Never Open Up Constructive Theological Dialogue With An Antichrist
Topic: Chrestomathy
“At the same time, precisely because the Church is the household of the faithful, the enemy outside hates it. One of the ways he expresses that hatred is by various attempts at subversion, corrupting the Church from within. It is simply naive to maintain that all assaults on the faith come from persecuting tyrants. Most of the threats to biblical integrity come from men who went to seminary. The beast in Scripture is a civil ruler, persecuting from outside. There have been many such beasts in the history of the Church, from Nero to Stalin. But the antichrist in Scripture is a spirit of corruption from within the body. Who is the antichrist but the one who denies that Jesus came in the flesh? (1 Jn. 4:3). A beast is a persecutor; an antichrist is a false teacher. In the scriptural categories, Hitler was a beast, but to find our modern antichrists we have to look for liberal Methodist bishops and the lesbians who love them. Now the Bible requires that the Word be brought against both kinds of threats, which is just what the apostle John did. He brought the Word against the beast in Revelation and against the antichrist in 1 John. And when that Word comes, it does not do so as an invitation to dialogue” (A Serrated Edge, pp. 99–100).
Posted by Douglas Wilson — 12/28/2005 12:45:29 PM
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November 2016 Monthly Archive
“A beast is a persecutor; an antichrist is a false teacher”
All Dictators Die
“Randy Booth . . . plagiarized material . . . multiple instances . . . a number of different sources . . . negligence . . . editorial incompetence . . . gross breach of contract . . .”
“Canon Press has investigated the charges of plagiarism and improper citation in A Justice Primer, and it is abundantly clear that the editor and co-author, Randy Booth, plagiarized material in multiple instances from a number of different sources. Such negligence and editorial incompetence is a gross breach of contract and obviously does not meet Canon Press’s publishing standards. As such, we have discontinued the book, effective immediately. Refer to the author statements below for more information. We would like to specifically thank Rachel Miller for bringing this to our attention so we could take the necessary steps to immediately correct such a serious error.”
CANON PRESS STATEMENT
Randy Booth’s Leftover Turkey
Leftover example of plagiarism from Randy Booth’s now-deleted website, with special thanks to Rachel Miller. Continue reading
“I am profoundly grateful for the caliber of my enemies”
Tunnel Vision 20/300
Topic: General Ruminations
Scripture tells us that we should be grateful for all things, always and for everything giving thanks in the name of the Lord Jesus. But some things still stand out. If I may speak in a Hebraic mode for just a moment — for two things I give thanks, and for three I am extremely grateful. First, I am very thankful for the godly character of my wife and family. Second, I am grateful for the integrity of my friends and co-laborers in the gospel. But third, after careful consideration of the subject, I have to say that I am profoundly grateful for the caliber of my enemies.
Posted by Douglas Wilson — 5/3/2004 8:07:23 PM
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Repost: Randy Booth on Child Abuse & Bullying
“Child abuse and neglect comes in many forms: physical, sexual and emotional. It also ranges in degree, duration and affect. Most of us feel great sympathy and empathy for any child who is subject to any type of abuse or neglect as well as disgust and outrage toward those who commit such acts against innocent children. These defenseless and helpless little ones need to be rescued and loved.”
Randy Booth
“Bullying is a cheap substitute for genuine authority. Real authority comes by acknowledging accountability to others, while the bully is reduced to self-authorization. Therefore, the bully’s harsh tyranny of the weak becomes his only way to bolster this fragile pretension.”
Randy Booth
“I would define rape as having any kind of sexual relationship with someone apart from or against her or his consent.”
Sarah Moon writes here about complementarianism’s ‘ugly relationship with rape.’ She poses two questions of us bad people, and they are as follows — first, how do we define rape? And secondly, what do we propose to do about it?
Okay. I would define rape as having any kind of sexual relationship with someone apart from or against her or his consent. So far, so good, probably, but she then objects to our recognition of the possibility of varying degrees of foolishness on the part of the victim, and she interprets this recognition as somehow meaning ‘when they say they are against rape they don’t mean all rape.’
Douglas Wilson
Wherein Mike Lawyer hectored the Palouse with his precise definition of the word “rape”
“Sex with a woman who is not consenting is rape whether it happens on a date or the guy hides in the woods.” — Mike Lawyer Continue reading
They Will Know You Are Kirkers by Your Shun
Natalie wrote, “they act as though I literally do not exist . . . in a deliberate effort to make me feel as though I do not matter to them. . .” And Mike Lawyer proved her point. Continue reading
Club Thy Neighbor as Thyself
“The apostle Paul teaches us to punch back twice as hard.” — Douglas Wilson Continue reading
Idaho Representative Paulette Jordan defeats Carl Berglund
Doug Wilson’s endorsement does nothing
Latah County’s “new political force” failed to deliver. Continue reading
“If a trusted spiritual leader starts abusing a girl when she is 14”
At the same time, of course, we should make allowances for those situations where an abused girl was never given the opportunity to become a responsible adult. If a trusted spiritual leader starts abusing a girl when she is 14, it is not as though, after 7 years of abuse, a magic moment happens when she turns 21, making it easy for her to now walk away. In a situation like that, the word victim is appropriate. But we ought to reserve the word for situations like it, and not use it in circumstances like this one.
Douglas Wilson