 | The Barker-Butt Debate was conducted on the campus of the University of South Carolina in Columbia on February 12, 2009 before a capacity crowd of over 500, with thousands more viewing the debate over the Internet. The debate addressed the question: “Does the God of the Bible exist?” Both disputants presented arguments, cross-examined each other, and also fielded live questions from the audience.
Due to the brief nature of the debate, several of the assertions made by atheist Dan Barker could not be answered in the allotted time. This section of the A.P. Web site provides articles that respond specifically to these assertions. Additional articles that address various statements that Barker made during the debate will be added below as they are produced.
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Biblical Ideas Concerning Killing and Murder are Not Contradictory | Kyle Butt, M.A.
| A Coherent Definition of a God | Kyle Butt, M.A.
| Defending the Bible’s Position on Slavery | Kyle Butt, M.A.
| Do Children Inherit the Sin of Their Parents? | Kyle Butt, M.A.
| Does God Accept Human Sacrifice? | Kyle Butt, M.A.
| Does the God of the Bible Exist? | Kyle Butt and Dan Barker
| Does God’s Existence Rest Upon Human Consensus? | Kyle Butt, M.A.
| The FANG Argument: A Refutation | Kyle Butt, M.A.
| Geography as the Most Important Predictor of Religion? | Kyle Butt, M.A.
| Is God Immoral for Killing Innocent Children? | Kyle Butt, M.A.
| Was Eve Created Perfect? | Kyle Butt, M.A.
| Were the Iron Chariots Too Powerful? | Kyle Butt, M.A.
| The Problem of Evil | Kyle Butt, M.A. and Dave Miller, Ph.D.
| Did Jesus Come to Bring Peace—or Turmoil? | Caleb Colley, M.L.A.
| The Immutability of God | Caleb Colley, M.L.A.
| Does God “Create” Evil? | Wayne Jackson, M.A.
| The Goodness of God and an Eternal Hell | Wayne Jackson, M.A.
| Does God Dwell in Light or Darkness? | Eric Lyons, M.Min.
| Does God REALLY Know Everything? | Eric Lyons, M.Min.
| Does God Tempt People? | Eric Lyons, M.Min.
| Seeing God “Face to Face” | Eric Lyons, M.Min.
| Was Jesus’ Witness “True” or “Not True”? | Eric Lyons, M.Min.
| Darwin, Evolution, and Racism | Eric Lyons, M.Min. and Kyle Butt M.A.
| Did God Order the Killing of Babies? | Dave Miller, Ph.D.
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