.  

Original Air Date: January 23, 2014 This was supposed to be a lite episode because JD is traveling to speak at various engagements, but new audio released of Joe Aguillard of Louisiana (Southern Baptist) College threatening and intimidating employees to demand their "loyalty" changed that. JD addresses that issue, discusses youth ministry as related to an article in Charisma Magazine, interviews Ken Fryer - a Louisiana minister - about the Aguillard situation and for the Daily #DOWNGRADE, JD plays the clip between Ed Stetzer and Luis Palau in which Palau claims the Pope is a Christian.