tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7309718.post7972322883494935879..comments2023-10-30T04:35:26.999-06:00Comments on Every Thought Captive: Do Christians Cherry-Pick the Bible?Phil Steigerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14948892557259431751noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7309718.post-27821185440174467122009-09-23T21:54:46.960-06:002009-09-23T21:54:46.960-06:00After reading the Gazette piece, I wondered how Ba...After reading the Gazette piece, I wondered how Barna came to be considered qualified for writing on religion in a fairly large newspaper. Could he have even taken a single Intro class in, say, Biblical Studies or hermeneutics or even literature? If so, he didn't seem to remember even the most basic principles involved.<br /><br />Most of his conclusions just don't come close to Brian Bnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7309718.post-87952763247544055542009-09-23T18:38:38.621-06:002009-09-23T18:38:38.621-06:00It really is something, isn't it? The first t...It really is something, isn't it? The first time I finished reading it, I had a hard time believing it was an "article" as opposed to a simply blog post. A little bit of work would have gone a long way.Phil Steigerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14948892557259431751noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7309718.post-29763586204243867612009-09-23T08:43:42.690-06:002009-09-23T08:43:42.690-06:00That article made me rather irate. "Oh, you d...That article made me rather irate. "Oh, you don't follow every last injunction about going to the bathroom outside the camp or not eating crustaceans, so, obviously, it's hypocritical of you to state that homosexuality is a sin." The whole attitude of the piece betrays a total lack of knowledge (or, perhaps disregard) for what the Bible itself says about such matters. The book Eric "the" Lindhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13268807879245521653noreply@blogger.com