Portrait of Martin Luther (1528), by Lucas Cranach the Elder (1472-1553) [public domain / Wikimedia Commons] *** [For those who wrongly think I am some sort of “Luther-hater” or “Luther-basher”, beyond disagreeing with his theology, and can never praise or agree with him: in many of the papers below (well beyond a score by now: see the appropriate sections below), I defend Luther (as well as, by the way, John Calvin) against myths and bum raps, cite him in agreement, or take a... Read more
Charles Taze Russell (1852-1916) in 1911. He was the founder of the Jehovah’s Witnesses: a revival of the ancient Arian heresy [public domain / Wikimedia Commons] *** TABLE OF CONTENTS *** I. Jehovah’s Witnesses (Arianism) II. Mormonism III. Orthodox Trinitarianism IV. General / Miscellaneous Non-Christian Heresies and “Cults” V. Islam VI. Eastern Religion and the Occult / Comparative Religion *** *** I. Jehovah’s Witnesses (Arianism) * Jehovah’s Witnesses: A Biblical & Historical Critique (+ Part Two) [1987; revised 9 August 2002] *... Read more
Portrait of young Joseph Stalin (1878-1953): one of history’s most famous and notorious atheists (I’m not sayin’ all atheists are like him!), from the Stalin Museum in Gori, Georgia. Photo by Adam Jones (6-4-15). He was responsible for some 20 million deaths, according to historian Robert Conquest [Flickr / CC BY-SA 2.0 license] *** FEATURED: Books by Dave Armstrong: The Word Set in Stone: How Archaeology, Science, and History Back Up the Bible [1-24-23] * The Word Set in Stone: “Volume... Read more
Adoration of the Shepherds (1622), by Gerard van Honthorst (1590-1656) [public domain / Wikimedia Commons] * * * * * TABLE OF CONTENTS *** I. MY 14 CHRISTMAS POEMS II. CHRISTMAS CAROLS III. MY CHRISTMAS CARDS AND FAMILY PHOTOS / OLD CHRISTMAS WEB PAGE IV. CHRISTMAS AND ADVENT CUSTOMS, TRADITIONS, AND HISTORY V. MISCELLANEOUS ARTICLES VI. ST. NICHOLAS / SANTA CLAUS VII. CHRISTMAS TREES VIII. NATIVITY / BETHLEHEM AND NAZARETH / CENSUS IN JESUS’ TIME IX. HEROD: DEATH AND TIME... Read more
Dave & Judy Armstrong (September 2025) Table of Contents I. QUALIFICATIONS / APOSTOLATE II. MY BOOKS III. MY ARTICLES, BLOG, AND WEB PAGES IV. SPANISH, PORTUGESE, AND FRENCH LANGUAGE OUTREACH V. BIBLIOGRAPHICAL / RECOMMENDATIONS / MY OWN LIBRARY VI. INTERVIEWS AND TALKS / FEATURES VII. YOUTUBE, RADIO, & WEBCAST DISCUSSIONS, INTERVIEWS, & DOCUMENTARIES VIII. FEEDBACK IX. FUN, HUMOROUS, INTERESTING, AND MISCELLANEOUS STUFF X. HOLISTIC HEALTH / HERBALISM / HEALTH FOOD, ETC. XI. WIFE JUDY XII. FAMILY XIII. OUTDOORS / TRAVEL... Read more
St. Paul Preaching in Athens (1515), by Raphael (1483-1520) [public domain / Wikimedia Commons] * * * * * TABLE OF CONTENTS *** I. APPROVAL FROM THE CHURCH II. GENERAL APOLOGETICS III. MY RADIO AND WEBCAST INTERVIEWS / VIDEOS AND YOUTUBE CHANNEL IV. MY PERSONAL EXPERIENCES AS AN APOLOGIST V. METHODOLOGY VI. HUMOR, SARCASM, AND SATIRE VII. “TOUGH LOVE” VIII. CALLING PEOPLE “FOOLS” / BIBLICAL RATIONALE FOR STRONG LANGUAGE AND REBUKES IX. DISCUSSION AND DIALOGUE DISPUTES AND ISSUES X.... Read more
30 years of Solidarity (Polish trade union) mural in Ostrowiec Swietokrzyski (priest Jerzy Popiełuszko in foreground); photograph by “Krugerr” (8-15-10) [Wikimedia Commons / Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 4.0 International, 3.0 Unported, 2.5 Generic, 2.0 Generic and 1.0 Generic license] * ***** TABLE OF CONTENTS *** I. AMERICAN POLITICAL ISSUES: GENERAL II. AMERICAN POLITICAL ISSUES: SPECIFIC ISSUES III. BIBLICAL DATA ON HONORING POLITICAL LEADERS (KINGS, EMPERORS, AND BY EXTENSION, PRESIDENTS) IV. 2016 AMERICAN PRESIDENTIAL CAMPAIGN V. PRESIDENT DONALD TRUMP AND HIS VOTERS... Read more
Image by “OpenClipArtVectors” [Pixabay / CC0 public domain] ***** TABLE OF CONTENTS *** I. SEXUALITY (GENERAL) II. PREMARITAL / EXTRAMARITAL SEX / COHABITATION III. RADICAL FEMINISM AND FEMALE “PRIESTS” IV. DEACONESSES V. MEN, WOMEN, MASCULINITY, FEMININITY, SEXISM, GENDER, MARRIAGE, FAMILY, PARENTING VI. DIVORCE VII. ANNULMENT VIII. HOMOSEXUALITY: GENERAL IX. HOMOSEXUALITY: DEBATES X. HOMOSEXUALITY: TEACHING OF THE BIBLE XI. HOMOSEXUALITY: HEALTH RISKS XII. HOMOSEXUALITY: SAME-SEX “MARRIAGE” XIII. TRANS IDEOLOGY / BATHROOM CONTROVERSIES XIV. MASTURBATION XV. CHILD TRAFFICKING AND SEX SLAVERY ***... Read more
Nine-week human embryo (or seven weeks post ovulation). Photograph by Ed Uthman, 1 December 1999 [Wikimedia Commons / Creative CommonsAttribution 2.0 Generic license] ***** TABLE OF CONTENTS *** I. ABORTION AND INFANTICIDE: GENERAL II. THE BIBLE AND ABORTION III. ABORTION: THE TERMINOLOGY DEBATE IV. ABORTION AND AMERICAN POLITICS AND GOVERNMENT V. PRO-LIFERS WHO VOTE FOR PRO-ABORTIONISTS / “NEW [CENTER-LEFT] PRO-LIFE MOVEMENT” VI. EUTHANASIA VII. CAPITAL PUNISHMENT VIII. CONTRACEPTION AND NATURAL FAMILY PLANNING (NFP): ONAN IX. CONTRACEPTION, PROCREATION,... Read more
Gila National Forest, New Mexico (May 2012). Photo by Kari Greer [Flickr / CC BY-SA 2.0 license] ***** TABLE OF CONTENTS *** I. Hell and Sheol (Hades) / Damnation & Reprobation / Heretical Annihilationism II. Universalism / “Hoping All Will be Saved” III. The Devil (Satan) and Demons IV. Judgment / Second Coming V. Last Things (Eschatology) / Prophecies VI. Heaven / Souls (Theological Anthropology) / “Soul Sleep” / Resurrection VII. Limbo *** *** I. Hell and Sheol (Hades) / Damnation... Read more
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