I'm going to have to concur with Percy. There is no link to the actual debate which is vitally necessary in order for us to critique it. All that we have to go by is the critique offered by two magazine articles which could easily be construed as biased or slanted in any direction.
If you can track down footage of the debate, or maybe even transcripts, only then will I be able to participate. Looking for footage of the debate, I did find
this rather amusing though.
"A man can no more diminish God's glory by refusing to worship Him than a lunatic can put out the sun by scribbling the word, 'darkness' on the walls of his cell." -C.S. Lewis