Territorial Bloggings

A Cogent Mélange of Lutheran & Pop-Culture Punditry
December 31, 2004

A Drop of Thought Amid the Deluge

Posted by : ghp
Filed under : theology

Props to Theresa over at Kiihnworld for taking the time out of the moving of her household to post a very thought-provoking entry regarding the tsunami disaster in SE Asia.
EDIT @ 04Dec31 5:59pm: Rob, over at Beggars All, has also made a very insightful post, with great references. Highly recommended!
More specifically, I really liked the [...]


December 28, 2004

Self-Hating Lutherans

Posted by : ghp
Filed under : theology

You know, I really don’t derive any pleasure from criticizing the leadership of the LCMS (or at least, I try not to… ), but they keep doing things that drive me to comment.
The latest instance was brought to my attention by Worldmagblog.com ortho-babe Bunnie Diehl’s blog entry titled What’s Lutheran Here?, and further blogged [...]


December 28, 2004

Tolerance vs. Acceptance

Posted by : ghp
Filed under : theology

Nice blurb over at Beggars All, with a quote regarding the place/role of religious “tolerance” in the current culture, particularly as regards free speech.
I’d expand it out beyond “mere” religious tolerance, to the general/larger concept of tolerance in a free society. tolerance is just that — tolerance. Not acceptance. Not respect. Not endorsement. Not celebration. [...]


December 28, 2004

What is an “Evangelical” ?

Posted by : ghp
Filed under : theology

Rob, over at Love & Blunder, has made a very interesting & thought-provoking posting, wherein he asks & examines the question, “What is an Evangelical?”
Rob brings an interesting perspective to the question/debate, and I won’t even attempt to summarize his very well-written posting. You need to go there & read it, along with the comments, [...]