A RELIGIOUS debate between Christian public speaker Wesley Huff and atheist Billy Carson has sparked a fiery feud leading to a cease and desist.
Huff and Carson’s heated argument on a podcast in October culminated in what Huff’s fans called the “most humiliating debate” they’ve ever seen.
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Huff, a Biblical scholar and self-proclaimed Christian apologist, revealed on the Joe Rogan Experience podcast that Carson, an atheistic author, is now reportedly taking legal action against him.
“The fallout was that not only did he not want us to release the conversation, but then he started throwing out cease and desist letters, then he started trying to sue people,” Huff said on the JRE, adding that Carson was “embarrassed that he lost.”
Huff revealed on social media last month that Carson sent him a cease and desist letter to prevent him from reposting clips from the podcast appearance.
“Billy Carson is attempting to sue me,” Huff wrote on X in December, along with a video that showed an image of a cease and desist letter he said he received from Carson.
“I will agree to all the terms and conditions of the cease and desist letter that you have sent me if you agree to run it back, sit down with me in person, and have another discussion,” Huff said.
“This is my formal response.”
Responding to The U.S. Sun, representatives for Carson said, “We are not, and never sued Wes Huff.”
Huff and Carson debated whether Christianity is true or not on Mark Minard’s Elevating Beyond podcast on October 18.
While Huff’s followers declared him the winner of the argument after he confidently spoke about his background in theology and apologetics, viewers noticed Carson appeared unprepared.
The cease and desist letter, sent from the law firm L&F Brown, P.C., shows that Carson is asking Huff to stop using his name and likeness without permission by sharing clips of their debate on his social media accounts.
Huff said he wasn’t worried about getting sued because he’s Canadian.
The letter also says Carson said he wasn’t adequately prepped for the debate – but Huff countered that statement on Joe Rogan’s podcast.
“He’d been given all of the prerequisites,” Huff told Rogan.
“He knew we were going to go over some of his stuff that he had said about Christianity, that I was going to come in, who I was, what my name was, some of my background.”
Minard, who also received a cease and desist letter, similarly posted a video saying Carson was prepared for the debate.
Huff said he planned to ask clarifying questions and rebut some of Carson’s past comments – but then the argument became a swift takedown.
The debate went viral on social media, quickly amassing over 1.5 million views on YouTube.
Viewers think the debate embarrassed Carson into taking legal action.
“Unquestionably the most humiliating debate I’ve ever watched,” one X user wrote .
“Wes Huff is a historian and a Christian apologist. His takedown of Billy Carson was so bad Billy Carson is suing to have it removed from the public.
“Sheesh, if I was this guy I would do the same. What a debacle.”
Another added, “The way Wesley Huff keeps schooling Billy Carson eh.”
Carson is the founder and CEO of 4Bidden Knowledge Inc., a media company dedicated to personal development.
He has written multiple books, hosts a podcast, and is also the CEO of First Class Space Agency based in Fort Lauderdale, Florida.
The author has been featured in Time, Forbes, and multiple other outlets for his expertise in ancient civilizations and aliens.
He has over 505,000 followers on Instagram and over 58,000 followers on X.
Last June, Carson also appeared on the JRE months before he faced Huff on Minard’s podcast.
Huff is a writer, researcher, and public speaker who is currently the director of Central Canada for Apologetics Canada.
He has over 195,000 followers on Instagram and over 31,000 followers on X.
The Christian scholar said since his debate with Carson, he’s received hundreds of debate requests.
