The Don Johnson Show Archives
The Easter Bunny, Jeremiah Wright, Margaret Sanger and More
The Don Johnson Show 3-20-08 The disturbing trend among preachers to consult their DVD collection for sermon ideas before going to the Bible. Hot-cross buns and reincarnation milk: taking a look at Danny Katz's critique of religion. Does one have to believe the...
Religion and Ignorance, Virtue and Freedom
The Don Johnson Show, 3-13-08 Is American ignorance and anti-intellectualism due to religion, as Susan Jacoby argues, or is it actually due to a rejection of God, as Don and Brandon argue. San Francisco mayor Gavin Newsom offers an example of irrationality. Recycle or...
How Not to Read the Bible
The Don Johnson Show, 3-6-08 After discussing the proposition that Moses was often high on drugs, Don and Brandon offer several examples of what not to do with biblical writings. Barack Obama's faulty hermeneutics. How rejecting the Bible killed mainline...
Are Americans Really Losing their Religion? Or Just Becoming Less Rational About It?
The Don Johnson Show, 2-28-08 The American populace is turning away from organized religion, but staying religious nonetheless. Don and Brandon talk about this phenomenon and use Geraldine Brooks' testimony, and the religious fervor surrounding Barack Obama as...
On Deepak Chopra’s New Book, Sex Education, and Outlawing Piglet, Among Other Things
The Don Johnson Show, 2-21-08 Why Deepak Chopra's call for a "new" Jesus is unsupportable. The faulty presuppositions of the researchers who are investigating why people believe in religion. How the irrationality of the Anti-Defamation League and the British...
Fred Phelps, Will Smith, the New Math, and a Jonathan Swift Award Winner
The Don Johnson Show, 1-24-08 Fred Phelps' ridiculous theology. Will Smith's defense of Tom Cruise's beliefs. The relationship between philosophy, morality, and America's poor math scores. Alison Piepmeier wins our Jonathan Swift Award for Ridiculous Pro-abortion...
Is Beauty Really in the Eye of the Beholder?
The Don Johnson Show, 11-21-07 Don talks with a caller about whether an materialistic, atheistic worldview supports morality and whether some art is objectively better than others. He also discusses some topics with chat room listeners, including the morality of birth...
Pascal’s Wager, Maniacal Monkeys and other Listener Questions
The Don Johnson Show, 11-15-07 Don answers listener questions about: Pascal's wager. Whether a woman's decision is the deciding moral factor in abortion. Why, if God is supposed to dwell within them, so many Christians seem to have ordinary inner lives. What can we...
Supernaturalism, Grilled Cheese, Beer and Yoga
The Don Johnson Show, 11-1-07 Newsweek sets up the "Grilled Cheese" straw man to explain away belief in the supernatural. Beer and the Seeker Sensitive Church Movement. An Australian church sets up shop in a bar and the leader of Willow Creek admits their mistakes....
Are we Training our Kids to be Irrational?
The Don Johnson Show, 10-25-07 What not to do if your child becomes a Christian. Don answers questions from the listener chat room, touching on a wide range of topics, including Harry Potter and politics.
The Theology of Ann Coulter and the Dalai Lama
The Don Johnson Show, 10-18-07 Topics include: Ann Coulter's desire to see Jews convert to Christianity. The relationship between Judaism and Christianity. The Dalai Lama's comments about all religions having the same moral teaching. Tomer's email about sex education...
The Theology of George Bush, Barack Obama, and Whoopi Goldberg
The Don Johnson Show, 10-11-07 Topics include: A short review of last week's show with Sigfried, comparing the different approaches to epistemology. George W. Bush's assertion that Christians and Muslims worship the same god. Don answers some questions from caller...
Debate with Sigfried the Naturalist
The Don Johnson Show, 10-4-07 Caller Sigfried defends his naturalistic worldview against Don's claims that it cannot account for rationality or morality. Later in the conversation, Don makes a case for the historicity of the resurrection of Christ and answers some of...
Proper Discrimination, Conception Day, Madonna, Sarah Silverman and More
The Don Johnson Show, 9-20-07 Topics include: Caller Daniel talks about atheist arguments for morality. Some priests in Britain are facing charges of discrimination for saying Hinduism is false. Madonna, the "ambassador for Judaism." Conception day in Russia Sarah...
Faith, Evidence, Rewards and Ala
The Don Johnson Show, 9-13-07 Don discusses some misconceptions about he Christian definition of faith and talks with a couple of callers, including Ala, who is convinced that two people can believe contradictory propositions about the nature of reality and both be...
On Global Warmism, Among Other Things
The Don Johnson Show, 8-14-07 A reader of the Cincinnati Inquirer is astonished that the pope is Catholic. Who is to blame for America's religious illiteracy. Stephen Prothero thinks it is the church. Universities are enacting anti-proselytizing laws that prohibit...
The Religion Reporter Who Lost His Faith and More
The Don Johnson Show, 8-9-07 Don and Brandon talk about: The L.A. Times religion reporter who gave up on faith after covering too many scandalous stories. The flaw in Christopher Hitchens' argument against religion. The World's "blame the victim" response towards the...
Discussion with Tomer On “Helpful” Sins, Hell and God’s Purpose for Your Life
The Don Johnson Show, 7-18-07 Listener Tomer didn't like the way we responded to his email on the air a few shows back, so we got him on the line to talk about it. The conversation touched on a wide range of topics, including: There are certain sins that seem to be...
Examining the Worldview of The Secret – An Interview with Kathleen Graham
The Don Johnson Show, 7-17-07 Don and Brandon interview personal success coach Kathleen Graham, founder and president of Success In U. Kathleen teaches people how to appropriate the teachings of The Secret using techniques explained in her written guide, The Law of...
So What if He is God? Why Should I Obey Him?
The Don Johnson Show, 7-5-07 Don and Brandon answer some listener questions regarding obeying God. They talk with John about whether or not we obey God because it is in our best interest or just because God is God. They discuss Tomer's email about the fact that,...
Questioning the Atheism of The Infidel Guy
The Don Johnson Show, 6-28-07 A discussion with Reginald Vaughn Finley, Sr, otherwise known as "The Infidel Guy." Mr. Finley is a graduate of the Atlanta Broadcast Institute and the founder of freethoughtmedia.com , atheistforums.com, faithandfreethought.com and...
The Priest and Paris Hilton
The Don Johnson Show, 6-22-07 Don and Brandon offer their take on the Paris Hilton story, including: Why is it that Paris thinks that a trip to jail has been good for her? What was wrong with her life before? Paris took three books with her: The Bible, The Secret and...
What is Unique About the Jews?
The Don Johnson Show, 8-14-06 Why does everyone hate the Jews? From Hezbollah to Mel Gibson to the Muslim murderer who shot up a Jewish center in Seattle, there has been a lot of anti-Semitism in the news lately. Don and Brandon examine some of the professed reasons...
On The Da Vinci Code, Da Vinci’s Art and Santa Claus Religion, Among Other Things
The Don Johnson Show, 5-11-06 Don and Brandon discourse on a variety of subjects, including: According to reports, many people are actually believing The Da Vinci Code. Do we have to debunk the existence of Darth Vader next? Unbelieving parents are sending their kids...
Why Did God Create People He Knew Would End Up in Hell? and More Answers to Tough Questions
The Don Johnson Show, 5-17-06 We address some more topics requested by listeners, including: Is God beyond good and evil? That is to say, is God good because He does good things, or is something good simply because He says it is? Why would God create someone he knows...
On Jesus the Ice Walker and Parakeets That Lay Golden Eggs
The Don Johnson Show, 4-7-06 Don and Brandon discuss the research released this week that suggests Jesus may have walked on ice instead of water. Responses to listener email include: a discussion of parakeets that lay golden eggs a refutation of the notion that an...
Debate with Scientologist David Barrington
The Don Johnson Show, 3-23-06 Do South Park and Rolling Stone have it right about what Scientologists believe? Yes. Do Scientologists have any good reason to believe those things? Find out in this debate with dianetics expert David Barrington. Mr. Barrington actually...
Responses to Listener Email
The Don Johnson Show, 3-16-06 Don and Brandon address listener emails from around the world. Topics include Is God an egomaniac? Why does the Christian God require worship? How could a loving God only save a portion of humanity? Why doesn't God give us more evidence...
Is There Any Good Reason to be a Mormon?: A Discussion with LDS Scholar Alma Allred
The Don Johnson Show, 3-9-06 I write often on my blog about how I think Mormonism is a religion that offers no good reasons to support its truth claims. Most recently I noted an example of this: recent DNA findings that suggested some historical inaccuracies in the...
Supernaturalism and the Occult in Pop Culture
The Don Johnson Show, 9-24-05 We analyze pop culture's current fascination with the supernatural and the occult.
Katrina, 9/11 and The Pledge Decision
The Don Johnson Show, 9-17-05 The religious response to Katrina and what the press is not saying about it. Why we are not very worked up over the decision to bar the Pledge of Allegiance from some California classrooms. A Jonathan Swift Award goes to Mediterrània...
What Hurricane Katrina Told Us About Human Nature
The Don Johnson Show, 9-10-05 The human response to Hurricane Katrina has varied from amazing courage and compassion to astounding depravity. We explain how the Christian worldview provides the best explanation of this phenomenon.
The Problem of Pain: Why Does God Allow Suffering?
The Don Johnson Show, 9-3-05 In the wake of the Hurricane Katrina disaster, we discuss how a supposedly all powerful and good God could allow such suffering. Also, we talk about the the new guidelines issued by the Air Force regarding public prayer.
Does Jesus Want You to be Rich?
The Don Johnson Show, 8-27-05 According to Newsweek and other sources, the trend in American spirituality is towards love of money and ecstatic experiences. We analyze this development.
Debate with Muslim Apologist Nadir Ahmed
The Don Johnson Show, 8-20-05 We talk about why Islam is one of the world's fastest growing religions and whether there are any good reasons to believe it is true with Muslim apologist Nadir Ahmed of ExamineTheTruth.com.
Faith vs. Science? A Discussion with Skeptic Dave Thomas
The Don Johnson Show, 8-13-05 Dave Thomas is a physicist, contributing author of Skeptical Odysseys and the president of New Mexicans for Science and Reason. You may have seen him quoted in this week's Time Magazine cover story on the Intelligent Design Movement or on...
Are Religious People Morons?
The Don Johnson Show, 8-6-05 The prevailing take on such current events as the Intelligent Design Movement, Muslim terrorism and stem-cell research is that the battle is between faith and reason. On one side you have intelligent rational folks and on the other you...
The Rise of Religious Totalitarianism in the West
The Don Johnson Show, 7-30-05 Stories from England, Australia and Canada show how governments are primed to take over control and banish free exercise of religion. Our Jonathan Swift Award goes to Michael Read, who argues that he caused his mother to be made fun of,...
“At Least the Terrorists Have Meaning in their Lives” and More
The Don Johnson Show, 7-23-05 We analyze Tim Lott's assertion that the suicide bombers are to be admired in some ways because they have something that the West simply can't offer: meaning in life. This weeks Jonathan Swift Award for Ridiculous Pro-Abortion argument...
The Legacy and Future of Crusade Evangelism
The Don Johnson Show, 7-16-05 With three major evangelistic events occurring at the same time this weekend in Southern California along with Billy Graham's announcement that his crusade in New York a few weeks back would be his last, we discuss the strengths and...
The Suppression of Religious Free Speech and Rise of Propaganda in the West, The Killing of Babies to get a “Baby-Smooth” Face and Some Advice for Tom Cruise on How to Evangelize on Behalf of Scientology
The Don Johnson Show, 6-25-05 From ridiculous "hate-crime" laws in Australia and Britain, to fake documentaries in America, truth seeking and open debate are on the way out. This week's Jonathan Swift Award goes to the Russians who are extracting stem cells from the...
On Fatherhood, Celebrity Worship and Preventing Holocausts through the Mass Killing of Children
The Don Johnson Show, 6-18-05 These statistics show just how important fathers really are. We discuss how this supports a Christian worldview. We tackle the argument that the Christian view of a loving father God is just a wish-fulfillment fantasy made up by humans...
The Myth of “Religion Free” Education
The Don Johnson Show, 6-11-05 The Bible Literacy Project is attempting to have the Bible brought back into public schools not as a religious or sacred document but simply as literature. We debate this idea and point out the weakness in our culture's current philosophy...
The Idiocy of Judgment Free Spirituality and More
The Don Johnson Show, 6-4-05 Howard Dean claims to be a "Christian" but then denies that that label means anything that can be objectively characterized (judged). We show how ridiculous this approach to religion is. Judith Christ and the "Make up your own Scriptures"...
On Tom Cruise, T.D. Jakes and Wiccans, Among Other Things
The Don Johnson Show, 5-28-05 From Tom Cruise's Scientology to T.D. Jakes' Mega-church Evangelicalism, people are turning spiritual for no good reasons.
A Debate with a “Zen-Master”
The Don Johnson Show, 5-21-05 Our in-studio guest this week is Audrey Carr, co-author of "The Gospel According to Zen" and editor of "The Zen Game" website and newsletter. We debate her New Age views, including her beliefs about Jesus, historical Christianity and the...
Do All Roads Lead to Heaven?
The Don Johnson Show, 5-14-05 According to this article, beliefs about Heaven are changing. In the name of tolerance, people now accept that there are many as many paths to Heaven as there are beliefs. We examine this trend.
Can You be Good or Have Meaning in Life Without God?
The Don Johnson Show, 5-7-05 According to this survey, college students overwhelmingly believe that you can be good without God. We address this question.
Why You Shouldn’t Respect the Spiritual Values of People who Disagree with You
The Don Johnson Show, 4-30-05 The Air Force is requiring their staff to go through an RSVP (Respecting the Spiritual Values of Others) program to make that branch of the armed services more "sensitive." We explain why this approach to religion is ridiculous and have a...
Relativism and the Search for Truth in Religion
The Don Johnson Show, 4-23-05 The reaction to the election of Pope Benedict has exposed the "dictatorship of relativism" that he disdains for what it is. Most people judge his positions based on their personal preferences rather than whether or not what he believes is...