The Don Johnson Show Archives

Life, Thrown Over the Fence

The Don Johnson Show, 9-19-11 Don and Brandon find it hard to argue with the logic of Justice Joanne Veit, who gave Katrina Effert a suspended sentence instead of prison time for strangling her baby boy to death and throwing the body over the fence into the neighbors...

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What a Facebook Friend We Have In Jesus

The Don Johnson Show, 8-29-11 Is believing in God the same as believing in space aliens? Bill Keller thinks so. Can we read the Bible as basically a bunch of facebook posts from God? (This part of the discussion references articles by William Deresiewicz and Chuck...

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Believing for No Good Reason

The Don Johnson Show, 8-8-11 Don and Brandon bemoan the rampant anti-intellectualism in the culture (including within the Church). Along the way they reference last week's show, a blog post by Sigfriend Trent, and several emails and facebook posts that Don has run...

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Discussion with Jason the Ex-Christian

The Don Johnson Show, 8-1-11 Don and Brandon take a call from Jason, who abandoned a version of Christianity after 25 years of belief and ministry to become a "secular humanist." A key line from this conversation occurs at around the 1:15 mark: After Don explains what...

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On Flowers in Heaven and Faking Your Prayer Life

The Don Johnson Show, 6-20-11 Don and Brandon respond to an article at losingmyreligion.com on the impossibility of being good in Heaven and answer a listener email about whether or not you should go through the motions of religion even if you don't feel like it.

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The End of the World

The Don Johnson Show, 5-16-11 Don and Brandon discuss several topics associated with Harold Camping's prediction that the end of the world will start this weekend.

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College Education and the Rise of the Village Atheist

The Don Johnson Show, 4-11-11 "New atheists" such as Daniel Dennett and Christopher Hitchens like to portray themselves as academically and intellectually superior to Christians. Does this claim stand up to scrutiny? Don and Brandon talk about that in reference last...

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A Refusal to Love God

The Don Johnson Show, 2-28-11 Don and Brandon discuss some issues brought up by listeners in the wake of last week's show with Emery Wang, including the notion that sin, at its root, is disordered love.

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Discussion with Justin the Atheist

The Don Johnson Show, 1-31-11 Don and Brandon compare worldviews with caller Justin. They discuss, among other topics, why Don thinks Justin's understanding of Christianity is faulty and whether the accuracy of the scientific method is actually evidence for atheism.

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Murder in a Meaningless Universe

The Don Johnson Show, 1-17-11 On this Martin Luther King Jr. Day, at least one segment of the black community is not living the dream. Michael Shermer advises us to quit looking for meaning in life and in the process finds moral equivalence between Jared Loughner's...

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On Bill O’Reilly’s Argument for God

The Don Johnson Show, 1-10-11 Don and Brandon discuss Bill O'Reilly's interaction with atheist Dave Silverman as well as Stephen Colbert's funny response to it. Along the way Don references Apple's rejection of the Manhattan Declaration iPhone app, an article from...

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Why Ricky Gervais Needs to Re-think His Atheism

The Don Johnson Show, 12-20-10 Don and Brandon talk about the difference between emotional and intellectual doubt, then tackle Ricky Gervais' defense of atheism in the Wall Street Journal. Don argues that Mr. Gervais is typical of many atheists: he does not understand...

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The Dangers of Easy Believism

The Don Johnson Show 12-14-10 Don talks about the dangers of the false doctrine of easy believism, illustrating his point with a story from Don and Brandon's recent tour of the Holy Land. He then catches up on some more listener emails, touching on the relationship...

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Liam Neeson on Aslan and the Apostle Paul on Election

The Don Johnson Show, 12-6-10 Liam Neeson thinks Aslan stands for Mohammed, Buddha, and "other great spiritual leaders" as well as Jesus. Does Romans 9 support the view that God predestines some for salvation and others for damnation? Don offers an interpretation, and...

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“Choice,” “Free Choice,” and the Misuse of Language

The Don Johnson Show, 6-24-10 Don and Brandon talk about their discussion with Jeremy on the last show. Only one question left to resolve: Did Jeremy misuse the English language on purpose or was it simply the result of an unfortunate chain of causal determinants in...

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Conversation with Jeremy Beahan of Reasonable Doubts

The Don Johnson Show, 5-24-10 In response to listener requests, Jeremy Beahan of Reasonable Doubts comes on the show to address the issues we brought up in our April 19th broadcast and try to clarify his position regarding naturalism and determinism.

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The Problem with being “Spritual but not Religious”

The Don Johnson Show, 5-3-10 Don and Brandon analyze the popular notion that we should be "spiritual but not religious" and suggest some problems with it. They also discuss how the God of the Bible uses "religion" to bring people into loving relationship with him....

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Unreasonable Doubt

The Don Johnson Show, 4-19-10 In response to a listener request, Don and Brandon break down the argument against free will presented by the guys who host Reasonable Doubts.

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How to Talk to an Anti-theist

The Don Johnson Show, 4-12-10 Don and Brandon review some online interactions from the previous week and discuss some principles for talking with anti-theists. They also answer a listener email about the nature of art and why they believe beauty is not in the eye of...

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The Warrior God of Passover and Easter

The Don Johnson Show, 4-5-10 Don and Brandon discuss President Obama's interpretation of Easter and Passover, noting that the Biblical narrative paints a far different picture than he does. They also answer some listener questions about last week's show and comment...

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The Relationship between God, Government, and Human Rights

The Don Johnson Show, 3-29-10 Don discusses the recent discovery of evidence that the ten plagues of Egypt actually happened and why even some Christians don't know what to do with this data. He also clarifies some points from last week's show and expands further on...

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God, Freedom, and Obamacare

The Don Johnson Show, 3-22-10 Don and Brandon rant about Obamacare while answering listener questions and comments. They discuss, among other things, whether the New Testament supports nationalized health care, how Christians should respond to the fall of the American...

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How Not to Think About Religion

The Don Johnson Show, 3-8-10 A Christian asks Christopher Hitchens a silly question. Mosab Hassan Yousef understands the difference between Islam and Christianity much more clearly than Brad Hirschfield does. Susan K. Smith proselytizes for a religion that claims we...

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Can One be Talked Out Of Being a Christian?

The Don Johnson Show, 2-22-10 Don and Brandon talk with caller Brian about whether it is possible to be "talked out of" being a Christian. More on the Dark Ages in which we currently live, including a reference to a NY Times piece on kids and boredom and a story about...

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On Richard Dawkins and The Mormon Answer Man

The Don Johnson Show, 1-25-10 In a discussion of the Haitian earthquake, Richard Dawkins claims that Pat Robertson is the only one who understands Christian theology correctly. As part of Don and Brandon's discussion of this, they bring up an article by Ken Connor. In...

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On MLK, Avatar, and The Finger of God

The Don Johnson Show, 1-18-10 Don and Brandon discuss Martin Luther King Jr.'s beliefs about extremism and his enemies, the message of Avatar and the alleged miracles chronicled in the documentary The Finger of God.

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Living in Slavery while Believing You’re Free

The Don Johnson Show, 12-14-09 Don and Brandon clarify some points they made last week about the Manhattan Declaration, discuss the meaning of freedom according to Jesus and answer a listener question about the use of icons in worship, among other things. Along the...

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The Manhattan Declaration and More

The Don Johnson Show, 12-7-09 Don and Brandon answer some listener questions about seeking meaning in life and whether or not Christianity makes extraordinary claims that require extraordinary evidence. They also discuss The Manhattan Declaration, a recently released...

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Morality and Meaning According to an Atheist

The Don Johnson Show, 11-16-09 Don and Brandon talk with caller Aaron about whether atheism or theism better accounts for the data our senses provide. Specific topics include how to explain the Fort Hood shooting and whether or not life has any ultimate meaning.

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God and Medieval Philosophy

Don Johnson Show, 11-9-09 Charles Barkley rants about Christians who judge. A listener has a question about whether or not atheism is based on faith. Don and Brandon break down Edgar Dahl's assertion that God does not provide a basis for morality. Along the way they...

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Is Belief in God a Sign of Dementia?

The Don Johnson Show, 10-26-09 Don and Brandon weigh in on Gardiner Harris's assertion that scientists believe theism is a sign of mild dementia. They also mention William McGurn's piece in the Wall Street Journal on the subject. David Brooks thinks we need to be...

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Bible Burning and the Word of God

The Don Johnson Show, 10-19-09 A gaping "loophole" in Utah's homicide law. More evidence that Global Warmism is a fideistic religion. Paula Kirby wants some evidence of God. C.S. Lewis on the way God communicates and the limitations of language. Bible burning and the...

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Don’t Try This at Home

The Don Johnson Show, 9-28-09 Don and Brandon discuss: An atheist's attempt to defend religion. The Episcopal Church's attempt to attract more young people. A pastor's attempt to connect Barack Obama and the Antichrist. (Here is John Mark Reynold's excellent piece on...

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Addressing Possible Contradictions in the Gospels

The Don Johnson Show, 9-21-09 Don and Brandon answer a listener email about a possible contradiction in the gospels. They also discuss the proper way to frame the discussion when talking about this type of issue with atheists. Other topics include a listener question...

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Why it is not in Government We Trust and More

The Don Johnson Show, 9-14-09 Don clarifies some points from last week about Christian political theory and explains why we don't want government running our lives. He illustrates his points with several examples from the news, including stories about Big Brother in...

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