[nobdysfool]

the attitude of some on this thread is similar to those who refused to obey God when he commanded them to enter the Promised Land and wound up spending another generation in the desert.

We are commanded to be wise as serpents, harmless as doves. So far I haven't seen much wisdom displayed by the "anything-Rick-does-must-be-of-God" crowd. It's rapidly becoming the "if-Calvinists-question-it-Rick-must-be-doing-God's-Will" crowd.

I think there are a lot of people here being contrary just to be contrary.

[connectthedots]

It's rapidly becoming the if-Calvinists-question-it-Rick-must-be-doing-God's-Will" crowd

Sort of like the Synod of Dort's "If the Remonstrants are for it, we are against it" attitude?

If you read what the Remonstrants actually spelled out rather that the Calvinist stereotypes of it, you'd find it to be quite Biblical. The biggest contention of Calvinists is that the Remonstrants rejected eternal security, when it is obvious the majority position amongst the Remonstrants clearly supported eternal security.