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A\u00a0Christian\u00a0pastor wrote in at Friendly Atheist<\/a> to ask for difficult questions<\/a> his congregation could try to tackle in discussion groups. \u00a0He wants his flock to avoid isolating themselves from challenges (and I bet he\u2019d like them to be better prepared for evangelizing). \u00a0I\u2019ve had problems with the questions atheists pose to Christians<\/a>\u00a0(some of which seem rooted in the common misunderstandings<\/a> I ran through on Friday.<\/p>\n

I\u2019ve summarized and linked to my\u00a0Why I Do Not Believe<\/a>\u00a0series, which was inspired by conversations with a group of evangelists on campus.<\/p>\n

It\u2019d be great for some of you to post questions in the Friendly Atheist comment thread<\/a>, and there\u2019s no reason the Christian readers of this site should feel excluded. \u00a0If there\u2019s a question you have or are often asked that you struggle with, add it to the list!<\/p>\n

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A\u00a0Christian\u00a0pastor wrote in at Friendly Atheist to ask for difficult questions his congregation could try to tackle in discussion groups. \u00a0He wants his flock to avoid isolating themselves from challenges (and I bet he\u2019d like them to be better prepared for evangelizing). \u00a0I\u2019ve had problems with the questions atheists pose to Christians\u00a0(some of which seem […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":127,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[7,99],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-182","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-apologetics","category-debates"],"yoast_head":"\nDo you have challenging questions for Christians?<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"A\u00a0Christian\u00a0pastor wrote in at Friendly Atheist to ask for difficult questions his congregation could try to tackle in discussion groups. 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