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Another YEC/OEC Exchange, Part 2 of 2: The Sabbath and Evening/Morning

Published on September 23, 2012 By sirrahc

Welcome back! If you’ve been following along, you know that I recently had a civil-but-slightly-frustrating exchange on Facebook with a young-earth creationist (YEC). (Well, there were more involved in the larger “discussion”, but I’m focusing on the interchange between the two of us.) He was making rather confident — even dogmatic — assertions about what […]

Another YEC/OEC Exchange, Part 1 of 2: What the Early Church Fathers Said about Creation Days

Published on September 15, 2012 By sirrahc

As you may know, I sometimes post parts of exchanges I’ve had with skeptics and young-earth creationists (YEC) on Facebook or some other forum. They can be informative and instructional — at least, to me, and hopefully for others “listening in”. They can also be as frustrating as all get out, whether because a) the […]

Just One Minute, Dr. Tackett!: Time and an Old Earth

Published on March 31, 2012 By sirrahc

In a recent panel discussion at Ligonier Ministries’ 2012 National Conference, Dr. Del Tackett took his turn at the mic (56:20) to comment on the “young earth vs. old earth” issue. Since he holds a Young Earth Creationist (YEC) position, I, of course, disagreed with much (though not all) that he said. But, the portion […]