1. Mark Regnerus, “The Mission Creep of Dignity,” The Witherspoon Institute, January 12, 2015, http://thepublicdiscourse.com/2015/01/14253.
2. Brad Stetson and Joseph G. Conti, The Truth about Tolerance: Pluralism, Diversity and the Culture Wars (Downers Grove, IL: InterVarsity, 2005), 12.
3. “Teens Look to Parents More Than Friends for Sexual Role Models,” Science Daily, June 15, 2011, http://sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/06/110615120355.htm.
4. “Learn How to Engage Millennials,” Barna Group, November 2014, e-mail from barna@barna.org.
5. Jeffrey Rosenberg and W. Bradford Wilcox, “The Importance of Fathers in the Healthy Development of Children,” U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, 2006, http://childwelfare.gov/pubs/usermanuals/father-hood/fatherhood.pdf.
6. “Talking to Your Teen about Sexuality,” University of Florida/IFAS Extension, Hillsborough County, http://hillsborough.ifas.ufl.edu/documents/pdf/fcs/A-Z_family/sexuality.pdf.
1. David Kinnaman and Gabe Lyons, unChristian: What a New Generation Really Thinks about Christianity…and Why It Matters (Grand Rapids: Baker, 2007), 92–93.
2. Ibid.
3. Todd Starnes, “City Threatens to Arrest Ministers Who Refuse to Perform Same-Sex Marriages,” FoxNews.com, October 20, 2014, http://www.foxnews.com/opinion/2014/10/20/city-threatens-to-arrest-ministers-who-refuse-to-perform-same-sex-weddings/.
4. Samuel Smith, “Marquette University Suspends Tenured Professor after He Criticized Instructor Who Prohibited Student from Discussing Gay Marriage Opposition,” Christian Post, December 19, 2014, http://www.christianpost.com/news/marquette-university-suspends-tenured-professor-after-he-criticized-instructor-who-prohibited-student-from-discussing-gay-marriage-opposition-131458/.
5. Webster’s New World Dictionary of American English, 3rd ed., s.v. “tolerate.”
6. Thomas A. Helmbock, “Insights on Tolerance,” Cross and Crescent (publication of Lambda Chi Alpha International Fraternity), summer 1996, 2.
7. “Americans Are Most Likely to Base Truth on Feelings,” Barna Group, February 12, 2002, https://www.barna.org/barna-update/article/5-barna-update/67-americans-are-most-likely-to-base-truth-on-feelings#.VNPoYu85Cpo.
8. “Barna Survey Examines Changes in Worldview among Christians over the Past 13 Years,” Barna Group, March 6, 2009, https://www.barna.org/barna-update/21-transformation/252-barna-survey-examines-changes-in-worldview-among-christians-over-the-past-13-years#.VOdMxCmaAnU.
9. Jacob Poushter, “What’s Morally Acceptable? It Depends on Where in the World You Live,” PewResearchCenter, April 15, 2014, http://www.pewresearch.org/fact-tank/2014/04/15/whats-morally-acceptable-it-depends-on-where-in-the-world-you-live/.
10. Ibid.
11. California legislators’ letter cited in Olga R. Rodriguez, “San Francisco Archbishop Tells Teachers to Abide by Anti-Gay Morality Clause,” TPM News, February 18, 2015, http://talkingpointsmemo.com/news/california-lawmakers-archbishop-morality-clauses.
1. Andrew Walker, “The Atlanta Fire Chief Fired,” First Things, January 14, 2015, http://www.firstthings.com/blogs/firstthoughts/2015/01/the-atlanta-fire-chief-fired.
2. The Editorial Board, “God, Gays and the Atlanta Fire Department,” New York Times, January 13, 2015, http://www.nytimes.com/2015/01/13/opinion/god-gays-and-the-atlanta-fire-department.html?partn.
3. Walker, “Atlanta Fire Chief Fired.”
4. https://www.washingtonpost.com/posteverything/wp/2015/05/12/im-a-florist-but-i-refused-to-do-flowers-for-my-gay-friends-wedding/.
5. Merriam-Webster’s Collegiate Dictionary, 10th ed., s.v. “truth.”
6. Brad Stetson and Joseph G. Conti, The Truth about Tolerance: Pluralism, Diversity and the Culture Wars (Downers Grove, IL: InterVarsity, 2005), 43.
7. J. P. Moreland, Kingdom Triangle: Recover the Christian Mind, Renovate the Soul, Restore the Spirit’s Power (Grand Rapids: Zondervan, 2007), 77.
8. William Lane Craig, “God Is Not Dead Yet,” July 3, 2008, Christianity Today 52, no. 7 (July 3, 2008): 22, http://www.christianitytoday.com/ct/2008/july/13.22.html?start=6.
9. Joel Achenbach, “Why Do Many Reasonable People Doubt Science?” National Geographic, March 2015, http://ngm.nationalgeographic.com/2015/03/science-doubters/achenbach-text.
1. Samantha, “Confessions of a Half-Virgin,” HuffPost Teen, December 9, 2014; updated December 10, 2014, http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2014/12/09/why-i-consider-myself-hal_n_6297134.html.
2. Ibid.
3. Alexa Tsoulis-Reay, “What It’s Like to Date a Horse,” New York, November 20, 2014, http://nymag.com/scienceofus/2014/11/what-its-like-to-date-a-horse.html. We do not recommend that you read this article as it is disturbing. We simply provide the documentation as support for our point.
4. Napp Nazworth, “Christians Who Cave to the ‘New Tolerance’ Only Make Matters Worse, Mary Eberstadt Says,” Christian Post, November 17, 2014, http://www.christianpost.com/news/christians-who-cave-to-the-new-intolerance-only-make-it-worse-mary-eberstadt-says-129778/.
5. Leonardo Blair, “Former Megachurch Pastor Rob Bell Tells Oprah the Church Is ‘Moments Away’ from Embracing Gay Marriage,” Christian Post, February 17, 2015, http://www.christianpost.com/news/former-megachurch-pastor-rob-bell-tells-oprah-the-church-is-moments-away-from-embracing-gay-marriage-134264/.
6. See James Kirkup, “Muslims Must Embrace Our British Values, David Cameron Says,” Telegraph, February 5, 2011, http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/politics/david-cameron/8305346/Muslims-must-embrace-our-British-values-David-Cameron-says.html.
7. Brad Stetson and Joseph G. Conti, The Truth about Tolerance: Pluralism, Diversity and the Culture Wars (Downers Grove, IL: InterVarsity, 2005), 83.
8. Friedrich Nietzsche, ed. and trans. Walter Kaufman, trans. R. J. Hollingdale, The Will to Power (New York: Vintage, 1968), 401.
9. Luc Ferry, A Brief History of Thought: A Philosophical Guide to Living (New York: Harper Perennial, 2011), 72.
10. Greg Gilman, “Jesse Ventura Vents More ‘American Sniper’ Criticism by Comparing US to Nazis, Communists: ‘We Behave the Same Way Now,’” The Wrap, February 4, 2015, http://thewrap.com/jesse-ventura-vents-more-american-sniper-criticism-by-comparing-us-to-nazis-communists-we-behave-the-same-way-now/.
11. Frank Turek, Stealing from God: Why Atheists Need to Make Their Case (Colorado Springs: Navpress 2014), 97.
12. Christopher Hitchens, God Is Not Great: How Religion Poisons Everything (New York: Twelve Books, 2007), 13.
13. Friedrich Nietzsche, The Antichrist, intro. by H. L. Mencken (Torrance, CA: Noontide, 1980), 180.
14. See Sean McDowell and Jonathan Morrow, Is God Just a Human Invention? And Seventeen Other Questions Raised by the New Atheists (Grand Rapids: Kregel, 2010), 151–52.
1. A. W. Tozer, Tozer Speaks: Volume One: 128 Compelling & Authoritative Teachings of A. W. Tozer (Chicago: Wingspread, 2010).
2. For evidence to back up this claim, see Josh McDowell, The Bare Facts: 39 Questions Your Parents Hope You Never Ask about Sex (Chicago: Moody, 2011).
3. Drawn from Josh and Sean McDowell, The Unshakable Truth: How You Can Experience the 12 Essentials of a Relevant Faith (Eugene, OR: Harvest House, 2010), 115–16.
1. Simon LeVay, “A Difference in Hypothalamic Structure between Heterosexual and Homosexual Men,” Science 253, no. 5023 (1991): 1034–37.
2. Dean Hamer et al., “A Linkage between DNA Markers on the X Chromosome and Male Sexual Orientation,” Science 261, (1993): 321–27.
3. Simon LeVay quoted in David Nimmons, “Sex and the Brain—Neurobiologist Simon LeVay Found a Link between Brain Structure and Homosexuality,” Discover, March 1994, 64.
4. Dean Hamer and Peter Copeland, Living with Our Genes: Why They Matter More Than You Think (New York: Bantam Doubleday Dell, 1998), 188.
5. Dean Hamer quoted in Anastasia Toufexis, “New Evidence of a ‘Gay Gene,’” Time 146, no. 20 (1995): 95.
6. American Psychological Association, “Answers to Your Questions: For a Better Understanding of Sexual Orientation & Homosexuality” brochure (Washington, DC: American Psychological Association, 2008).
7. Susan Donaldson James, “Thrill-Seeking Gene May Lead to Promiscuous Sex, Cheating,” ABC News, December 6, 2010, http://abcnews.go.com/Health/scientists-discover-gene-responsible-cheating-promiscuous-sex-habits/story?id=12322891.
1. Thanks to Amy Hall for drawing this example to our attention. See Justin Taylor, “What Are We Apart from Christ?” Gospel Coalition, August 27, 2010, http://www.thegospelcoalition.org/blogs/justintaylor/2010/08/27/what-are-we-apart-from-christ/.
2. Adapted from Sean McDowell and John Stonestreet, Same-Sex Marriage: A Thoughtful Approach to God’s Design for Marriage (Grand Rapids: Baker, 2014), 40–41.
3. To find out more about The Reformation Project, go to http://www.reformationproject.org/.
1. Duke Pesta, “Moral Relativism and the Crisis of Contemporary Education,” The New American.com, December 1, 2011, http://www.thenewamerican.com/culture/education/item/372-moral-relativism-and-the-crisis-of-contemporary-education.
2. Justin P. McBrayer, “Why Our Children Don’t Think There Are Moral Facts,” New York Times, March 2, 2015, http://opinionator.blogs.nytimes.com/2015/03/02/why-our-children-dont-think-there-are-moral-facts/?_r=2.
3. Todd Starnes, “Teacher Tells Student He Can’t Read the Bible in Classroom,” Fox News.com, May 5, 2014, http://www.foxnews.com/opinion/2014/05/05/teacher-tells-student-cant-read-bible-in-my-classroom/.
4. Ibid.
5. Ken Klukowski, “School Employee Tells Five-Year-Old She Can’t Pray for Lunch,” Breitbart News, April 2, 2014, http://www.breitbart.com/big-government/2014/04/02/school-worker-tells-5-year-old-she-can-t-pray-for-lunch/.
6. Todd Starnes, “School Tells Child She Can’t Write about God,” Fox News.com, September 11, 2013, http://radio.foxnews.com/toddstarnes/top-stories/school-tells-child-she-cant-write-about-god.html.
7. Todd Starnes, “School Tells Kids: Stop Praying to Jesus, Singing Amazing Grace,” Fox News.com, November 10, 2014, http://www.foxnews.com/opinion/2014/11/10/school-tells-kids-stop-praying-to-jesus-singing-amazing-grace/.
8. Tyler Kingkade, “‘Stomp on Jesus’ Controversy at Florida Atlantic University Draws Gov. Rick Scott’s Involvement,” HuffPost, March 27, 2013, http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/03/27/stomp-on-jesus_n_2963400.html.
9. Ibid.
1. “Wedding Venue Appeals Ruling,” Akron [Ohio] Beacon Journal, November 12, 2014, B12.
2. Curtis M. Wong, “Masterpiece Cakeshop’s Jack Phillips Vows to Stop Making Wedding Cakes Altogether after Court Rules in Favor of Gay Couple,” HuffPost, June 3, 2014, http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2014/06/03/jack-phillips-masterpiece-cakeshop-_n_5438726.html.
3. Ibid., 115–21.
4. C. S. Lewis, Mere Christianity (New York: Collier, 1960), 118.
1. Illustration adapted from Josh McDowell, 10 Commitments for Dads (Eugene, OR: Harvest House, 2014), chap. 9.
2. Content of this chapter was adapted in part from the Right from Wrong resources of Josh McDowell and Bob Hostetler, Right from Wrong: What You Need to Know to Help Youth Make Right Choices (Thomas Nelson, 1994) and Truth Slayers series (Thomas Nelson, 1995).
1. Masuma Ahoja, “Teens Are Spending More Time Consuming Media, on Mobile Devices,” Washington Post Live, March 13, 2013, http://www.washingtonpost.com/postlive/teens-are-spending-more-time-consuming-media-on-mobile-devices/2013/03/12/309bb242-8689-11e2-98a3-b3db6b9ac586_story.html.
2. Kim Parker, “Modern Parenthood: Roles of Moms and Dads Converge as They Balance Work and Family,” PewResearchCenter, March 14, 2013, http://www.pewsocialtrends.org/2013/03/14/modern-parenthood-roles-of-moms-and-dads-converge-as-they-balance-work-and-family/.
3. Ibid.
4. Matthew Vines, God and the Gay Christian (New York: Convergent, 2014), 2.
5. Ibid., 13–14.
6. Ibid, 14.
7. Christopher Yuan, “Why ‘God and the Gay Christian’ Is Wrong about the Bible and Same-Sex Relationships,” Christianity Today, June 9, 2014, http://www.christianitytoday.com/ct/2014/june-web-only/why-matthew-vines-is-wrong-about-bible-same-sex-relationshi.html.
1. Sean McDowell and Jonathan Morrow, Is God Just a Human Invention? And Seventeen Other Questions Raised by the New Atheists (Grand Rapids: Kregel, 2010).
2. Gregory Koukl, Tactics: A Game Plan for Discussing Your Christian Convictions (Grand Rapids: Zondervan, 2009), 38.
3. See Biola University, http://www.biola.edu/academics/sas/apologetics/.