Marrow Man
Drunk with Powder
I've been out of pocket most of the week and unable to access email for most of the week, but in checking Bloglines this morning I found this interesting post at James White's blogsite concerning William Lane Craig. Forgive me if this has already been addressed/posted.
In debating Christopher Hitchens, Craig was asked if there are religions that do harm, and he answered "Islam." Later, Hitchens asked if his opponent could identify a Christian denomination with harmful teachings (Craig had already agreed with Hitchens that teaching falsehood was morally wrong). Craig replied, "Ummm...well, I'm not a Calvinist. I think certain tenets of Reformed theology are incorrect."
While this isn't earth-shattering, and while it is an "off the cuff" comment in a debate, White points out that Craig completely ignored the most obvious answer: the false gospel of Rome. Of course, Craig also embraces the now-defunct RC teaching of Molinism and believes in a soteriology remarkably similar to that of Rome, so this might be the underlying reason.
In debating Christopher Hitchens, Craig was asked if there are religions that do harm, and he answered "Islam." Later, Hitchens asked if his opponent could identify a Christian denomination with harmful teachings (Craig had already agreed with Hitchens that teaching falsehood was morally wrong). Craig replied, "Ummm...well, I'm not a Calvinist. I think certain tenets of Reformed theology are incorrect."
While this isn't earth-shattering, and while it is an "off the cuff" comment in a debate, White points out that Craig completely ignored the most obvious answer: the false gospel of Rome. Of course, Craig also embraces the now-defunct RC teaching of Molinism and believes in a soteriology remarkably similar to that of Rome, so this might be the underlying reason.