“Moses’ Seat” & Tradition #1 (vs. James White)

Last updated on: March 16, 2017 at 7:54 pm By Dave Armstrong

Original title: “White House of Cards”: James White’s Critique of My Argument Concerning Moses’ Seat Shall Now be Thoroughly Answered Moses with the Ten Commandments (1648), by Philippe de Champaigne (1602-1674) [public domain / Wikimedia Commons] *** (5-5-05) *** [see all the other installments of this multi-part debate on my James White web page: second section] *** As White is fond of saying: “gird up your loins”! Having had enough of White’s falsehoods and tauntings about my supposed cowardice in the... Read more

James White’s Bogus “Doctorate” Degree, Part II

Last updated on: April 18, 2017 at 6:06 pm By Dave Armstrong

vs. Jamin Hubner Image by “Ener6” [Wikimedia Commons / Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 4.0 International, 3.0 Unported, 2.5 Generic, 2.0 Generic and 1.0 Generic license] ***** (6-29-10) ***** I’ve already treated at great length the question of James White’s bogus “Th.D.”. The question was raised anew, due to the latest post on James White’s blog (7-6-10): The Truth About Education and Accreditation, written by “new member to Team Apologian, Jamin Hubner.” [no longer available on his site] He has made flat-out amazing... Read more

James White’s Bogus “Doctorate” Degree

Last updated on: November 20, 2021 at 2:18 pm By Dave Armstrong

Pinocchio. Photograph by “sferrario1968” (1-3-16) [Pixabay / CC0 public domain] ***** (9-16-04) ***** Heretofore, I have stayed out of this controversy about anti-Catholic Baptist apologist James White’s doctorate, or lack thereof. But it has been pointed out by several folks that if a person hasn’t really earned his “doctorate” degree with the usual amount of work required in most legitimate institutions of higher learning, that this in effect cheapens the achievements of those with real doctorate degrees, and grants the person... Read more

Jesus Celebrated Hanukkah (John 10:22-23)

Last updated on: March 13, 2017 at 5:52 pm By Dave Armstrong

. . . Which in Turn Was Derived from the Deuterocanon (So-Called “Apocrypha”) Jesus among the Doctors (1884), by Heinrich Hofmann (1824-1911) [public domain / Wikimedia Commons] *** John 10:22-23 (RSV) It was the feast of the Dedication at Jerusalem; [23] it was winter, and Jesus was walking in the temple, in the portico of Solomon. Ignatius Catholic Study Bible (Scott Hahn and Curtis Mitch) comments on 10:22: feast of the dedication: Also called ‘Hanukkah’. It is an eight-day winter... Read more

Rabbinic Credentials of Jesus and St. Paul

Last updated on: March 13, 2017 at 1:23 pm By Dave Armstrong

Jewish-Christian Dialogue on Authority (vs. Ari G.) Jesus Teaches in the Synagogues, by James Tissot (1836-1902) [public domain / Wikimedia Commons] *** (9-14-01) *** This exchange took place on a public Catholic Internet bulletin board. Ari’s words will be in blue: *** A woman who used to be Catholic and is strongly considering converting to Judaism, inquired of one Rabbi Moshe Ben-Chaim, who wrote (forwarded back to the public discussion board): It is essential to understand that accurate Written Torah... Read more

Judaizers: “Proto-Catholics”? (Alleged Works-Salvation)

Last updated on: March 13, 2017 at 12:49 pm By Dave Armstrong

Saint Paul, by Philippe de Champagne (1602-1674) [public domain / Wikimedia Commons] *** (12-14-09) *** The thought here that I respond to is that the Judaizers were non-Christian Jews who believed in salvation by works (aka Pelagianism). Anti-Catholics see a parallel between that and Catholics, whom they falsely portray as also believing in works-salvation. In fact, the Judaizers were Christians, as I have argued elsewhere, and both observant Jews and Catholics believe in salvation by grace through faith (just not by... Read more

“Podunk” & Self-Publishing Efforts of Leading Anti-Catholics

Last updated on: March 11, 2017 at 2:02 pm By Dave Armstrong

David T. King, William Webster, and Eric Svendsen [Max Pixel / CC0 public domain] *** (4-17-09) *** Recently, some prominent anti-Catholics online have tried to make out that I am merely a “self-published” author, when in fact I now have four of my books published by two major Catholic publishers: Our Sunday Visitor (the largest Catholic publisher in the world), and Sophia Institute Press: a highly respected publisher that specializes in Catholic classics. Two of my books had been published by... Read more

Is Purgatory a “Place” or a “Condition”?

Last updated on: March 10, 2017 at 1:42 pm By Dave Armstrong

Original Title: Is Purgatory a “Place”?: Misconceptions From [Eastern Orthodox] Fr. Ambrose About My Opinion (and the Church’s View) / Also: Development and Alleged Historical Revisionism Photograph by “Bergadder” (2-22-14) [Pixabay / CC0 public domain] *** (7-24-05) *** One Fr Ambrose (Orthodox — his words will be in blue) has been on my case yet again at the Catholic Answers Forum. In this instance he (to be as charitable as I can) misunderstands my position on purgatory: as to whether... Read more

Dialogues on Objections to the Communion of Saints

Last updated on: March 10, 2017 at 12:41 pm By Dave Armstrong

Photograph by Dr Dawn Tames (3-9-04) [Flickr / CC BY-SA 2.0 license] *** (1996) *** My friendly dialogical opponents were evangelical Protestants. Their words will be in blue. ***** We have the historical fact that Christians prayed to the dead, and Dave says they did this because the apostles told them to. 1. We have no evidence of even one apostle praying to the dead, nor of any apostle teaching others to pray for the dead. Au contraire! There is,... Read more

Reply to James White: Penance & Redemptive Suffering

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

Original Title: James White’s Critique of My Book, The Catholic Verses: Part VI: Penance [full book and purchase information] *** (1-2-05) *** 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] *** [White’s URL’s: Part I / Part II / Part III] His words will be in blue: *** Chapter Nine of The Catholic Verses deals... Read more