Proto-Protestantism

Unity, the essence of Sacralism Sadly, Britain has not abandoned the Sacral model, instead largely substituting a Secular Sacralism...o...

So what can make a society turn around? Lots of things I'm sure, but one thing I've noticed or observed as I read history is this....

David Cameron has suggested Britain needs to return to its Christian foundations . What do we do with a statement like this? I know most C...

The Blessing of Communion If it's a blessing, is it desirable or even prudent to neglect it? Is frequent or regular Communion supe...

How Christmas overrides the Scriptural way of corporately celebrating and recognizing the Incarnation. So, why don't you celebrate t...

Of course if I accepted the premise of Christmas I would go much further and celebrate all 12 days of Christmas ending on 6 January with Epi...

What of the other symbols of Sacralism the Evangelicals fight for...the Pledge of Allegiance, the motto on our currency, Scripture quotati...

In recent days I've heard what I consider a somewhat odd argument in the American Evangelical Christmas wars. It's funny you can a...

*updated 24 December (evening) Francis Nigel Lee has died. Most have probably not heard of him. He was something of a pariah even in Refor...

The final installment of this so far less than popular series dealing with CrossTalk in particular and Christian radio in general. If I...

Since it is the season I thought for now I would provide links to some of last year's posts dealing with the salient topic of the hour. ...

I find this story to be beyond outrageous. It is both shameful and sad, but is also an opportunity. I continually talk about the effects o...

This same kind of fear-mongering has been going on since the beginning. I first noticed it when Clinton won the presidency. At the time I ...

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A few comments on the effects of Sacralism on the Church with regard to politics, morality, social narrative, race, and authority I’ve been...

Adding to the confusion…. In the last post I talked about how those on the Right, especially in Christian circles are guilty of misusin...

Aka Christo-American Radio -Some reflections on an episode that demand comment I know there are some readers at this site who listen ...

Taking up the sword of the Spirit, which is Civil Litigation. There was another story on the programme regarding a woman who was attendi...

It sure isn't the God of the Bible. Maybe it's the giant idol in New York harbour? Actually it's pretty clear what America worsh...

Self-Deception Regarding Motives Some have argued that we should abolish public schools altogether. Okay, again when they're in contr...

Bringing Down the Babylonian School System They make much of their fight for school vouchers. The argument goes something like this…Basic...

I like a lot of the things you write and the way it makes me think, but I'm concerned with the negative tone. Does everything always h...

A Response to Colson's Fantasies I hear Colson every day on the radio. It’s amazing but whatever the topic he has an almost perfect tr...

Final segment.... And with Pietism you always abandon wisdom for a checklist. You can’t think through issues and say this might be okay fo...

For those familiar with the terms, do this mean I’m arguing the Complementarian position? Maybe, but if I go to the Wikipedia article on Bi...

We always have to behave as Christians and sometimes that means in order to do that, we have to turn our backs on certain activities. Not b...

A follow up note to the post dealing with the 12 November 2011 Republican Debate. This is hardly an exhaustive treatment of these issues...

Evidence? Just watch the November 12, 2011 Republican Debate. I’m not really sure why I am surprised, but I am. Last night as I watched t...

Culture Warriors and the Sacralist Swords of Threat, Litigation, and Fear. The other day on Focus on the Family they had a guest from th...

Elitist Tendencies One final point. There is an Elitist tendency among those who profess this creed. Focusing on Ivory Tower philoso...

The Unassailable Philosophical Wall Are the Dominionist Blueprints, their models for transforming the spheres...Christian? Biblical? Are ...

As a follow up to my Halloween article found here:   http://proto-protestantism.blogspot.com/2010/10/all-sacralists-eve.html This au...

Establishment, Dissent, Social Gospel and The Golden Age Is the Kingdom of God manifested in temporal, geographical, and cultural term...

The Medieval Manichee, the Modern Liberal, Monism and Pluralism According to Kuyper, Christ declares, 'Every square inch is mine...

Christo-Americanism the foundation of Dominionist Cooperation In the United States the final straw was the decade of the 1960's. Swee...