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

Plenary talk from the 2020 conference.

2021 March Friday Forum talk titled “I Never Saw You That Way.”

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.

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Friday Forum — July 2020.

Perhaps the biggest piece of evidence for an intelligent mind behind the world we see around us is the existence of information. Information cannot arise by chance, because it requires both design and purpose in order to be considered information. And yet we see it most clearly and inescapably in all of life, in the form of DNA. Where does this information come from?

2021 conference plenary talk.

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.

Andy tackles one of the most serious and difficult questions from Christians and non-Christians alike — if God is good, why does evil happen? Or, to put it another way, why is the world broken? Although this is often a criticism of Christianity, it seems only fair that non-Christians also answer the question — if they can. Although we cannot fully explain the ways of God to man, it turns out that we can respond with thoughtfulness that makes sense of a broken world.

About the presenter: Andy 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.