James White vs. “The Catholic Verses”: III: Ad Hominem

Last updated on: May 23, 2020 at 3:40 pm By Dave Armstrong

[book and purchase information] *** [originally from 12-31-04] *** My Introduction to the Series [12-29-04] Part I: Binding Tradition [12-30-04] Part II: Rabbit Trail Diversion [12-30-04] Part III: Ad Hominem [12-31-04] Part IV: I’m an Ignorant Convert? [12-31-04] Part V: Deceiver Dave [1-1-05] Part VI: Penance and Redemptive Suffering [1-2-05] *** This is my reply to White’s article, “Interesting Replies” (12-30-04). He later removed it (of course without any retraction or apology), so I linked to the archived version. His words will be in blue. I reproduce his... Read more

James White vs. “The Catholic Verses”: II: Rabbit Trail Diversion

Last updated on: May 23, 2020 at 3:40 pm By Dave Armstrong

[book and purchase information] *** [originally from 12-30-04] *** My Introduction to the Series [12-29-04] Part I: Binding Tradition [12-30-04] Part II: Rabbit Trail Diversion [12-30-04] Part III: Ad Hominem [12-31-04] Part IV: I’m an Ignorant Convert? [12-31-04] Part V: Deceiver Dave [1-1-05] Part VI: Penance and Redemptive Suffering [1-2-05] *** This is my reply to White’s article, “The Protestant Verses: Can Dave Armstrong Exegete This Passage?” (12-30-04). White’s words will be in blue. I’d like to ask Dave Armstrong to provide a biblically solid, textually grounded,... Read more

James White Critiques My Book, “The Catholic Verses”

Last updated on: May 23, 2020 at 3:45 pm By Dave Armstrong

[book and purchase information] *** [originally from 12-29-04] *** My Introduction to the Series [12-29-04] Part I: Binding Tradition [12-30-04] Part II: Rabbit Trail Diversion [12-30-04] Part III: Ad Hominem [12-31-04] Part IV: I’m an Ignorant Convert? [12-31-04] Part V: Deceiver Dave [1-1-05] Part VI: Penance and Redemptive Suffering [1-2-05] *** Contrary to his usual “principle” (if one can call it that), Bishop White has actually shown himself willing to take on some of my arguments in writing. This marks a new turning-point in our warm relationship and... Read more

My Four Ballyhooed Debates w Anti-Catholics (All Forfeited)

Last updated on: May 21, 2020 at 6:33 pm By Dave Armstrong

My Opponent Split Before It Was Over, Every Time (!) This just occurred to me, after writing two papers in response to the anti-Catholic polemicist Jason Engwer, whom I have sparred with as early as 2000. I can recall four times where some anti-Catholic was gonna put me in my place and refute me and shut me up once and for all, and (whaddya know!) it never happened. In fact, they wound up fleeing for the hills before the encounter... Read more

Ward’s Whoppers #17-21: Proverbs Allow of Exceptions

Last updated on: May 21, 2020 at 10:13 am By Dave Armstrong

Ward Ricker is an atheist who (as so often) was formerly a self-described “fundamentalist”. He likes to poke holes in the Bible and “prove” that it is a terrible and “evil” book, not inspired, hopelessly contradictory, etc. He put together a 222-page book called Unholy Bible (2019): available for free as a pdf file. It contains 421 couplets of passages that he considers literally contradictory, and 256 more couplets of not technically contradictory but “problem” passages (according to him). Ward wrote in his book: “I... Read more