Talk:Jimmy Akin

Qualified for a biography in Wikipedia?
Out of curiousity: Akin seems to be a writer of a Q&A column for an obscure religious website. He also writes a self-promoting blog. Does that qualify him for a biography in Wikipedia? John Nelson 76.168.197.87 (talk) 01:59, 22 March 2011 (UTC) --76.168.197.87 (talk) 01:59, 22 March 2011 (UTC) I removed this:


 * It seems like you haven't done any research on Jimmy Akin. Jimmy Akin is the senior apologist at Catholic Answers.
 * He isn't just some random nobody who writes QnA for an 'obscure religious website'. He is a fairly known debater who has debated with many top scholars like Bart Ehrman.
 * And also, Catholic Answers is not some 'obscure qna site', it's an established Catholic apologetics organization. MattJ7 (talk) 05:18, 22 July 2023 (UTC)

"Jimmy is known for his precision, faithfulness to the teaching of the Church, gentleness, and humor."

That's clear POV - if it's a quote then it needs to be sourced, otherwise it shouldn't be there at all. (Nor should an equivalent negative sentence, of course.) 86.132.143.27 23:09, 29 July 2006 (UTC)

Notability
Folks, the man is notable. Whether you agree or disagree with him, he is a notable lay apologist. SophoclesOedipusRots (talk) 00:48, 22 August 2011 (UTC)

Academic Qualifications?
I'm curious what (if any) educational credentials Mr. Akin has. If not, it's not a problem since he's known as a lay apologist, I was just curious (and if he does have some relevant degree, it would be an important piece of info to put on his page). —Preceding unsigned comment added by 63.166.23.91 (talk) 18:22, 21 January 2011 (UTC)

Apologist?
Calling him a Catholic "apologist" seems a bit POV, but I'm not familiar with this guy. Would less loaded terms like columnist, commentator, etc be more appropriate? -- Hongooi 10:46, 25 January 2007 (UTC)


 * He is the Director of Apologetics at Catholic Answers, and his blog has won the "Best Apologetics Blog" award. It seems to be an apt description to me. -- Cat Whisperer 12:12, 25 January 2007 (UTC)

Is the objection to the term "apologist" that it is negative or positive? Because Catholic generally use the term to mean merely a person who makes an argument for their faith, and the word does not have the connotation of "apology" for wrongdoing. If the objection is that the term is too positive, I don't believe it is, as Mr. Akin would seem to me to fit the definition of an apologist, whether one agrees with him or not.

I've researched the guy - this page seems to be an all-out POV.

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BetacommandBot (talk) 20:06, 2 January 2008 (UTC)

Weasel Words
I removed the Weasel Words tag. If you want to replace it, name your objections specifically. Tank520 03 May 09

Charges of self-flagellation
This first of all, seems utterly trivial compared to several books he has wrote and his daily appearances on Catholic Answers Live. That being said, the wording is twisted up. Who made the charges? Who's self-flagellating? What is that? Why is this relevant to Akin's bio? Elizium23 (talk) 16:18, 19 April 2020 (UTC)
 * I have rephrased it, noting that it was the pope who was self-flagellating. ~ EDDY  ( talk / contribs )~ 16:28, 19 April 2020 (UTC)
 * , Akin defended the charges? Elizium23 (talk) 16:29, 19 April 2020 (UTC)
 * He defended the idea of the pope engaging in the practice. ~ EDDY  ( talk / contribs )~ 16:33, 19 April 2020 (UTC)
 * , how about writing it like that then? Elizium23 (talk) 16:35, 19 April 2020 (UTC)

Two sources seem like the same source
I added this link to Jimmy's own website as I had heard that his wedding date was wrong (1988 can be seen mentioned there, not 1991 as previously in the article). After I did so, it seems to be an electronic version of the chapter from Madrid, Patrick (2018). Surprised By Truth : 11 Converts Give the Biblical and Historical Reasons for Becoming Catholic cited elsewhere in the article. Can someone check or confirm so we can simply footnotes? >> M.P.Schneider,LC (parlemus • feci) 00:03, 6 May 2023 (UTC)