There have been many responses to the recent Newsweek article defending homosexuality and many blogs have linked to these articles. However, I haven't seen a single blog post linking to all of the best responses. Here it is:
(1) Albert Mohler: Turning the Bible on its Head, The Real Issues in the Newsweek Debat (NPR Interview with Lisa Miller!)
(2) Darrell Bock: The seriese of posts is still ongoing, I will update this to the complete seriese when it is finished: (a) Haircuts, Public Homilies, News Magazines, and Gay Marriage, (b) Journalistic Integrity, the Bible, and Marriage in Newsweek's Gay Marriage Piece, (c) Newsweek and Gay Marriage (Check out his comment section too for interaction.)
(3) Robert Gagnon: More than "Mutal Joy" (probably the best response.)
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Saturday, December 27, 2008
Wednesday, December 24, 2008
Pope Paul Washer
Check out John Fraiser's post on Paul Washer: One of the Worst Sermons I Have Ever Heard.
I admit, I know a lot of Paul Washer fans (emphasis on the word fan). I really appreciate Fraiser's critique of Washer and I plan on directing some of the Washerites I know to it. However, I don't completely agree with Fraiser. It has the danger of being the reactionary pendulum swing that leads us to another dead end. For example, see the comment by "Jason" which ends up simply straw-manning Washer. Hey, maybe Washer just uses hyperbole? Come to think of it, there was this other guy once who used a lot of hyperbole. I can't think of his name right now but I think he lived circa 16th century.
On an observational note. I'm not a Lutheran but it seems to be a fad among young Lutherans to get pissed off at whatever is popular among Protestant circles (you get bonus points if its Reformed). Oh yeah... Fraiser says he isn't pissed off though. I guess what us non-Lutherans consider pissed off is really just casual observation for them. I'd hate to see them when they are pissed off.
Maybe I'm wrong though. Maybe I just happened to come across a lot of Lutheran rants on stuff that, while I would usually roll my eyes at, wouldn't bother to make a hub-bub about it. But that's why I like those kind of Lutherans and that's why I like Fraiser's post. It's a perspective not often heard and some people need to hear.
P.S. I haven't personally listened to Paul Washer's sermon on marriage, but I've heard some people say they like it and one guy laugh at it because Washer "just talks about how much marriage sucks." I'd be interested to hear what Fraiser has to say about it.
I admit, I know a lot of Paul Washer fans (emphasis on the word fan). I really appreciate Fraiser's critique of Washer and I plan on directing some of the Washerites I know to it. However, I don't completely agree with Fraiser. It has the danger of being the reactionary pendulum swing that leads us to another dead end. For example, see the comment by "Jason" which ends up simply straw-manning Washer. Hey, maybe Washer just uses hyperbole? Come to think of it, there was this other guy once who used a lot of hyperbole. I can't think of his name right now but I think he lived circa 16th century.
On an observational note. I'm not a Lutheran but it seems to be a fad among young Lutherans to get pissed off at whatever is popular among Protestant circles (you get bonus points if its Reformed). Oh yeah... Fraiser says he isn't pissed off though. I guess what us non-Lutherans consider pissed off is really just casual observation for them. I'd hate to see them when they are pissed off.
Maybe I'm wrong though. Maybe I just happened to come across a lot of Lutheran rants on stuff that, while I would usually roll my eyes at, wouldn't bother to make a hub-bub about it. But that's why I like those kind of Lutherans and that's why I like Fraiser's post. It's a perspective not often heard and some people need to hear.
P.S. I haven't personally listened to Paul Washer's sermon on marriage, but I've heard some people say they like it and one guy laugh at it because Washer "just talks about how much marriage sucks." I'd be interested to hear what Fraiser has to say about it.
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