Faith Builders Church will host a live satelite simulcast, “The Great Debate: Atheism vs. Christianity,” at 5 p.m. Dec. 8.

The debate is between a Christian and the atheist who sued to remove the words, “under God,” from the Pledge of Allegiance.

Dr. Michael Newdow, who filed the lawsuit, will be debating Christian author and speaker Cliffe Knechtle across the country by the Church Communication Network.

Hosting the simulcast is Mark Mittelberg, who is a Christian author and speaker, and Lee Strobel, who is an atheist-turned- pastor.

“We did a similar debate in Chicago 10 years ago,” Strobel said, in a press release. “The results were electrifying. I believe Christians and skeptics alike will flock to see this intellectual shoot-out to find out whether Christianity will emerge as being credible.”

Dr. Newdow is an emergency room physician in Sacramento, Calif. and also has a law degree. He represented himself in the lawsuit over the Pledge of Allegiance, which was upheld by the Ninth Circuit of the U.S. Court of Appeals last June.