Rick Warren in Newsweek - He Makes America Great
Source: The Jollyblogger HT to SmartChristian, which has some great comments on the article
Comments: David Wayne, the Jollyblogger, who has both criticized and praised Rick Warren, this time writes in support of his coverage in a Newsweek article. Despite an endnote to the ‘haters’ (i.e. Slice), a number of the comment sharks from Slice show up to put blood in the water…
Memorable Quotes:
Yet, as I mentioned in my post on polemics and the great commission, merely criticizing such things is not enough. Where Warren errs, we ought to offer loving correction, but where he does well, we ought to offer loving commendation.
In the case of the Newsweek article I have to admit to getting a case of the warm fuzzies toward Warren simply because he is an evangelical who is listed by a secular magazine as someone who makes America great.
Stop and think about that for a moment - who else in the evangelical world does our secular world look at in a positive light? How many evangelicals does the world look at and say “he is a friend of sinners?” With all of his failings, Warren has got that part right.
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And what Rick Warren post would be complete without a note to the haters. I realize that just mentioning his name in a blog post will bring people out of the woodwork, and that now that I have said some nice things about him, the volume of haters will double or triple. So, for those of you who will leave multiple comments, each of them longer than this original post, please understand that I and most of us will be ignoring you. I’ve heard it all before - I know that Rick Warren is an arminian, an atheist and the anti-Christ. I know that he is in league with the illiuminati, the tri-lateral commission, the Bilderbergers, George Bush, Bill and Hillary Clinton, and your kooky neighbors across the street. I realize that, because I said something nice about Warren I am unqualified to be a pastor, am probably not even saved, my blog should be immediately shut down and I should be taken out and shot at dawn. Constructive criticism is always welcome, but save the vitriol for some other blog. Thank you and good night.
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