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Comment on Political outrage and the false “War on Catholics” by Kari J. Tremeryn

Kari J. Tremeryn — Tue, 07 Feb 2012 19:28:42 +0000

Completely on target, Mike. Well said. I agree.

Comment on Political outrage and the false “War on Catholics” by Mike Fazzini

Mike Fazzini — Tue, 07 Feb 2012 18:59:59 +0000

Kari, You said it so perfectly all I can do is add my assent to your point of view. Well maybe a word or two more.

It is a political tempest the Catholic bishops are brewing not a religious one. There has been no stripping away of the right of any Catholic to follow Church teaching on artificial contraception and the mere availability of birth control coverage does not constitute endorsement of its use.

That the useage of artificial contraception is indistinguishable between faith groups speaks very loudly about the view of ecclesiastical authority by the majority of American Catholics. The flexing of epicopal muscle has been increasingly less effective in the Catholic Church since the child sex abuse scandals erupted. It seems like the bishops are taking a stand for the sake of simply doing so… to say we are still in the game, don’t count us out yet.

The question will be, is this a move that will prove to strengthen or further weaken the American Catholic episcopate?

Comment on NCA: Catholic Social Teaching and the Abortion Reduction Counterstory in the 2008 U.S. Presidential Election by Andres Rapose

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Comment on Repeating it Makes it So: How Rick Perry Equates Gays and Christians in “Strong” Ad by brad dickey

brad dickey — Tue, 13 Dec 2011 19:23:43 +0000

Nice observation.

Personally I have more issues with the Church on the homosexual issue than I could muster for Perry. The Church is offensive on these counts.

Jesus didn’t try to legislate our faith. That wing of the Xian denomination, the loudest, most in the news, is why books like unChristian were published.

Comment on NCA: Catholic Social Teaching and the Abortion Reduction Counterstory in the 2008 U.S. Presidential Election by hakko 808 desoldering kit

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Comment on Evangelical Accountability in the Social Media Age: The Case of Mark Driscoll, Provacateur by Theo C.

Theo C. — Sat, 10 Sep 2011 22:50:52 +0000

“Driscoll appears to be at the top of the power pyramid at Mars Hill as evidenced by the job descriptions on the church’s website. (To be fair, the other two “Executive Elders” may exert some influence on Driscoll, as Driscoll claims he considered their opinions of his controversial Facebook status.)”

One of the “other two” at the top of the pyramid, the one Driscoll has referred to as the “lead pastor” or “senior king of Mars Hill” just resigned last week (see: http://blog.marshill.com/2011/09/06/important-letters-from-pastors/ ). The pawns there seem to come and go, but el Numero Uno remains the top dog.

Comment on Power to the (Lay) People: Shop My Church Shifts Balance of Church Organization and Promotion by Alex Caruso

Alex Caruso — Fri, 12 Aug 2011 11:54:09 +0000

Very interesting. The more people can associate with other people as people, not just persons with specific beliefs, then the more we will be able to accept difference in our faith, and in our society. Conflicts over ideas can become conflicts that bring to mind individuals and all their complexities. It is difficult to hate someone who you’ve bonded over trite commonalities. I personally have friends at church that support different views on US military intervention abortion, gay marriage, but we have talked about babies, home improvement, the power of sin, and I can’t help but love them. Therefore the decentralization of church can lead to a more tolerant society, and maybe even a society more able to find political census.

Comment on Evangelical Accountability in the Social Media Age: The Case of Mark Driscoll, Provacateur by K. M. Camper

K. M. Camper — Mon, 08 Aug 2011 15:33:56 +0000

There used to be a link to a Google cache snapshot of Driscoll’s original post with hundreds of comments, but the link now appears to be defunct. If I can find it, I’ll repost it. This blog post of his, however, provides some context. Scroll down to “Some backstory.” http://theresurgence.com/2011/07/13/the-issue-under-a-lot-of-issues

“A monument of power” is a good way of putting it. Thanks for reading and for your thoughtful comments!

Comment on Evangelical Accountability in the Social Media Age: The Case of Mark Driscoll, Provacateur by Alex Caruso

Alex Caruso — Sun, 07 Aug 2011 15:50:29 +0000

Excellent post Mr. Camper. Visiting Mr. Driscoll’s facebook page is a trip to Oz for me. He has 82 comments about an UFC match and that seems to be just par for the course. The page, read one way, is a monument of power.

I wish I could have seen the original post/comments because I don’t understand what he was going for. I guess that is part of the glib nature of facebook posts.

Alex Caruso

Comment on Evangelical Accountability in the Social Media Age: The Case of Mark Driscoll, Provacateur by K. M. Camper

K. M. Camper — Fri, 22 Jul 2011 03:22:01 +0000

Indeed it was. Thanks for visiting our site!