“We're not trying to prove the character of God through science. That's a bad idea. What I'm trying to do is clear away the misunderstandings, the debris that prevent people from accepting that God who wants to accept them.”

—  Phillip E. Johnson

Hank Hanegraaf's "Bible Answer Man" radio program (19 December 2001)
2000s

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American Law clerk 1940–2019

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