The American Vision

Israel and Prophecy Writers are in the News Again

November 19th, 2012 | by Gary DeMar

Prominent dispensationalist and end-time advocate Jan Markell had this to say about the latest conflict in the Middle East: “God

Is It Ever Okay to Lie?

November 19th, 2012 | by Gary DeMar

A number of critics of the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan have criticized the Pentagon’s “use of deception and disinformation

Is Satan The God of This World?

November 13th, 2012 | by Gary DeMar

And though this world, with devils filled, Should threaten to undo us, we will not fear, for God hath willed

The “Rapture” is Not a Prophetic Inevitability

November 12th, 2012 | by Gary DeMar

WorldNetDaily published an article that I wrote, titled “Why Pat Robertson is Wrong” back in 2005.[1] It dealt with Robertson’s

You’re Not Getting Raptured Out of Here. Deal With It.

November 8th, 2012 | by Gary DeMar

Because American Vision is a worldview ministry, we address issues that are broader in scope than most ministries. As a

How Can Atoms be Put on Trial for Killing Other Atoms?

November 6th, 2012 | by Gary DeMar

“Compassion and humanity are virtues peculiar to the righteous and to the worshipers of God. Philosophy teaches us nothing of

The Intolerance of the Tolerant and the Brainwashing of a Generation

November 5th, 2012 | by Gary DeMar

I had an interesting conservation with a long-time friend who told me about a symposium that took place in the

People ask me what keeps me going. Why do I continue to write on subjects that so many people resist? For the simple reason that I see progress. When I first did radio interviews on Bible prophecy in the late 1980s, I was bombarded by some pretty nasty callers

Theology

Denying Sola Scriptura: The Attempt to Neutralize the Bible

October 29th, 2012 | by Gary DeMar

I was raised Roman Catholic. My religious upbringing included Catholic school through the fifth grade and service as an altar boy through my teen years. My first dose of a foreign language was Latin, a necessary prerequisite if you wanted to be an altar boy. There is much I appreciate about my Catholic training. I was taught the cardinal doctrines of the faith as expressed in the Apostles' Creed. The ethical precepts I had been taught in Catholic school kept me from straying too far in my rebellious years. Guilt and fear of judgment are strong motivators when it comes to keeping young people in moral check. Of course many children raised in Protestant homes can make similar claims. So my experiences perhaps are not unique to Catholicism