Add the Apol-topic tool.

Apol-Topics/apol-choice.py

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+import random
+import linecache
+
+def topics():
+
+  category = random.randrange(1, 5, 1)
+  #print(category)
+
+  if category == 1:
+
+    #topic_file = open("topics1.txt")
+
+    topic1 = random.randrange(1, 23, 1)
+    #return topic1
+    print(linecache.getline("topics1.txt", topic1))
+
+    topic2 = random.randrange(1, 18, 1)
+
+    if topic2 == topic1:
+        topic2 = random.randrange(1, 18, 1)
+
+    if topic2 != topic1:
+        #return topic2
+        print(linecache.getline("topics1.txt", topic2))
+
+  if category == 2:
+
+    #topic_file = open("topics2.txt")
+
+    topic1 = random.randrange(1, 19, 1)
+    #return topic1
+    print(linecache.getline("topics2.txt", topic1))
+
+    topic2 = random.randrange(1, 18, 1)
+
+    if topic2 == topic1:
+        topic2 = random.randrange(1, 18, 1)
+
+    if topic2 != topic1:
+        #return topic2
+        print(linecache.getline("topics2.txt", topic2))
+
+  if category == 3:
+
+    #topic_file = open("topics3.txt")
+
+    topic1 = random.randrange(1, 22, 1)
+    #return topic1
+    print(linecache.getline("topics3.txt", topic1))
+
+    topic2 = random.randrange(1, 18, 1)
+
+    if topic2 == topic1:
+        topic2 = random.randrange(1, 18, 1)
+
+    if topic2 != topic1:
+        #return topic2
+        print(linecache.getline("topics3.txt", topic2))
+
+  if category == 4:
+
+    #topic_file = open("topics4.txt")
+
+    topic1 = random.randrange(1, 18, 1)
+    #return topic1
+    print(linecache.getline("topics4.txt", topic1))
+
+    topic2 = random.randrange(1, 18, 1)
+
+    if topic2 == topic1:
+        topic2 = random.randrange(1, 18, 1)
+
+    if topic2 != topic1:
+        #return topic2
+        print(linecache.getline("topics4.txt", topic2))
+
+  if category == 5:
+
+    #topic_file = open("topics5.txt")
+
+    topic1 = random.randrange(1, 18, 1)
+    #return topic1
+    print(linecache.getline("topics5.txt", topic1))
+
+    topic2 = random.randrange(1, 18, 1)
+
+    if topic2 == topic1:
+        topic2 = random.randrange(1, 18, 1)
+
+    if topic2 != topic1:
+        #return topic2
+        print(linecache.getline("topics5.txt", topic2))
+
+topics()

Apol-Topics/topics1.txt

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+Explain the meaning and significance of the trinity.
+Explain the meaning and significance of the omniscience of God.
+Explain the meaning and significance of the omnipotence of God.
+Explain the meaning and significance of the omnipresence of God.
+Explain the meaning and significance of the transcendence and immanence of God.
+Explain the meaning and significance of eternality of God.
+Explain the meaning and significance of the holiness of God.
+Explain the meaning and significance of the righteousness of God.
+Explain the meaning and significance of the sovereignty of God.
+Explain the meaning and significance of the grace of God.
+In what ways has God revealed Himself to man?
+If God is real, why can't people see or touch Him?
+If God is holy, why did He allow evil in the world?
+How can God be both merciful and just?
+Why is the unchanging nature of God critical to who He is?
+How does a Christian account for natural disasters?
+Why do bad things happen to good people?
+What is the role of the Holy Spirit?
+Analyze and respond to the statement, "The Old Testament God is a God of hate while the New Testament God is a God of love." —Anonymous
+Analyze and respond to the statement, "If God did not exist, it would be necessary to invent Him." —Voltaire
+Analyze and respond to the statement, "What comes into our minds when we think about God is the most important thing about us." —A.W. Tozer
+Analyze and respond to the statement, "God set the universe in motion but He has no interest in it."—Anonymous
+Analyze and respond to the statement, "If God understands my humanity and sin nature better than I do, why does He still hold me accountable for what I cannot help doing?"—Anonymous
+Analyze and respond to the statement, "As an atheist, I don't believe there is a God." —Anonymous

Apol-Topics/topics2.txt

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+Explain the meaning and significance of inerrancy.
+Explain the meaning and significance of verbal, plenary inspiration of Scripture.
+Explain the meaning and significance of divine inspiration.
+Explain the meaning and significance of biblical canon.
+Explain the meaning and significance of higher (historical) criticism and lower (textual) criticism.
+Jesus clearly demonstrated His belief in the authority of Scriptures. Defend this statement with evidence.
+If the Bible was written by men, how could it also be written by God?
+How can the Bible be trustworthy when it has been translated so many times?
+Is the Old Testament a reliable historical document?
+Is the New Testament a reliable historical document?
+Did the discovery of the Dead Sea Scrolls affirm or deny the accuracy of the Old Testament?
+How does the reliability of the Biblical manuscripts compare to other ancient texts?
+How did the church decide what should be included in the canon of Scripture?
+Why are there parallel myths to the Biblical narrative in other religions?
+Are Scripture and science in conflict?
+Analyze and respond to the statement, "The Bible is no different than any other holy book."—Anonymous
+Analyze and respond to the statement, "The Bible is simply the work of a great conspiracy, where people sought to create a religion of their own." —Anonymous
+Analyze and respond to the statement, "We can't believe in a Bible that is full of contradictions." —Anonymous
+Analyze and respond to the statement, "The Bible was written to look like Jesus fulfilled prophecy." —Anonymous
+Analyze and respond to the statement, "The gospels were simply a collaborative effort of the church written after the time of Christ." —Anonymous

Apol-Topics/topics3.txt

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+Explain the meaning and significance of the image of God.
+Explain the meaning and significance of the depravity of man.
+Explain the meaning and significance of original sin.
+Explain the meaning and significance of the sin nature.
+Explain the meaning and significance of sanctification.
+Explain the meaning and significance of repentance.
+Explain the meaning and significance of the regeneration.
+Do all men have a longing for God?
+Do all men have a conscience?
+If God is invisible, (I Timothy 1:17) how can man be made in the image of God?
+If man is inherently sinful, why do many men lead relatively good lives?
+What is the purpose of man?
+What is the destiny of man?
+Why would a loving God create hell?
+What is the essential duty of man?
+What is the purpose of prayer?
+Analyze and respond to the statement, "All men were born with ten fingers and toes, but no one was born with the knowledge of God." —Voltaire
+Analyze and respond to the statement, "Heaven is only a state of mind." —Anonymous
+Analyze and respond to the statement, "He's only human," as a justification for sin and the need for leniency. —Anonymous
+Analyze and respond to the statement, "When man dies, he simply ceases to exist. There is no immortality or eternal life."—Anonymous
+Analyze and respond to the statement, "All matter, energy, and life are an interconnected unity of which we are an inseparable part."—World Pantheism Movement
+Analyze and respond to the statement, "Religion is as much a living spring of violence today as it was at any time in the past." —Sam Harris
+Analyze and respond to the statement, "All human beings go through a previous life." —Honore Balzac

Apol-Topics/topics4.txt

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+Explain the meaning and significance of justification.
+Explain the meaning and significance of atonement.
+Explain the meaning and significance of propitiation.
+Explain the meaning and significance of redemption.
+Explain the meaning and significance of reconciliation.
+How can a man know God?
+Can a man become right with God by keeping the Ten Commandments?
+Isn't it narrow minded to believe there is only one way to heaven?
+Why does man need salvation?
+What is the purpose of the Church?
+How do you know that there is absolute truth?
+Analyze and respond to the statement, "It doesn't matter what you believe as long as you are sincere." —Anonymous
+Analyze and respond to the statement, "Every charitable act is a stepping stone to heaven." —Henry Ward Beecher
+Analyze and respond to the statement, "Faith is the great cop-out, the great excuse to evade the need to think and evaluate evidence." —Richard Dawkins
+Analyze and respond to the statement, "I believe I will go to heaven because I have lived a pretty good life." —Anonymous
+Analyze and respond to the statement, "It is arrogant to claim to know truth."—Anonymous
+Analyze and respond to the statement, "I don't want to be saved because I would need to give up the things I enjoy."—Anonymous
+Analyze and respond to the statement, "I am not sure I want to be a Christian, as Christians are hypocritical, intolerant, and judgmental."—Anonymous
+Analyze and respond to the statement, "I don't need to go to church. I can worship God wherever I am."—Anonymous

Apol-Topics/topics5.txt

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+What is the meaning and significance of the deity of Christ?
+What is the meaning and significance of the Incarnation?
+What is the meaning and significance of Jesus as the Mediator?
+What is the meaning and significance of Jesus as the Messiah?
+What is the meaning and significance of Jesus as the Word of God?
+What is the meaning and significance of Jesus as the Lamb of God?
+Why is the virgin birth essential to the Christian faith?
+Why is the resurrection essential to the Christian faith?
+If God is infinite, how could He limit Himself in the person of Christ?
+How could Jesus be both God and man?
+Why did Jesus have to die to provide salvation for men?
+What evidence is there for the historical existence of Jesus?
+What evidence is there for the resurrection of Jesus?
+What was the purpose of the miracles that Jesus performed?
+Analyze and respond to the statement, "Jesus' life and death are merely examples to us that we should all live sacrificial lives."—Anonymous
+Analyze and respond to the statement, "Jesus was a good man and a good teacher but certainly not the Son of God." —Anonymous
+Analyze and respond to the statement, "I don't need Jesus, I can just relate to God myself."—Anonymous
+Analyze and respond to the statement, "Justice has not been served by Jesus' substitutionary atonement."—Anonymous
+Analyze and respond to the statement, "We have much to learn from the Jesus of the Gnostic gospels."—Anonymous