All Christian Apologetics is Special Pleading

I wrote a whole chapter in my book, How to Defend the Christian Faith: Advice from an Atheist on special pleading (chapter 7). In it I argue that all apologetics is special pleading. Apologists should read it before writing another sentence in defense of their faith. They fail to see a fundamental point in the utter failure to defend their sect-specific brand of Christianity. They are special pleading. That's all they ever do. I've never seen them do anything different. In that chapter of mine I challenge apologists to stop doing it if they're serious about defending their Christian faith. The risk is that if they stop it they cannot defend their faith at all. But the risk is worth it if they're serious about knowing and defending the truth.

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