Andrew Tallman was raised in a religious home, he was taught to think for himself, question everything, and never take 'Because I said so,' as an answer (except from his mother of course). Eventually this emphasis on critical thinking collided with his liberal religious environment, and he became convinced that only fools could be Christians. He then went off to the University of Illinois to get a B.A. in Political Science and Philosophy and an M.A. in Philosophy, during which time he became even more convinced of this conclusion. Somewhere along the line, however, he noticed that for all their supposed wisdom, his professors did not have the kinds of lives he wanted. So, he began looking for better answers than what they were qualified to give. He found these answers with some people who seemed to have everything he wanted: great marriages and children, material wealth, health, happiness, meaningful friendships, and brilliant minds. Unfortunately for Andrew, they also happened to be fundamentalist Christians. These were the first Christians he had ever met who did not seem to be fools. This persuaded him that perhaps he should reconsider his previous aversion to Christianity, and eventually he decided to give his life to Christ. Since then, Andrew has married his wife Danielle, made two sons, acquired a second degree black belt in martial arts, taught philosophy professionally as an intellectual mercenary at any college that would have him, and worked as a talk radio show host. He enjoys volleyball, golf, tennis, softball, billiards, ping pong, games of all kinds, shooting guns, reading, discussing the Bible or anything else, and spending every available moment with his lovely bride. His life's mission is 'To liberate people's minds,' which explains why he is so occupied with teaching, writing, conducting Bible studies, and hosting his radio show on KPXQ. If you dare to listen to 'The Andrew Tallman Show,' he promises you will learn something worth writing down. http://www.townhall.com/columnists/AndrewTallman http://media.townhall.com/TownHall/icons/TH-feed-icon-128x128.gif http://www.townhall.com/columnists/AndrewTallman TownHall.com, Where your opinion counts. 128 Copyright (c) 2013 Townhall.com, A Salem Communications Web. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED jim.dearras@townhall.com (Jim De Arras) Sun, 03 Jul 2011 04:01:00 GMT Sun, 03 Jul 2011 04:01:00 GMT http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss RSS.NET: http://www.rssdotnet.com/ Let me begin by saying that although I enjoy playing golf, I don't generally watch it on television. So, I didn't personally see NBC's double-butchering of the Pledge of Allegiance last week during the US Open... http://www.townhall.com/columnists/AndrewTallman/2011/07/03/one_nation_under_nbc 9db4c481-0741-4c6b-ac6d-68901b0c111f Sun, 03 Jul 2011 04:01:00 GMT The New York Times columnist Gail Collins began her March 9th column by saying, "It's been nearly nine weeks since that tragic shooting in Tucson, and you may be wondering whether there's been any gun legislation... http://www.townhall.com/columnists/AndrewTallman/2011/03/22/to_whom_does_gail_collins_pray e14e707a-d303-4aae-b28d-bf6ceb9e0809 Tue, 22 Mar 2011 15:09:38 GMT This is the right question. Sadly, it's the one few people are answering in columns and on the radio in recent days. This is an understandable mistake, since the question I've asked has only one all-too-obvious... http://www.townhall.com/columnists/AndrewTallman/2011/01/17/who_is_most_to_blame_for_the_shootings c0948cbd-acdb-4d3f-b30b-2656f8436df4 Mon, 17 Jan 2011 18:29:29 GMT "Christmas is just commercialized materialism. Nobody even thinks about Jesus anymore because all they're doing is putting up lights, decorating some pagan tree and watching nonsense like Santa and Frosty on TV.... http://www.townhall.com/columnists/AndrewTallman/2010/12/28/the_worst_christmas_gift_givers 8615d91b-142a-4128-8ace-e0ec6f82ba6d Tue, 28 Dec 2010 14:28:09 GMT Where do you find the largest, most intrusive and liberty-violating form of government? You may be tempted to answer North Korea, Cuba or (possibly) San Francisco, but none of these answers is correct. The most... http://www.townhall.com/columnists/AndrewTallman/2010/12/17/how_big_should_government_be 83911296-bc84-4061-aad8-2d92a84c3585 Fri, 17 Dec 2010 14:28:25 GMT "Well, since we all know Prohibition failed.." This assertion is widely taken as the starting premise to many discussions on such modern social issues as prostitution, drugs, and gambling. In reply, the advocate of... http://www.townhall.com/columnists/AndrewTallman/2010/11/16/did_prohibition_fail 603fcdad-bf29-46b2-977b-5b408b6825e7 Tue, 16 Nov 2010 18:35:28 GMT One of the challenges in approaching any complicated topic is to deal with each particular slice of the discussion on its own merits. Instead, we usually try to handle the whole pie all at once, which usually leads to... http://www.townhall.com/columnists/AndrewTallman/2010/11/02/marijuana_no_worse_than_alcohol 7488cce3-609c-4111-af81-1f4d329033fb Tue, 02 Nov 2010 22:19:16 GMT Imagine one calm afternoon while you sit on your patio reading a book that your phone rings. On the other end is your 33-year-old firefighter son sounding rather anxious. "Dad," he says, "I don't know what to do. We're... http://www.townhall.com/columnists/AndrewTallman/2010/10/28/you_call_yourself_a_firefighter 014bb31d-f5a4-4d05-9c94-209b90a4e1e1 Fri, 29 Oct 2010 01:17:01 GMT It's currently in vogue among conservatives to argue that health care reform should not pass because it is unpopular. The argument sounds like this: "Public support for Obama's plan has dipped to just 36 percent.... http://www.townhall.com/columnists/AndrewTallman/2010/01/28/who_cares_about_the_will_of_the_people a70bb4da-3f0f-4985-97d6-88e01ed4b9f0 Thu, 28 Jan 2010 16:51:12 GMT When I argue that abortion under most circumstances should be illegal, I am charged with trying to legislate morality. When I say divorce ought to be harder to obtain, not easier, I am accused of trying to... http://www.townhall.com/columnists/AndrewTallman/2009/11/20/whos_legislating_morality_now abfb7234-0346-4e7f-8891-56fca6569b96 Fri, 20 Nov 2009 17:06:17 GMT Teaching introductory logic for ten years made me vividly aware of the low average quality of reasoning among college students. It also showed me how little improvement can realistically be accomplished by only one... http://www.townhall.com/columnists/AndrewTallman/2009/11/17/is_obamacare_like_mandatory_auto_insurance cc6e315b-2443-48e8-9542-9f2f1e603cc8 Tue, 17 Nov 2009 20:39:40 GMT Are those who strongly oppose President Obama racists? President Carter and Maureen Dowd think so. But President Clinton and even Mr. Obama himself don't seem to agree. Who is correct? Two questions... http://www.townhall.com/columnists/AndrewTallman/2009/10/06/what's_racism_got_to_do_with_it 7fce1970-13fe-44e3-ba0e-c78e015f7fe7 Tue, 06 Oct 2009 19:40:50 GMT Dear Mr. President: As you continue to advocate for health care reform I wanted to take a moment to express my concern. First, I am pleased with my current health plan-both the health care itself and the price I... http://www.townhall.com/columnists/AndrewTallman/2009/09/23/an_open_letter_to_president_obama_on_heath_care 5911cc45-47ea-4576-ac85-53f1b7cdcd32 Wed, 23 Sep 2009 19:11:01 GMT Today is the 36th anniversary of Roe v. Wade, the Supreme Court ruling which essentially decriminalized abortion for our entire country. Those who endorse Roe are holding celebrations, while those who condemn it are... http://www.townhall.com/columnists/AndrewTallman/2009/01/22/a_reminder_to_pro-life_christians cca3a1d0-746c-472f-a3f1-d12a3b35c3e0 Thu, 22 Jan 2009 16:05:49 GMT "The Bible says nothing directly about abortion." Have you ever heard this claim before? I know I have. And the uncomfortable truth is that, in a certain sense, it's accurate. The deliberate termination of a pregnan http://www.townhall.com/columnists/AndrewTallman/2008/12/19/a_christmas_view_of_abortion 972401ec-ae80-469a-8a50-fb11c573f9c9 Fri, 19 Dec 2008 15:38:59 GMT