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An Idolatrous Silence
Touchstone Magazine ^
| September, 2001
| Curtis Chang
Posted on 10/18/2001 2:22:42 PM PDT by FormerLib
Curtis Chang on Evangelicals & the Egalitarianism of Sin
One morning two springs ago, I woke up to find myself the campus minister of a banned Christian fellowship. In a trial held over the preceding midnight, the Tufts University student judiciary met secretly to "derecognize" the Tufts Christian Fellowship for its refusal to allow a gay advocate into leadership. We were politically isolated on the Tufts campus and abandoned even by other Christian groups at Tufts. And so we sounded the alarm more broadly.
While principled civil libertarians and political conservatives rushed to our defense, I was disturbed by the relatively lethargic response from certain sectors of the Church. I was most bothered by the brand of Christianity that is my own: the sector that might be called "educated Evangelicalism."
I have since reflected on our experience (the ban was later lifted) and was forced to some painful conclusions about the sort of Evangelical witness I and many others had maintained. We "educated Evangelicals" have tended to distinguish ourselves from the Christian right and fundamentalists, pointing to our more progressive politics, more nuanced theology, and greater comfort in the intellectual world.
Being drawn into conflicts over homosexuality profoundly discomfits us, for we fear that our hard-earned distance will evaporate under the public glare. And so we educated Evangelicals have engaged in some very questionable moral and theological moves.
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This is a very timely article for those who might suggest that there is an egalitarianism of sin.
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posted on
10/18/2001 2:22:42 PM PDT
by
FormerLib
To: Fuzz
This gentleman sums it up much better than I can.
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posted on
10/18/2001 2:23:18 PM PDT
by
FormerLib
To: Manny Festo; Bryan; EdReform; Clint N. Suhks; Psalm 73; rockfish59
Ping
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posted on
10/18/2001 2:25:17 PM PDT
by
FormerLib
To: FormerLib
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Being drawn into conflicts over homosexuality profoundly discomfits us...This guy is complaining about "discomfort"...
Oh my.
Any Christian who thinks he should be "comfortable" in "this world" needs to read the New Testament again.
Mark W.
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posted on
10/18/2001 2:32:29 PM PDT
by
MarkWar
To: FormerLib
Nice post. Very well done, thank you. JL
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posted on
10/18/2001 2:35:29 PM PDT
by
lodwick
To: MarkWar
Actually, you've confused 'discomfit.' which means to put into a state of perplexity and embarrassment, with 'discomfort,' which is to make uncomfortable. I think you need a glance at Webster's Dictionary more than this author needs to re-read the New Testament! ;-)
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10/18/2001 3:55:50 PM PDT
by
FormerLib
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To: crazykatz; don-o; JosephW; lambo; MarMema; MoJoWork_n; newberger
A general interest ping.
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10/18/2001 4:51:20 PM PDT
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FormerLib
To: one_particular_harbour; Petronski; The_Reader_David; wildandcrazyrussian
Ping
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10/18/2001 4:51:40 PM PDT
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FormerLib
To: No Truce With Kings; Thoreau; ninachka; Doug Loss; aposiopetic; branicap
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To: allend; patent; Romulus; wideawake; marshmallow
Another general interest ping.
To: Manny Festo
Thanks for the additional links.
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To: FormerLib
Thanks for the ping, FormerLib. I'm so far out of circulation where I live that, believe it or not, I hadn't heard of
Touchstone. After a few minutes scooting around their site, I've ordered the complimentary copy. So, thank you for the introduction, too.
Lambo
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posted on
10/19/2001 12:25:18 AM PDT
by
lambo
To: Manny Festo; RnMomof7
Thanks, Manny. This article is a good argument against the "all sins are equal" position.
Too bad the full text wasn't posted here. It should be in our archives.
To: FormerLib
Thanks for posting this!
To: George W. Bush
The size of the article made me reluctant to post the entire thing. Hopefully, people won't mind clicking the link to read it.
To: lambo
I've ordered the complimentary copy.Great! I hope you enjoy the magazine as much as I do!
To: FormerLib
bump.
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10/19/2001 7:16:22 AM PDT
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patent
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