@kevinmyoung Ad hominem is a logical fallacy in which someone attacks the character, motives, or circumstances of the person making an argument instead of addressing the argument itself. So circumstances would be his $2 million house in this case.
@kevinmyoung Do you care about the substance of the argument or just a gotcha ad hominem attack? I would love to see a reasonable dialogue focused on substance in pursuit of truth that can help shape Christian perspective and policy.
The fact that the Eastern Orthodox (among other groups) make the exact same claim should give people pause here.
It's easy to frame church history as a winner-take-all narrative. What is needed is more appreciation of the complexity of history, more humility, more engagement with the best of alternative positions, and more reflection on the nature of the church.
What is it that sustains and defines the church amidst changes, developments, accretions, aberrations? The strength of a Protestant position is defining the church, not by outward expressions and changing forms, but by the gospel itself.
Baptists are not Anabaptists. While we reject any legal integration of church and state—and resist naïve optimism about government—we still affirm a distinct and meaningful role for civil authority and Christian engagement with it. Diminishing such institutions and dismissing social and civil responsibility in the name of piety or pure spirituality misunderstands the relationship between nature and grace. It risks embracing a radical Two Kingdoms theology that severs justice from the Christian’s public witness and hampers social responsibility to realize the common good.
Arteta: "Real Madrid won 3 Champions Leagues in a row with worse performances than we had in the last two seasons. With the performance of the past two seasons, we have 5 Champions Leagues in a row. Winning trophies is about being in the right place, in the right moment."
This is practically the definition of chutzpah:
Introduce a product that will probably harm children with the sales pitch that it reduces the harm to children that your last product caused.
Liverpool's Cody Gakpo is set to be reprimanded by the @FA after he displayed an "I Belong to Jesus" Shirt after scoring.
The @FA reportedly bans "any political, religious or personal slogans, statements or images.”
This is the same organization that pushed an LGBTQ armband initiative and then went after England's star player, Marc Guehi, after he wrote "I ❤ Jesus" on his rainbow armband.
So, LGBTQ propaganda is allowed, but Christian messages aren't?
🚨#BREAKING: Chimney Rock NC officials have confirmed that a mind-blowing 2,000 members of the Pennsylvania Amish Community have been quietly rebuilding the town's homes, businesses, and bridges...
...for 6 months straight
GOD BLESS THE AMISH!!
🚨#BREAKING: Samaritan's Purse has released a mini-doc on its heroic 6 month-effort of helping the people of Western North Carolina.
To date, Samaritan's Purse has repaired or rebuilt a mind-blowing SEVEN THOUSAND HOMES after Hurricane Helene.
GOD BLESS SAMARITAN'S PURSE!!!