I was thinking about Pat Robertson's statement a bit more and reflecting on my negative bias against him when I wrote my last post. Giving him the benefit of the doubt, I said to myself: "Self, one of your favorite authors, Dietrich Bonhoeffer, was involved in an assassination attempt on Adolph Hitler. What's the difference …
Jesus and Assassination
This past week, Pat Robertson, spokesperson for some of the most conservative Christians in the nation, said something nearly unbelievable to me. He called for the assassination of Hugo Chavez, president of Venezuela. If you've not read his statements yet, I've cut and pasted it in here. "I don't know about this doctrine of assassination, …
Brian McLaren on Himself and Emergent, take three
Again, here is the final installment of Brian McLaren's assessment of himself and folks' reactions to his work. If you find yourself unfamiliar with his writings as he mentions them, please at least give some thoughtful attention to his paragraphs on his most recent book A Generous Orthodoxy. I resonate deeply with his questioning of …
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Brian McLaren on Himself and Emergent, take two
Here is Brian McLaren's second installation on himself and Emergent. One of the things that fascinates me about McLaren is the way that he is both evangelistically driven and intellectually engaged. He is one of the few people I know who authentically engages this deep desires with such mutual strength. As you read this piece, …
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Brian McLaren on Himself and Emergent
For those of you who, like me, are interested in thoughts coming from Emergent and particularly Brian McLaren, take a look at McLaren's first of three posts on life, Emergent, and recent criticism of him. While I don't like everything McLaren has written (do I feel that way about anyone?), I find his writing provocative …
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