[Zack Nguyen]

He wants me to "justify" my beliefs as if I had to convince an aethist and could not use the Bible as a source.

Consider asking him what his issues are with the Bible. Remind him that the Bible makes a number of claims about itself, that it is true, etc., and he is the one saying it isn't. Put the onus (gently) on him to prove why the Bible cannot be trusted as a book. Talk about the huge number of Greek manuscripts available, and how we have far more evidence for the Hew Testament's veracity that we have for any other ancient document.

[Zack Nguyen]

He wants me to "justify" my beliefs as if I had to convince an aethist and could not use the Bible as a source.

Consider asking him what his issues are with the Bible. Remind him that the Bible makes a number of claims about itself, that it is true, etc., and he is the one saying it isn't. Put the onus (gently) on him to prove why the Bible cannot be trusted as a book. Talk about the huge number of Greek manuscripts available, and how we have far more evidence for the Hew Testament's veracity that we have for any other ancient document.

[hilaryrhymeswithrich]

In some ways I have taken that route. I also have tried to get him to digest the concept of faith. He's still young and hasn't had children yet so I keep hoping for him.