How to Speak the Truth on Same Sex Marriage (Even If the World Hates You For It)
I Don't Have Enough FAITH to Be an ATHEIST
Dr. Frank Turek
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🗓️ 17 March 2023
⏱️ 48 minutes
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Summary
“If the world is against the truth, then I am against the world.” The words of Athanasius remain relevant even in modern times, as society continues to pressure the church to abandon Christian orthodoxy. In a video that has now gone viral, Father Calvin Robinson shared this quote from Athanasius during his 12-minute long debate speech at the Oxford Union. When bishops within his own church made the decision to “bless same-sex unions”, Robinson chose to defend the sanctity of marriage in response.
Listen as Frank highlights numerous “truth bombs” that were dropped in the debate and explores some of the questions posed by Father Robinson, including:
* What is God’s purpose for marriage?
* How does the Bible define love?
* Do we know more about human sexuality today than God did in ancient biblical times?
* Why does society pressure Christians to change our views but not other religions?
* If same-sex marriage is allowed, what other sexual proclivities will be endorsed by the church?
Most of us will never go viral for defending the faith, but we will undoubtedly encounter this issue within our own communities. This podcast episode is guaranteed to help Christians and conservatives address this sensitive topic. In the words of G.K. Chesterton, “We do not want a church that will move with the world. We want a church that will move the world.”
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5-minute version of the speech: https://youtu.be/TfgTPTS5Aa8
Full lecture at the Oxford Union: https://youtu.be/ymbTb2HS5Rc
Full transcript of speech: https://t.co/c2Y1TpSbfe
Fr Calvin Robinson's website: https://www.calvinrobinson.com/
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Transcript
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| 0:00.0 | Does truth exist? |
| 0:03.3 | Because you have faith, does that make this book cool? |
| 0:05.6 | Does God exist? |
| 0:07.4 | So when someone says there is no truth, |
| 0:09.8 | if you apply the claim to itself, what should you say? |
| 0:12.6 | Is that true? |
| 0:15.2 | They don't think Christianity is true. |
| 0:17.7 | They're talked out of it. |
| 0:20.0 | You know why they're talked out of it? |
| 0:22.0 | Because they've never been talked into it. |
| 0:24.2 | Cross-exemining skeptical and atheistic views. |
| 0:27.8 | Welcome to Cross-exemining with Dr. Frank Torek. |
| 0:57.8 | It's a 12-minute speech by Father Calvin Robinson |
| 1:03.8 | that was done over in the UK in a debate format. |
| 1:07.8 | The video is called Why Christian Shouldn't Bow to Homosexual Marriage. |
| 1:12.8 | And Calvin Robinson is a deacon. |
| 1:16.8 | And I believe it's called the Free Church of England. |
| 1:20.3 | He was actually denied ordination if the Wikipedia page is correct. |
| 1:25.8 | He can't always trust that, but he was denied ordination in the Church of England. |
| 1:31.3 | And he wound up joining the Free Church of England as a deacon. |
| 1:34.3 | He's working his way to becoming a priest. |
| 1:36.8 | And in this Oxford Union debate format, |
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