The Love of Hard Questions Seminar is taught in churches, usually
on a Sunday evening. It is designed for 12 to 2 hours, where half the time is devoted to answering questions from
the audience. The most frequently requested topics include: 1. Creation and evolution. 2. Homosexuality, the church and public policy. 3. Neo-pagan or new-age religion and its challenge to the church. 4. Feminism, the church and public policy. 5. Predestination and choice. 6. Abortion, the church and public policy. 7. Spiritual warfare, witchcraft and politics. 8. Prayer and the public schools. 9. Race and class. The seminars usually address two or three topics, and are posed in the
form of provocative questions, where skeptics will feel as welcome as
Christians. Some examples include: 9
Many feminists ask: Is the God of the Bible a male chauvinist? 9 Is Same-Sex Marriage Good for the Nation? 9
Do predestination and choice go together? 9
What are the days of creation, and what is the best way to address the
theory of macroevolution? 9
Can anything good be said about human abortion? Topics and questions are chosen according to the priority of the local
church which sponsors the seminar, and may be honed in a variety of
possibilities. The Love of Hard Questions television series is a vision, initially be aired on local access cable television. It will have about 34 2 hour segments, where the content of Volumes 2 and 3 of First the Gospel, Then Politics... will be discussed by John Rankin and a co-host. Thereafter, live audiences will be taped in a variety of venues B churches, universities, bars B and where both Christians and non-Christians will be welcome. Themes will be chosen, a panel of qualified guests may be present, and the audience will participate. The 34 segments are: 1. Provocative assumptions. 2.
Creation, Sin and Redemption; 3. Definition of Only Genesis, its Ten Positive Components and Six Ethical Components. 4. Communication: The Power to Live in the Light. 5. Human Nature: The Image of God. 6. Human Freedom: The Power of Informed Choice. 7. Hard Questions: The Power to Love Hard Questions. 8. Human Sexuality: The Goodness of Male and Female. 9. Science and the Scientific Method. 10. Verifiable History. 11. Covenantal Law. 12. The First Amendment. 13. Creation, Evolution and the Framework Theory. 14. Resolution #1: The Creator, Science and Public Education. 15. A Political Party Based on Biblical Ethics. 16. A Political Affirmation. 17. To Win the Legal Protection of the Unborn, Part I. 18. To Win the Legal Protection of the Unborn, Part II. 19. To Win the Legal Protection of the Unborn, Part III. 20. Resolution #2: Human Abortion and a Process of Informed Choice. 21. Resolution #3: Human Abortion and Male Chauvinism. 22. Jeremiah 19 Liturgy. 23. Homosexuality, the Church and Civil Rights, Part I. 24. Homosexuality, the Church and Civil Rights, Part II. 25. Resolution #4: Human Sexuality and Civil Rights. 26. Race and Class. 27. Resolution #5: Affirmative Action. 28. Resolution #6: Drugs and Crime. 29. Prayer and the Public Schools. 30. Resolution #7: Recitation in the Public Schools. 31. Economic Justice. 32. TEI Burden Sharing: An Alternative to Health Insurance. 33. Spiritual Territory. 34. The Last Supper Network. |