tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6789188.post29309562317617408..comments2024-03-27T17:15:37.606-04:00Comments on Triablogue: Irons in the fireRyanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17809283662428917799noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6789188.post-51458142274463256572008-10-30T19:15:00.000-04:002008-10-30T19:15:00.000-04:00Irons just proved your point again, calling R. Sco...Irons just proved your point again, calling R. Scott Clark's Two-Kingdoms credentials into question, labeling him as a <A HREF="http://www.upper-register.com/blog/?p=240" REL="nofollow">theocrat</A>!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6789188.post-14277899065769756012008-10-17T08:26:00.000-04:002008-10-17T08:26:00.000-04:00Hi Tommy,There are unbelievers who reject moral ab...Hi Tommy,<BR/><BR/>There are unbelievers who reject moral absolutes. Some of them are candid enough to say so. They subscribe to moral relativism or moral nihilism. I can quote examples from their own lips.<BR/><BR/>So, yes, an automechanic who's a moral nihilist might cut corners on the brake job if he thought he could get away with it. And things like that happen every day.stevehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16547070544928321788noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6789188.post-44397214165568687902008-10-17T07:22:00.000-04:002008-10-17T07:22:00.000-04:00Steve, I appreciated this thoughtful and careful a...Steve, I appreciated this thoughtful and careful analysis.John Bugayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17728044301053738095noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6789188.post-27488731651775311712008-10-17T07:16:00.000-04:002008-10-17T07:16:00.000-04:00What about an auto mechanic? Would you want your c...<B>What about an auto mechanic? Would you want your car serviced by an auto mechanic who was a moral nihilist? Wouldn’t he be more likely to cut corners?</B><BR/><BR/>This is the funniest thing I've read all week. <BR/><BR/>So, you can't trust anyone who doesn't have the same value set as you to do anything properly? <BR/><BR/>Surely a deep paranoid distrust of the "outsider" lies at the heart of the Christian right.<BR/><BR/>Godspeed the eschaton, then we won't have to put up with these vile filthy sinners any longer.<BR/><BR/>See you on the other side!Tommyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14804452395828311743noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6789188.post-41190562170898810462008-10-16T15:48:00.000-04:002008-10-16T15:48:00.000-04:00Ken,"My feelings" has reference to a statement by ...Ken,<BR/><BR/>"My feelings" has reference to a statement by Lee about how he shares the same evaluation (of James Kennedy) as the writer he quotes.stevehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16547070544928321788noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6789188.post-49127447791182429272008-10-16T15:11:00.000-04:002008-10-16T15:11:00.000-04:00Steve,I take Lee's intent to apply the doctrine of...Steve,<BR/><BR/>I take Lee's intent to apply the doctrine of the 2 Kingdoms to be a noble and biblical aim. Not just an antidote to theonomy.<BR/><BR/>Where he goes wrong is to allow the separateness of the secular, profane kingdom act as a cover for sloppy leftist moral equivalence (as if debatable matters like the Iraq war should really take precedence over undebatable matters such as abortion). In this, I think he gives 2K a bad name. When the Christian engages the secular kingdom, he does not depart from the realm of Christian ethics.<BR/><BR/>I don't think I'd go along with the doctor or car mechanic analogies. I'd distinguish between who can do the job *better* (refering to skill set) and who can do the job *ethically*.David Gadboishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18375984671877016361noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6789188.post-58346981842232368492008-10-16T14:03:00.000-04:002008-10-16T14:03:00.000-04:00Or consider what he said about the death of James ...Or consider what he said about the death of James Kennedy, quoting another writer who had “a nice commentary” that “pretty accurately sums up my feelings to:<BR/><BR/><BR/><I> Do you mean ". . . my feelings too": ??<BR/><BR/>Are those your feelings? <BR/><BR/>or it is another quote from another writer?<BR/><BR/> Do you agree with Kennedy or Irons -- was the late D. James Kennedy wrong to fight for moral values?<BR/><BR/>Thanks for exposing Irons presuppositions. </I>Kenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17824685809003307918noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6789188.post-81552658362639773122008-10-16T13:05:00.000-04:002008-10-16T13:05:00.000-04:00“When picking a doctor or a car mechanic, I want t...“When picking a doctor or a car mechanic, I want the most competent person I can find. His or her religion is irrelevant.”<BR/><BR/>Interesting, this quote was <A HREF="http://www.oneplace.com/ministries/The_White_Horse_Inn/archives.asp?bcd=2008-9-21" REL="nofollow">recently cited </A>verbatim by one of the guests on the White Horse Inn.davidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08071763988772047093noreply@blogger.com