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Mike Winger idea 2018-02-07

Viewer asks about a blue book with a rainbow on the bookshelf — identified as 'Handbook of Today's Religions' by Josh McDowell and Don Stewart.

Lighthearted viewer question about a book visible in the background.

Josh McDowell Don Stewart Handbook of Today's Religions
Mike Winger idea 2018-02-07

Q&A: Multiple viewer requests for a teaching on Scientology — Mike has already researched and taught on it for his youth ministry and may do a livestream on it.

Viewer request from Kathy for Scientology teaching.

comparative religion Scientology cults
Mike Winger idea 2017-12-27

Q&A: Scientology is not Christian — it is a dangerous, money-driven cult involving alien mythology

Live chat question from 'Pac-Man' about Scientology.

comparative religion Scientology cult
Mike Winger idea 2018-03-28

Parallel accounts of ascension or resurrection in other ancient figures would not lower Mike's confidence in Jesus's resurrection because of the evidential asymmetry

Q&A — Cam Spears's question about whether pre-Christian resurrection/ascension stories would lower confidence

resurrection comparative religion evidential standards
Mike Winger idea 2019-01-16

No other religion has a comparative apologetic to Christianity

Mike makes a comparative religion claim after discussing Christian evidential resources.

Islam resurrection comparative religion
Mike Winger idea 2019-01-16

Evidence for Christianity spans multiple disciplines: Scripture, philosophy, history, science, and personal experience

Mike summarizes the scope of Christian evidential resources before moving to Q&A.

personal testimony evidence-based faith comparative religion
Mike Winger idea 2019-02-13

Why Christianity and not other religions: incompatible truth claims require choosing

Viewer asking how to respond to someone asking why they should believe Christianity and not another religion

Islam resurrection apologetics
Mike Winger idea 2019-03-13

Evangelizing Hindus: ask why they believe, listen to their evidence/reasons, then compare with the reasons for Christianity.

Continuing the evangelism methodology for polytheism/Hinduism.

Apologetics methodology Evangelism Hinduism
Mike Winger idea 2019-02-27

Christianity's historical uniqueness in resurrection claims

Comparative religion - why Christianity's claims stand out

Historicity Comparative religion
Mike Winger idea 2019-10-02

Slogan 3: "All religions teach basically the same thing" — superficial similarities mask fundamental contradictions

Second major pluralist slogan addressed

apologetics comparative religion Buddhism
Mike Winger idea 2019-10-02

Buddhism's fundamental claims contradict Christianity: impersonal reality, illusion, no enduring self, cessation as goal

Detailed comparative religion analysis of Buddhism vs. Christianity

imago Dei comparative religion suffering
Mike Winger idea 2019-10-02

Islam's fundamental claims: closer to Christianity but built as a rejection of it — different God, no grace, no cross

Comparative religion analysis of Islam vs. Christianity

Revelation Islam salvation by works comparative religion
Mike Winger idea 2019-10-02

The logical stalemate: if someone claims to agree with all religions simultaneously, they cannot agree with you

Brief comedic summary of the comparative religion discussion

religious pluralism logic and argumentation self-refuting argument
Mike Winger idea 2019-10-02

Q&A: Is the God of Islam the same as the God of Christianity?

Viewer question from Kaeleen van Konan

Islam apologetics comparative religion
Mike Winger idea 2018-09-26

Are other religions twisted versions of Christianity? — Depends on derivation vs. importation

A viewer asks whether other religions are twisted versions of Christianity.

Mormonism Jehovah's Witnesses comparative religion