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Points to bring up to a pastor in a discussion

An evangelical Christian friend of mine is planning on introducing me to her pastor because she's convinced she can save my soul. And I let her try because she's gorgeous and I have ulterior motives. I've got a Bart D. Erhman book to pull contradictions from, but I'm wondering if some of you folks have got some real zingers when it comes to the topic of Biblical inerrancy. Most of my source material is all back in the States (I'm currently living in South Korea) so I have very little to draw on myself. If anyone has some ideas, just point me in the right direction and I'll do the legwork.

I'm open to all ideas. Thanks!

-S-

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Permalink Reply by Johnny on December 29, 2009 at 2:48pm

man, would love to respond but busy now. rain check? when is your debate?

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Permalink Reply by Dave Rogers on December 29, 2009 at 4:35pm

Go check out the Skeptics Annotated Bible. It shreds the bible with literally thousands of contradictions, injustices, cruelties, intolerances, etc.. Remember, the key is not to convert the pastor, but sow the seeds of doubt in your friend. Try not to disrespect her current beliefs. Good luck and post an update.

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Permalink Reply by Master Shake on January 2, 2010 at 4:12am

An Update: Thanks again for everyone who replied. And yes, I'll be doing my homework when the time comes. I was supposed to meet a new pastor this weekend, he speaks fluent English so she wants me to meet him instead of her personal pastor who speaks no English (I live in South Korea so this saves her the pain of trying to translate). I was supposed to, but the plans fell through. I promised I'd go up with her the next time she travels to Seoul, so hopefully soon.

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Permalink Reply by Garrick McElroy on March 3, 2010 at 7:21pm

Basically, a greater majority of the Bible. Lol. It's full of contradictions and morally reprehensible things that their God has done. www.evilbible.com has a lot of things you might find useful. Otherwise, Google is always good choice.
OH, and if they don't stop trying to convert you, you've most likely broken the only unforgivable commandment. So if you get bored and just want to stop, tell them that. They can't do anything after that. It's just a waste of their time.

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Permalink Reply by Armand on March 6, 2010 at 5:43am

What I usually point out to Christians is God flooded the earth for forty days and forty nights and killed every living thing that breathed. Now, you tell me why he didn't separate the innocent from the guilty? Why did he kill the puppies and the babies????