2012 Top Ten #Apologetics Social Media Links

Beyond Come Reason's articles and features, our social media sites also try to keep you up to date on important or relevant articles and events relating to faith, culture, and the Christian worldview. Below are the top ten stories that were clicked on from our Twitter and Facebook pages.

1. Setting the Record Straight - YouTube Video Playlist  (Originally tweeted on Sep 28)
2. What's Wrong With "Why I Hate Religion, But Love Jesus"? (Originally tweeted on Jan 13)
3. Why I Secretly Root For the Atheists in Debates…  (Originally tweeted on Aug 23)
4. Billy Graham, Mormonism, and the word "Cult" (Originally tweeted on Oct 23)
5. Group sex is the latest 'trend' for teenage girls, disturbing report reveals  (Originally tweeted on Dec 29)
6. Why do they always ask about rape and incest? (Originally tweeted on Oct 24)
7. Planned Parent Info for Teens: It’s great to be a slut  (Originally tweeted on Nov 12)
8. Come Reason's Free mp3s (Originally tweeted on June 5)
9. Answering Bill Nye's Video on Creationism   (Originally tweeted on Sept 7)
10. Should a Christian Vote for the Lesser of Two Evils?  (Originally tweeted on Nov 5)

2012 Top Five Apologetics Podcast Topics

The Come Let Us Reason Together podcast has been one of the most popular features of our ministry. With nearly 125,000 downloads last year we saw our podcast audience grow by about 40%.  This weekly series continues to provide thoughtful instruction on important apologetics issues.  We've been blessed to again be counted among the top 16 apologetics podcasts by the well-respected Apologetics 315 web site.

Below are the top five topics downloaded in our 2012 releases. If you haven't yet subscribed to the podcast, you may do so via iTunes or by RSS.

1. The Case for the Resurrection
2. Talking About God at Starbucks
3. Does God's Predestination Contradict My Freedom to Choose?
4. Separating Science from Scientism
5. Talking about the "God" Particle—Interview with Dr. Barry Ritchie

2012 Top Ten Apologetics Blog Posts

2012 is coming to a close, and as I did last year, I'd like to take a moment and look back on some of the more popular posts from the last twelve months. Come Reason has continued to reach farther than I would've imagined, with over 300,000 unique visitors from all over the globe reading our articles, posts, and interactions  Add to that the highly popular podcasts and the various peaking engagements, and we've been very blessed this year.

Below are the top ten blog posts for 2012. My series on the "Top Ten Neglected Books for Apologists" really resonated, making six of the ten spots on the list.  But the most popular post by far was my response to Jefferson Bethke's viral video "Why I Hate Religion but  Love Jesus". It seems that everyone had an opinion on this, I only hope that my thoughts add to a better understanding of approaching Christianity as a thoughtful faith.

The other top posts dealt with the Billy Graham organization's purging the word "cult" from their web site during Mitt Romney's campaign as well as an internal contradiction within the Book of Mormon itself. All ten posts are linked below. Which was your favorite?

1. What's Wrong With "Why I Hate Religion, But Love Jesus"?
2. The Book of Mormon's Slip is Showing
3. Billy Graham, Mormonism, and the word "Cult"
4. Top Ten Neglected Books for Apologists - #10 Theory of Knowledge
5. Top Ten Neglected Books for Apologists - #5 The Edge of Evolution
6. Top Ten Neglected Books for Apologists - #4 In Defense of Miracles
7. Top Ten Neglected Books for Apologists - #6 The Christians as the Romans Saw Them
8. Top Ten Neglected Books for Apologists - #7 Questions That Matter
9. Top Ten Neglected Books for Apologists - #9… A Romance Story?
10. Should the Gospel accounts be taken as history or as propaganda?