Re: Lack of Apologetical predictions

Joel Duff (crinoid@midwest.net)
Mon, 9 Nov 1998 21:04:57 -0500

>At 03:40 PM 11/9/98 -0700, John W. Burgeson wrote:
>>Glenn -- you wrote to Kevin:
>>
>>"You do realize, of course you have a non-traditional form of
>>Christianity,
>>don't you?"
>>
>>I can't speak for Kevin, but what he has written in this thread so far
>>comes pretty close to my own position. And as far as I know, nobody is
>>accusing the Presbyterian Church (USA) to be "non-traditional." (We are
>>not without faults, but that's not one of them). < G >
>
>By traditional I don't mean not-popular, I mean traditional. I don't
>beleive that the Church fathers were quite so accepting of other religions
>as Kevin is. In that sense, it is not traditional. Am I wrong?
>glenn

If I might interject one thing. The word tradiational is probably
confusing but I think that Glenn is essentially correct. Though maybe
traditional in comparison with oter major faiths suchs as Catholics,
Muslums, Hindus etc.. I would not consider the PCUSA traditional in the
sense of upholding the traditional creeds and doctrines it was founded on.
Certainly calvinism could barely be ascribed as part of the PCUSA mantra as
it now stands.

Oh, and just for fun when I drove by the PCUSA church and the way home from
my presbyterian church yesterday I saw a great big banner hanging down the
side of the church saying "new non-traditional sevice, a new church for new
times." I guess they are the traditional non-traditional church :-) :-) :-)

Regards,

Joel Duff
A traditional Christian with some untraditional ideas.