https://www.sermonaudio.com/sermoninfo.asp?SID=107221718125272
Matt Slick antedates the rise of New Calvinism – I remember
him from the 1990's, but in many respects he's one of several figures that
anticipated the movement and even now can and should be identified as a member
of that camp.
I'm not referring to gender confusion but to the conflation
of pronouns when it comes to the Church and the world. All things considered,
it's far more concerning than the sodomite rot that now dominates mainstream
airwaves.
I am fully aware that many consider John Stonestreet to be
something of a lightweight and yet, when I find his commentaries appearing on
Calvinistic websites like The Aquila Report, it indicates a growing
appreciation for him. As such, I feel compelled to respond, since no one else
seems willing to do so. There is much to be learned from his Evangelical-Kuyperian
(or Colsonite) errors and the convoluted thinking his commentaries represent.
I'm not sure what that says about the likes of The Aquila
Report.
As missiles fall on Poland, and there are talks of escalation and retaliation, it's a good moment pause.
Recently, I received a message from AFR. Their longtime morning host is retiring – yet another Right-wing liar and deceiver who promotes mammon, war, and nationalism.
But who is replacing her? Another Christian feminist of an even
worse stripe: Jenna Ellis
https://www.christianpost.com/voices/the-death-of-christian-pacifism.html
Tooley's powers of
perception must immediately be questioned when he asserts that Neo-Anabaptist
Christian Pacifism was so prevalent in 2015. The position has always been (since the fourth century) an
almost inconsequential minority at best.
Lately I've been encountering some articles concerning homeschooling in Hungary. To the surprise of many in the American Right and within the Christian Right – Viktor Orban of Hungary and his government have actually moved to restrict homeschooling.
Aside from the numerous articles and testimonials in local newspapers, I happened to overhear a conversation in which two grandparents were discussing the Veterans Day assembly at the local school. As to be expected they were quite proud of their grandchild's participation in it.
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2022/oct/27/life-surge-conference-evangelical-money-finance
American Evangelicalism has created a fusion of capitalism
and Christian piety. Sacralism and Evangelical Dominionism place great stock in
power and status, the middle class values of respectability and security. Those
that understand this are not surprised by the so-called Prosperity Gospel. It
is but an exaggerated expression of an impulse that already exists. It may be
tacky, working class, philistine, and grossly overdone which certain cultural
contexts tend to fuel – but in the end it's the same Cultural Christianity that
produced ostentatious palaces, cathedrals in one generation and capitalist
empires in another.
I've touched before on how many American based missions organisations cannot be fully trusted when it comes to reporting the news. They often echo US State Department lines and when it comes to certain countries (such as China) there is a tendency to utilise talking points and narratives provided by the American Right.
An Associated Press story ran in Friday's paper on 'Contrasts in faith' in the Pennsylvania gubernatorial race. The article echoed a point that many others have already made – that Doug Mastriano's political rallies are being blended with what must be described as an Evangelical-style worship service.
