Howie Luvzus

Initially I supported faith-based funding, but more and more I am realizing that it does very little for either side. I think it is time for it to end and the government to step out of the way, cut the taxes used for such programe, and just let privately-funded organizations do more of the work.

Amen!

Holy Moly! D.R. and I agree! It’s a miracle!!!!!!

That’s my job. Bringing people together. I’m a uniter, not a divider!

Howie,

Thanks for calling attention to these inconsistencies in Mohler’s position.

Such inconsistencies may be inevitable when Seminary Presidents use their school’s weather vane to determine their theological positions.

I find the charge of using a weather vane to determine theological positions a bit hypocritical coming from you Bruce, who believes in essence that truth is relative and must be determined for every generation. Mohler might be wrong on this political position but at least he is consistant in foundational theological positions of historic Baptists, which you are clearly not. BTW, what does his political views regarding this subject have to do with the theological positions of Southern? I will answer that one for you — NOTHING!

Bruce couldn’t get enough ad hominem attacks in at his own site, I suppose. He had to get some licks in here, too. The only time I’ve ever read positive comments from Prescott is when he’s congratulating someone else for being negative. Quite a guy, this Bruce.

Regardless of what you think about Bruce, his point about the inconsistencies in Mohler’s position is quite well taken. If Mohler really were “consistent in foundational theological positiosn of historic Baptists,” then wouldn’t he have a consistent position on the separation of church and state? Especially since it is one of the distinctive tenets of Baptist thought?

Attacking the messenger doesn’t deny the correctness of his point.

Keith, belief in separation of Church and State for early Baptist did not include taking the 10 Commandments out of the public places (especially when they are donated and not paid for by the state), allowing evolution to be taught without allowing alternative views to be heard, denying students the right to pray publically in schools, and requiring students to go through sex education courses that teach contrary to the parent’s beliefs. Remember that historic Baptist in America lived at a time when states were allowed to have official religious positions, but the federal government was not (Pennslyvania - Quaker, etc.). So while I do disagree with Mohler’s position, we can’t really know what historic Baptists would have thought about faith-based funding with any certainty.