Twisting Scripture and History to Justify Christmas

http://evangelicalfocus.com/magazine/4072/Eight_AntiChristmas_Arguments

This was a rather lackluster attempt by the author but it's useful in that these trite, silly and erroneous pro-Christmas arguments are commonly used and thus must be answered. I thought it worth taking a moment to examine and interact with them.

Victorian Sacralism and the Roots of 20th Century Evangelicalism

I have frequently mentioned and praised Iain Murray's Evangelicalism Divided, his often astute chronicle and analysis of 20^th century Evangelicalism and the roots of its decay.

Nevertheless I know from Murray's other works that he remains an advocate of the 'Christian' West and in particular Christian Britain. While his vision and means of accomplishing and maintaining this reality differs on certain levels from the Evangelical project, they are in effect related and perhaps more closely than Murray would be willing to grant.

The Feminist Surge: an Addendum

Here's the link to the original article:

http://proto-protestantism.blogspot.com/2018/10/the-feminist-surge-result-of.html

There are two issues which require further comment:

The Evangelical Worldview and the Legend of GHW Bush

At work I will often turn on the ostensibly Christian radio station at noon to hear the news reported from a Christian worldview. Of course in keeping with the tone and tenor of American Evangelicalism it's often anything but and often engaged in not only a twisting and spinning of current events but of the Scriptures themselves.

But this week was over the top. With the death of Bush, it seemed the whole of American media was obsessed in memorialising the ex-president. The Mainstream wished and even overtly laboured to juxtapose his 'dignified' manner with that of the barbarism displayed by the current White House occupant.