Anthony Burgoyne

Practical theologian, Biblical Unitarian, Fellowship starter.

[Anthony Burgoyne @PracticalTheolo]

@PaetzoldBill @tyromper Ya, that's a good idea. I think starting small is also perhaps the best way to get going.

[Anthony Burgoyne @PracticalTheolo]

@PaetzoldBill @tyromper Ya, that works once they're old enough. Doesn't work if you have little ones.

[Anthony Burgoyne @PracticalTheolo]

@Arinzeoreva @Oluwadaniel_0 1st century Christians most certainly did engage in politics, because politics is in every organization.

Perhaps you meant they didn't engage in democratic politics at a country-level? That's right, because they didn't live in countries that were democracies.

[Anthony Burgoyne @PracticalTheolo]

@StevenBartlett We understand how fairly little works, tbh.

[Anthony Burgoyne @PracticalTheolo]

@EcciusMaximus Why do you think that makes it better?

Irenaeus let a philosophical theory he had override a basic biographical fact given in Luke.

Classic clever-silly behaviour, which should makes us hesitant about anything else he claims.

[Reasonable Faith @RFupdates]

When Were the Gospels Written? Dr. Craig explains why he is persuaded of an early date!

[Anthony Burgoyne @PracticalTheolo]

@Dom1968Juan @anvilofyahweh @billswerski1985 @bbathgate3510 @PeacheswuzHere Has he blocked you yet?

[Anthony Burgoyne @PracticalTheolo]

@Arinzeoreva @Oluwadaniel_0 Just wrong - Christians can and do have influence in all sorts of domains, as Jesus' hands and feet. Politics is just one of those.

[Anthony Burgoyne @PracticalTheolo]

Becoming civically engaged does not mean people killing you. But if it came to that, alright, Christians should be willing to risk their lives to do what's right.

Jesus is *King* of a *polity* (which you rightly say has your primary allegiance). Of course he wields immense political power.

[Anthony Burgoyne @PracticalTheolo]

@Arinzeoreva @Oluwadaniel_0 Christians have a long history of dealing with people willing to kill them. I have no idea why you think this is a good argument.

[Anthony Burgoyne @PracticalTheolo]

@Sam_Tunji @Oluwadaniel_0 1st century Judea and Galilee were not democracies. I have no idea why you are asking this question.

Jesus defeated the 'ruler of this world'.

[Anthony Burgoyne @PracticalTheolo]

@Sam_Tunji @Oluwadaniel_0 That's not what Jesus said, and he certainly didn't mean to not be civically engaged.

[Anthony Burgoyne @PracticalTheolo]

@iosif_lazaridis Ya, perhaps the rumours are wrong, and Page plays someone else.

[Anthony Burgoyne @PracticalTheolo]

@man_of_options I'm not privy to decisions on whether to, say, allow someone to remain as a member if they divorce for a reason other than adultery. But to the extent churches are acting as authentically Christian, they would not tolerate this.

[Anthony Burgoyne @PracticalTheolo]

@man_of_options Secularism.

[Anthony Burgoyne @PracticalTheolo]

@CoopTory Yep - GDP isn't that relevant of a metric. Per capita GDP is what people really care about.

[Anthony Burgoyne @PracticalTheolo]

@ThyRamMan @JoshuaBarzon Ya, very strong effect with founders. Jefferson was also a Unitarian. Paine also. Franklin was at least sympathetic. Madison is debated.

[Anthony Burgoyne @PracticalTheolo]

@AlexVvoni @JoshuaBarzon Ya, 4 'heretics' became President.

Trinitarian Protestantism has become less tolerant, perhaps as an institutional memory from having to fight off Unitarianism in the 1700-1800s, combined with the ongoing success of JWism which is can more easily call a 'cult'.