Dr. Jonathan Sarfati, one of the resident contributors to Answers in Genesis, has just completed a rather extensive rebutal book to Hugh Ross and his dubious apologetics. It is called Refuting Compromise and is available through the AiG website. Dr. Sarfati is an engaging writer and in my opinion, devastates Ross's nonsensical views of Genesis. One of the saddest elements to Dr. Ross, is that he has the tendency to radically mis-state the evidence for his case and often exceeds his area of competence in specialized fields of study. There have been occasions when he out right lies in his research he presents.
Most people are intimidated by the man because he is a "doctor" and dogmatically speaks with what appears to be much authority. His cockiness is never challenged, so Christians are often unsure how to approach the guy, even though they know he is wrong.
Usually, those Christian authors, apologists, and theologians, like Ankerberg, who wish to appear as a meaningful, intelligent Christian in the eyes of the skeptical world, tend to latch onto Ross's long-age creationism. Dr. Ross comes across as sophisticated, and not as a wild-eyed John Brown like fundamentalist randomly spouting off Bible verses, pounding a pulpit, and condemning all those satanic inspired "signtists."
One of the more amusing Hugh Ross moments on Ankerberg's program was the debate Ankerberg set up between Ross and the young earth, fundamentalist apologist Kent Hovind, known as Dr. Dino. Hovind is something of a goofball, and for Ankerberg to match him up with Ross was sort of like matching up the local Church league softball champions against the Los Angeles Dodgers. It was profoundly embarrassing. Hovind displayed the classic "deer caught in the headlights" expression through out the discussion, and his attempt to provide thoughtful responses to the best of his ability that his little evidentialist heart could muster, was noble, but to no avail.
I think if Ankerberg wants to have a serious debate on this subject with Ross participating, he has to get either Sarfati, or Ken Ham, or even both. It is just being dishonest to simply build strawmen against the young earth proponents and tear them down.

If you hit the AiG site, do a search on Hugh Ross, and it should pull up several articles.

Fred

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