Newsflash: Evil Does Exist!

October 20, 2005 · Filed Under theology

Well, I guess that some folks really do need to see things for themselves and/or learn things the hard way. It seems that the ELCA pastor of the BTK killer is now stating that he (the pastor) has changed his (the pastor’s) theology as it pertains to evil. Pastor Michael Clark has, in a recent interview, denounced the way “we psychologicalize evil in this world, and we explain it and justify it in psychological language.” Later, he states, “But I am convinced from what I have been through that there is definitely an evil force out there that is viable, and it’s something we need to know about.”

Now, this is most definitely an improvement in theology; however, I’m not sure that it’s all the way “fixed.” Pr. Clark still does refer to it as an evil “force” rather than directly calling it the work of Satan. In any event, it’s a positive development — one that I would hope is followed by further “improvements” in the form of a return to theological orthodoxy (i.e., Confessional Lutheranism) for Pr. Clark.ï¿½

[HT: Cranach Blog]

-ghpï¿½

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