Free Speech, Free Exercise and Apologetics: Hot Topics or Hate Speech?

2020 The Ambassadors Forum conference breakout session.

Are you ready to discuss your faith with your Mormon friends? This is a very practical talk that will equip you to challenge the issues at the heart of Mormonism while building your faith in the accuracy of the Bible. You’ll walk away prepared for a calm and effective discussion that doesn’t require a theology degree.

About the presenter: Adrian is a founding member of The Ambassadors Forum. He has a Master’s degree in Teaching and has been studying apologetics and discussing and debating with unbelievers for the last 20 years.

2020 conference breakout session.

2020 conference breakout session.

About the presenter: Andy Frye lives in Oregon and has spoken at churches and camps across the United States on worldview, apologetics, church history, and engaging the culture. Andy has been faculty with Worldview Academy since 2008 and is the author of “The Image of God: A 9 Week Study.” He is the department chair for social studies at Grants Pass High School and has been an adjunct professor at Pacific Bible College, Concordia University, and Rogue Community College. Andy is a James Madison Fellow-Scholar and holds an MA (Liberal Studies) in history and political philosophy from Excelsior College, where he did work at Georgetown University and Oxford University, England. He enjoys soccer, music, and good coffee.

2021 April Friday Forum.

Plenary talk from the 2020 conference.

In order to understand much of the rhetoric coming from CRT advocates, we need to get down to the root idea that lies behind the whole movement. It’s a centuries-old concept that has never brought anything but destruction. And until we know how to spot it, we won’t be able to understand or respond to those pushing it.

The world is desperate to discredit God and the Bible through science. But science is from God and designed to bring Him glory. Learn how science can help us understand and explain our faith to others, with examples from a high-tech career and many practical applications.

About the presenter: From day one, our co-founder Roy Swart has challenged his own faith with piercing questions and relentless examination. He thinks that anything worth believing in should be able to stand up to any question or doubt, and encourages everyone he meets to put the Bible to the test and go where the data leads. Roy earned a Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering from MIT, has worked in the R&D sector of the semiconductor industry for over 20 years, has published papers and presented at conferences, and holds over a dozen patents.