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'''John Farrell Till''', (born on April 26, 1933, died on October 3, 2012) and known commonly as Farrell Till, was the editor of the formerly published '']'' and was a prominent debater against ] and ] in particular, having published several critical articles of the inerrancy subject as well as skeptical examinations of other biblical interpretations. '''Farrell Till''' (April 26, 1933 – October 3, 2012) was the editor of the formerly published ''The Skeptical Review'' and was a prominent debater against ] and ]. He published critical articles of the inerrancy subject as well as skeptical examinations of other biblical interpretations.


Till was a ] minister and missionary,<ref> (self-penned)</ref> but left the church in 1963 and later became an ]. In addition to having edited ''The Skeptical Review,'' Till ran the , which discusses biblical contradictions and errors. Till was a ] minister and missionary<ref>{{cite news | url=http://www.theskepticalreview.com/AuthorFarrellTill.html | title=A Long Day's Journey Into Light | publisher= The Skeptical Review |year= 2012 | first= | last= | accessdate =2015-02-18 | archiveurl= https://web.archive.org/web/20120205175352/http://www.theskepticalreview.com/AuthorFarrellTill.html | archivedate= 2015-02-18}}</ref>, but left the church in 1963 and later became an ]. In addition to having edited ''The Skeptical Review,'' Till ran the "Errancy" list, which discusses biblical contradictions and errors.<ref>{{cite news | url=http://iierrancy.com/ | title=Entire Errancy archive | publisher= The Skeptical Review |year= 2012 | first= | last= | accessdate =2015-02-18 | archiveurl= https://web.archive.org/web/20140517095857/http://iierrancy.com/ | archivedate= 2015-02-18}}</ref>


He formally and informally debated with numerous Christian thinkers and evangelists, including philosophical apologist ] and ] advocate ]. He formally and informally debated with numerous Christian thinkers and evangelists, including philosophical apologist ] and ] advocate ].
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Farrell Till
BornJohn Farrell Till
(1933-04-26)April 26, 1933
DiedOctober 3, 2012(2012-10-03) (aged 79)
Methodist Medical Center in Peoria
Alma materHarding University B.A. English and M.A. English

Farrell Till (April 26, 1933 – October 3, 2012) was the editor of the formerly published The Skeptical Review and was a prominent debater against Christianity and biblical inerrancy. He published critical articles of the inerrancy subject as well as skeptical examinations of other biblical interpretations.

Till was a Church of Christ minister and missionary, but left the church in 1963 and later became an atheist. In addition to having edited The Skeptical Review, Till ran the "Errancy" list, which discusses biblical contradictions and errors.

He formally and informally debated with numerous Christian thinkers and evangelists, including philosophical apologist Norman Geisler and Young Earth creationism advocate Kent Hovind.

Till held a B.A. English and M.A. English from Harding University. He was a member of People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals, the National Center for Science Education, and the Council for Secular Humanism.

References

  1. "Farrell Till Obituary". Peoria Journal Star. Oct. 5, 2012. Retrieved 2015-02-18. {{cite news}}: Check |archiveurl= value (help); Check date values in: |year= (help)CS1 maint: year (link)
  2. "A Long Day's Journey Into Light". The Skeptical Review. 2012. Archived from the original on 2015-02-18. Retrieved 2015-02-18. {{cite news}}: |archive-date= / |archive-url= timestamp mismatch; 2012-02-05 suggested (help)
  3. "Entire Errancy archive". The Skeptical Review. 2012. Archived from the original on 2015-02-18. Retrieved 2015-02-18. {{cite news}}: |archive-date= / |archive-url= timestamp mismatch; 2014-05-17 suggested (help)

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