Critical Thought

This week Paul Knight joins the program and we talk about people who question their faith.

1. Questioning Faith

1.1. Key Points

• Wikipedia co-founder Larry Sanger announces conversion from skeptic to Christianity




• Says he asked a lot of questions and was critical of Christianity as a teenager, ultimately decided on agnosticism




• When he got married and had kids, he felt he would die for them (not in his rational self-interest) and came back to faith

"I realized that I would be willing to die for these people… If I was willing to die for my wife and child, then I would be acting in their interest, not my interest… Then I thought, well, if I'm going to throw out that belief, what else was Ayn Rand wrong about?" he said.

1.2. Discussion Questions:

• Is asking critical questions of Christianity good or bad for faith?




• What can we as the Church do to be prepared when people have questions?




• Are there times in their lives when people are more open to re-examening faith?

1.3. References:

https://www.foxnews.com/media/wikipedia-co-founder-larry-sanger-announces-conversion-from-skeptic-christianity.amp

2. Christianity Rates Stabelizing in US

2.1. Key Points

• PEW's new study shows that rate of Christianity are stabelizing in the United States over the last 5 years




• Rates are increasing in people 18-24 especially




• More than half of American Christians reported believing homosexuality should be accepted by society and that abortion should be legal in most cases

2.2. Discussion Questions:

• Have you seen more interest in Christianity among young people in the last 5 years?




• What do you think leads to this?




• Do you think more liberal social views on homosexuality and abortion are related to increasing faith in young people?

2.3. References:

https://ijr.com/young-americans-are-slamming-brakes-on-christianitys-freefall/

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