Mar 21, 2023·edited Mar 21, 2023Liked by Warren Throckmorton
A few days ago, I was at a meeting of the Southern Synod of the United Reformed Church (URC) in the UK. All very 'woke', I am delighted to say - the whole afternoon was devoted to looking at how the URC could "actively" address the legacies of colonialism and slavery. Lunch was vegan and both gluten- and lactose-free (meaning that everyone could enjoy the same simple - appropriate for Lent - food together) ... and delicious.
(For those who are interested, the URC was formed by the 'merger' of the Presbyterian Church of England, the Congregational Church of England and Wales, the Re-formed Association of Churches of Christ and the Congregational Union of Scotland, the process of 'merger' beginning 50 years ago. A noble initiative, in my view ...)
As a woke friend of mine mentioned, un-woke churches also need to make sure none of their members bear the mark of the beast (vaccinations, especially for COVID).
In the wake of Alisa Childers' runaway success with her book "Another Gospel" (widely endorsed by conservative evangelical apologists) where she argues that progressive Christians aren't real Christians at all, then surely to be a true anti-woke church, there can be no quarter given to anyone espousing liberal or progressive values who walks through their doors.
According to evangelical apologist David Wolcott, any kind of affiliation or affinity with a progressive Christian organization is enough to taint you, to cast suspicion on your salvation (regardless of your personal profession of faith) -- i.e. someone no staunch anti-woke church can risk having within their walls.
If Randal Rauser's recent experience is any guide, it's far better to engage with atheists and agnostics than with progressive Christians who might subvert your members' doctrinal views and turn them away from the true, exclusivist nature of the faith.
Is there really going to be an entire book written mocking other Christians like this? Please don’t take this as a defense of the people you’re mocking here, but surely a blog post is good enough. I can’t imagine reading a couple hundred pages of kinda-true, kinda-straw man, marginally funny mockery.
A few days ago, I was at a meeting of the Southern Synod of the United Reformed Church (URC) in the UK. All very 'woke', I am delighted to say - the whole afternoon was devoted to looking at how the URC could "actively" address the legacies of colonialism and slavery. Lunch was vegan and both gluten- and lactose-free (meaning that everyone could enjoy the same simple - appropriate for Lent - food together) ... and delicious.
(For those who are interested, the URC was formed by the 'merger' of the Presbyterian Church of England, the Congregational Church of England and Wales, the Re-formed Association of Churches of Christ and the Congregational Union of Scotland, the process of 'merger' beginning 50 years ago. A noble initiative, in my view ...)
As a woke friend of mine mentioned, un-woke churches also need to make sure none of their members bear the mark of the beast (vaccinations, especially for COVID).
I will have an underground supply chain
In the wake of Alisa Childers' runaway success with her book "Another Gospel" (widely endorsed by conservative evangelical apologists) where she argues that progressive Christians aren't real Christians at all, then surely to be a true anti-woke church, there can be no quarter given to anyone espousing liberal or progressive values who walks through their doors.
According to evangelical apologist David Wolcott, any kind of affiliation or affinity with a progressive Christian organization is enough to taint you, to cast suspicion on your salvation (regardless of your personal profession of faith) -- i.e. someone no staunch anti-woke church can risk having within their walls.
If Randal Rauser's recent experience is any guide, it's far better to engage with atheists and agnostics than with progressive Christians who might subvert your members' doctrinal views and turn them away from the true, exclusivist nature of the faith.
Is there really going to be an entire book written mocking other Christians like this? Please don’t take this as a defense of the people you’re mocking here, but surely a blog post is good enough. I can’t imagine reading a couple hundred pages of kinda-true, kinda-straw man, marginally funny mockery.
Great examples of the strawman fallacy. Appreciate it.