[Vision2020] Gnostic Accountability

[Paul Rumelhart]

Nick,

Your scholarly missives are the least of the trouble.  I find them 
interesting, although the theology doesn't really interest me that much 
to begin with.

Your reasons are certainly reasonable, and even noble.

I'm just tired of hearing about it all.  My problem, not anyone else's.  
I'm also worried that keeping this topic on the "front page", so to 
speak, does more harm than good to our community.  But here I am, 
flogging this dead horse with the rest of you.

Paul

nickgier at adelphia.net wrote:
> Hi Paul, 
>  
> You've expressed your views on this topic very ably before and I respect you for 
> your positions.  I continue to research and post on this topic for a number of 
> reasons: 
>  
> 1.  I am a scholar and I publish in the area of religious studies, and scholars 
> all over the world are interested in this particular topic.  That is why I was 
> asked to contribute to Talk-to-Action, whose frontpage features the topic 
> religious scholars in the country. 
>  
> 2.  I just happen to believe that religious fundamentalists--Christian, Muslim, 
> Buddhist--are one of the greatest dangers that the human race faces, and I will 
> do everything in my power to mitigate the effect of their actions and their 
> writings. 
>  
> 3.  Doug Wilson is a former student of mine; he is neck deep in the type of 
> doctrines that drive religious fanaticism; and I feel some responsibility for 
> his actions.  Many years ago he was a honest man, but he is no longer, and I 
> think that is a great tragedy for our community. 
>
> 4.  Wilson is largely responsible for the split we now experience in our community, so the topic is eminently suitable for the Vision.  No other church or religious leader has ever done this in the history of our fair city.
>  
> Nick 
>
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