Really think it’s time for a new name.

re: “For the last time, there is a difference between Emerging and Emergent.”

a) I don’t think this will be the last time we need to point this out, and
b) admitting differences defeats the easy attack-ism of being a reductionist.

Neil

Baptist doesn’t equal Anabaptist

Christian doesn’t equal Christian Science

Science doesn’t equal Scientology

Greek Orthodox doesn’t equal Russian Orthodox

Can you provide a link to the page where The Gathering calls itself emerging?

I can’t seem to find the reference.”

I think Ingrid pulled it from the interview that Iggy linked to.

Here’s the line from the interview:

“Because our church life has been experimental over the years, we find ourselves identifying with the emergent community these days.”

I poked around a bit and came away with these admittedly initial impressions:

1. I saw nothing I would say is not orthodox – there were a lot of things I would to have seen, but I’m not going to condemn on what they did not say.

2. In the paper on witchcraft he says:

…Relativity in truth is challenged by the concept of allegiance found in the scriptures…Relativity in morality is challenged by the 10 commandments…We are also forced away from a mechanistic view of God and creation in the scriptures…The rebellion of anarchy is clearly critiqued in scriptures as well…

All these statements further dispel Ingrid’s caricature of a movement where “anything goes.”

Again – reductionism proves to be meaningless.

Neil

Neil

Sometimes it’s fun to shout at the wind…

Westrbrough Baptist, who created godhatesfags.com, calls itself a findamental conservative Christian church. Should we say agree that their behavior is accepted or the norm in finadmental conservative circles?