There is truth in the news reports. The "evangelical preacher" of a right-wing political and social gospel is targeted by this manifesto. But it is probably a vary rare evangelical that does not get slapped by "We Must Reform Our Own Behavior" on pages 11-14. For example:

"All to often we have set out high, clear statements of the authority of the Bible, but flouted them with lives and lifestyles that are shaped by our own sinful preferences and by modern fashions and convenience."

Two points to keep in mind in reading this:

1) It is expressing evangelical ideals across a number of theological bases. So don't expect to find TULIP and be critical because it isn't there. (Though I think it is shaded a bit on the Calvinistic side.)

2) It advocates equal treatment of all faiths in the public square. But a page or so later says "But we also insist that the principle of "the right to believe anything" does not lead to the conclusion that "anything anyone believes is right."

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Soli Deo Gloria

John Schultz
Member, Riveroaks Reformed Presbyterian Church (PCA)
Germantown, TN

"The reason why we worship God in a slight way is because we do not see God in His glory"
Jeremiah Burroughs