Ray Comfort facts for kids
Quick facts for kids
Ray Comfort
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| Born | 5 December 1949 Christchurch, New Zealand
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| Nationality | New Zealander |
| Citizenship | United States |
| Occupation | Christian evangelist, author, television host |
| Known for | The Way of the Master, Living Waters Publications, Christian evangelism |
| Children | 3 |
Ray Comfort was born on December 5, 1949. He is a Christian evangelist and author from New Zealand. An evangelist is someone who shares their Christian faith with others. Ray Comfort now lives in the United States. He started an organization called Living Waters Publications. He also created a ministry called The Way of the Master. This group is based in Bellflower, California. Ray Comfort has written many books.
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Early Life
Ray Comfort wrote a book about his own life. He said his parents wrote "Methodist" on his birth certificate. Methodism is a type of Christian faith. However, he did not receive religious teaching when he was a child. Ray Comfort says he is both Christian and Jewish.
Career and Ministry
In 1989, Ray Comfort was asked to join a church staff. This was at Calvary Chapel in Southern California. It is a non-denominational church, meaning it's not tied to one specific Christian group.
The Way of the Master Ministry
In the mid-1990s, Ray Comfort met Kirk Cameron. Kirk Cameron was a famous actor from the TV show Growing Pains. Ray Comfort encouraged Kirk Cameron to become an evangelist too. In 2002, they started an organization together. They called it The Way of the Master. Their goal was to teach churches how to share the Christian message better.
Ray Comfort believes that sharing faith is very important for the Christian Church. He thinks some old ways of sharing faith did not work well. Ray Comfort often uses the Ten Commandments when he talks to people. He talks about sin first. Then he shares the good news of Jesus. In the mid-1980s, he created two talks. They were called "Hell's Best Kept Secret" and "True and False Conversions."
Ray Comfort often speaks at churches. He also leads training events about evangelism. He preaches outdoors in Huntington Beach, California. He used to host The Way of the Master Radio with Kirk Cameron. He also co-hosts The Way of the Master Television Show.
In 2006, Ray Comfort made a video for The Way of the Master TV show. In the video, he said the banana was "the atheist's nightmare." He argued that bananas had many features that showed they were designed by a creator. He thought this proved intelligent design. However, he later took back his video and claims. He learned that the banana we eat today was created by humans. It was made through artificial selection. Wild bananas (called Musa acuminata) are small and not very tasty. They also have many large seeds.
Public Debates
Ray Comfort has taken part in several public debates. A debate is a formal discussion where people present different views.
On April 13, 2001, Ray Comfort debated Ron Barrier. Ron Barrier was a spokesperson for American Atheists. This debate happened in Orlando, Florida. Ray Comfort later said that people laughed at his jokes. He also said some people mocked him. But he was still able to talk about the Ten Commandments and other Christian beliefs.
On May 5, 2007, Ray Comfort and Kirk Cameron had a televised debate. They debated with Brian Sapient and Kelly O'Connor. These two were from a group called the Rational Response Squad. The debate took place at Calvary Baptist Church in Manhattan. A reporter named Martin Bashir was the moderator. The debate was about whether God exists. Ray Comfort said he could prove God's existence using science. During the debate, both Cameron and Comfort said they did not believe in Charles Darwin's theory of evolution.
Films and Documentaries
Ray Comfort has also worked on several films. In 2011, he wrote and produced a documentary film. It was 33 minutes long and called 180: Changing the Heart of a Nation.
His 2016 film, The Atheist Delusion, was shown for the first time at the Ark Encounter. The Ark Encounter is a Christian theme park. It is run by a group called Answers in Genesis. This group believes the Earth is young.
Filmography
Here is a list of some films Ray Comfort has worked on:
- The Secrets of Nostradamus Exposed (1995): He was the writer and producer.
- True Fiction (1999): He was the writer.
- The Way of the Master series (2003–14): He was a host, writer, and producer.
- 180: Changing the Heart of a Nation (2011): He was in it, and was a writer and producer.
- Genius (2012): He was in it, and was a writer and director.
- Evolution vs. God: Shaking the Foundations of Faith (2013): He was in it and was the director.
- Noah and the Last Days (2014): He was the director, producer, writer, and was in it.
- Audacity (2015): He was a writer and executive producer.
- The Atheist Delusion (2016): He was an executive producer.
- 7 Reasons (2019): He was in it and was an executive producer.
See also
In Spanish: Ray Comfort para niños
