Viktor Orban is at this point all but a pariah to the powers
that be in Brussels and Washington. He continues to resist the EU and has
voiced considerable opposition not only to the policies of Europe but even the
ideology of the post-war project.
Calling for a Return to the Doctrinal Ideals and Kingdom Ethics of the First Reformation
31 December 2017
29 December 2017
Considering the Panopticon Beast
Facial recognition software, biometric data, high-speed
processing and lower-order or Narrow Artificial Intelligence are being wed to
authoritarian political structures. It is the Panopticon for a new age.*
I must admit, I found this video to be deeply troubling. I
found myself wondering about the future of the Chinese Underground Church. The
tools of totalitarianism are becoming so pervasive that nonconformists (of any
stripe) are literally going to be forced back into the mountains and forests...
as in the old days.
And yet in the old days, the state apparatus did not possess
drones with thermal imaging and the easy means to access remote places.
24 December 2017
The Jerusalem Embassy, Dispensationalism and American Evangelicalism
Moving the US embassy from Tel Aviv to Jerusalem provides a
convenient distraction for the embattled Trump administration. Embroiled in
layers of investigation and cover-ups to hide cover-ups, the shift in media
coverage provides them with some welcome respite.
09 December 2017
The Presbyterian Fallacy
Recently I encountered (yet again) another example of what I
have termed The Presbyterian Fallacy.
Briefly by way of context, Episcopal forms of Church
government do not claim their authority is based on Scriptural exegesis. While they
believe their polity is 'Biblical' in the sense that it 'flows' from Scripture,
they will freely admit that it's not something that can be appealed to chapter
and verse. They would argue the New Testament does not prescribe a specific
form of polity. Or they might argue that the Apostles established a type of
regional hierarchy which over time legitimately developed into the episcopacy.
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