tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9313009.post5572327742997965216..comments2024-03-01T21:01:15.174-06:00Comments on Biblical Christianity: Difference between Squirrel and meDJPhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16471042180904855578noreply@blogger.comBlogger28125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9313009.post-31699685722569267142010-05-08T09:59:09.242-05:002010-05-08T09:59:09.242-05:00I know I'm sort of late to this party, but oh ...I know I'm sort of late to this party, but oh well. Liberty's position here is just absurd. The man is a seminary president, which means his job is to oversee the training of young men who desire to be pastors/elders/overseers. Should he not at least fit the <a href="http://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=1%20Timothy%203:1-7&version=ESV" rel="nofollow">minimum criteria</a> for them? How is getting a position based on a resume full of lies and exaggerations "above reproach"? How will this make him "well thought of by outsiders", and what confidence does this give that he will not fall into disgrace? Their tolerance - nee, support - of deception is just unconscionable.<br /><br />Contrast their stance with the treatment of <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/George_O%27Leary" rel="nofollow">George O'Leary</a>. For the non-sports fans, he had been an excellent college football coach at Georgia Tech University when he was hired in 2001 for a premier job, head coach at Notre Dame. Problem is, someone checked into his background, and discovered some items on his resume were inaccurate. Despite the fact that these inaccuracies had just about nothing to do with his ability to coach football, he was unceremoniously dumped.<br /><br />To sum: a Catholic school finds out a football coach lied about something inconsequential, and would not tolerate it. A Christian school finds out the seminary president is a liar, and pretends it doesn't matter. These things should not be.trogdorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11452996348717802065noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9313009.post-75834308202436923012010-05-06T22:13:17.750-05:002010-05-06T22:13:17.750-05:00@ Squirrel
Not only did they miss the mark but I d...@ Squirrel<br />Not only did they miss the mark but I didn't think much of the implication that you're stirrrring just to drive traffic to your blog.<br />Nasty.Lilianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05866028110476307074noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9313009.post-26235572373315143922010-05-06T08:25:40.498-05:002010-05-06T08:25:40.498-05:00Glad to be a source of entertainment, Fred.
Brad...Glad to be a source of entertainment, Fred. <br /><br />Brad's comment is even funnier if you imagine that he sounds like Ashton Kutcher.Matt Gummhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14698469400042045105noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9313009.post-12962776604377588452010-05-04T20:32:34.041-05:002010-05-04T20:32:34.041-05:00I'm just grateful that honest-to-Pete journali...I'm just grateful that honest-to-Pete journalism is still alive and well at Squirrel's blog. If it was alive and well at CT, this would have been a story 5 years ago.FX Turkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16798420127955373559noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9313009.post-77888550750617098772010-05-04T17:29:38.386-05:002010-05-04T17:29:38.386-05:00Dan also commented on Ergun Caner here.
Squirrel
...Dan also commented on Ergun Caner <a href="http://hipandthigh.blogspot.com/2010/02/mike-warnke-of-this-generation.html#1609556430124363992" rel="nofollow">here</a>.<br /><br /><i>Squirrel</i><br />Link-troll for hireThe Squirrelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14082708506676251152noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9313009.post-78178462105689889902010-05-04T17:24:17.244-05:002010-05-04T17:24:17.244-05:00Honestly, I don't have much to say. I don'...Honestly, I don't have much to say. I don't have an inside line on anything.<br /><br />I mean, beyond the obvious point that (duh) if he has lied repeatedly about his past and his life, it certainly is a moral, ethical, and theological issue. It would explain why <a href="http://bibchr.blogspot.com/2006/02/my-admiration-for-james-white-rises.html" rel="nofollow">he was such a coward in failing to back up his big talk with an actual debate with James White</a>.DJPhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16471042180904855578noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9313009.post-52726410174890753932010-05-04T16:30:58.458-05:002010-05-04T16:30:58.458-05:00Hey Dan, this one deserves as much, if not more at...Hey Dan, this one deserves as much, if not more attention than your Francis Chan comments. Let's hear what Dan the man has to say on the Caner debacle.mikebhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06947509425403456046noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9313009.post-77841852163674441912010-05-04T16:16:57.363-05:002010-05-04T16:16:57.363-05:00It's been several hours and that Dad Gumm comm...It's been several hours and that Dad Gumm comment is still giving me chucklequakes.Fred Butlerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16025967176465685306noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9313009.post-30820656843555808652010-05-04T14:15:22.164-05:002010-05-04T14:15:22.164-05:00I had not heard Caner' name since the whole Wh...I had not heard Caner' name since the whole White/Caner debate explotopia. I was always under the impression that the one place he had credibility was in the realm of apologetics and Islam and now I have been cheated of that impression. Thanks Squirrel.<br /><br />Since Frank quit (to harsh?) his own blog Dan keeps me in touch with all things Baptist. And for that I am thankful.<br /><br /><br />al sendsAlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02659402617723892967noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9313009.post-44297670734075649312010-05-04T13:42:32.496-05:002010-05-04T13:42:32.496-05:00I'm not in the SBC, so am thankfully on the si...I'm not in the SBC, so am thankfully on the sidelines here, but unless the parties involved act soon (and biblically!), it's only a matter of time before the mainstream media run with this. This is <i>exactly</i> the kind of story that they love.<br /><br />And for the record, should I ever become a seminary president: I've never kept kosher in my life; didn't become bar mitzvah; have attended a synagogue service exactly twice; and don't know Hebrew (except to sound out the words)—but I was raised in the secular Jewish tradition, attended a secular Jewish Sunday school, observed the holidays, and participated in two community Passover meals every year.Stefan Ewinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05530690016594029847noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9313009.post-20282477872821951432010-05-04T13:38:00.710-05:002010-05-04T13:38:00.710-05:00Chuck
Irony alert. The National Enquirer digs dee...Chuck<br /><br />Irony alert. The National Enquirer digs deeper and focusses more on the facts of a story than CT.Rachael Starkehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10781158372237369417noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9313009.post-70756690555206733302010-05-04T12:37:34.428-05:002010-05-04T12:37:34.428-05:00Hey, the Enquirer was nominated for a Pulitzer thi...Hey, the Enquirer was nominated for a Pulitzer this year over the John Edwards story.Chuckhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17606292899155249285noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9313009.post-69050971006161689712010-05-04T12:32:44.386-05:002010-05-04T12:32:44.386-05:00Brad: I have 5, so yeah. Unfortunately, my Grandpa...Brad: I have 5, so yeah. Unfortunately, my Grandpa claimed that moniker years ago. Now that he's passed away, and we live away from family, maybe I can get it from my grandkids.Matt Gummhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14698469400042045105noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9313009.post-90323346950738116622010-05-04T12:12:15.294-05:002010-05-04T12:12:15.294-05:00Christianity Today is "old media".
I ha...Christianity Today is "old media".<br /><br />I haven't even seen a print copy for about 5 years, and was very much unimpressed by what it had become, since I had been a subscriber back in the 80s.<br /><br />The "when bloggers attack" angle is "meta-news", news about news, of interest to newsies but missing the whole point of the Caner story.lee n. fieldhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01652025469454858807noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9313009.post-82315566304084691092010-05-04T11:39:09.396-05:002010-05-04T11:39:09.396-05:00Tom, to tell you the God's honest truth, this ...Tom, to tell you the God's honest truth, this time I don't think I am.<br /><br />I mean, honestly: Christianity Today?<br /><br />One guy: Dude! You're in the papers!<br />Other guy: Really? Where?<br />One guy: National Enquirer!<br />Other guy: Unnnnhhh....DJPhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16471042180904855578noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9313009.post-21560760320389923062010-05-04T11:32:03.225-05:002010-05-04T11:32:03.225-05:00Wait, I'm confused. Squirrel was mentioned in...Wait, I'm confused. Squirrel was mentioned in <i>Christianity Today</i> and DJP is jealous? I'm not sure which of those is more surprising!Tom Chantryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02485908616177111150noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9313009.post-21584047963220279472010-05-04T10:41:04.536-05:002010-05-04T10:41:04.536-05:00Matt, if you have children you should change your ...Matt, if you have children you should change your blog handle to "Dad Gumm." I mean, seriously, that would be awesome.Brad Williamshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00197301845256854051noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9313009.post-5388466007555032202010-05-04T10:17:35.855-05:002010-05-04T10:17:35.855-05:00Wait. So Squirrel is posing as Fred Butler?Wait. So Squirrel is posing as Fred Butler?Matt Gummhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14698469400042045105noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9313009.post-43088715401394382772010-05-04T09:51:46.474-05:002010-05-04T09:51:46.474-05:00Are y'all using symbolic language? I ain'...Are y'all using symbolic language? I ain't seen no mention of no squirrels or other critters in that article.Stefan Ewinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05530690016594029847noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9313009.post-9870785893871853382010-05-04T09:40:29.902-05:002010-05-04T09:40:29.902-05:00I hope that Liberty University exercises wisdom in...I hope that Liberty University exercises wisdom in this situation.Brad Williamshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00197301845256854051noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9313009.post-71266924445222729832010-05-04T09:34:44.086-05:002010-05-04T09:34:44.086-05:00What a poser.What a poser.Fred Butlerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16025967176465685306noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9313009.post-79136039214841877132010-05-04T09:24:30.764-05:002010-05-04T09:24:30.764-05:00Squirrel...you've arrived.Squirrel...you've arrived.Pierre Saikaleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09409964448078910855noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9313009.post-38960232945114200342010-05-04T09:17:31.591-05:002010-05-04T09:17:31.591-05:00No, Dan... Fred is the real master of the art of l...No, Dan... <a href="http://hipandthigh.blogspot.com/" rel="nofollow">Fred</a> is the real master of the art of link-trolling!<br /><br /><i>Squirrel</i>The Squirrelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14082708506676251152noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9313009.post-31698924518903914612010-05-04T09:15:54.039-05:002010-05-04T09:15:54.039-05:00True link-troll.
I devote an entire article to yo...True link-troll.<br /><br />I devote an entire article to you, link to you - and you add YET ANOTHER link.<br /><br />Chris Anderson would call you "brother."DJPhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16471042180904855578noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9313009.post-42816878607330132112010-05-04T09:03:37.110-05:002010-05-04T09:03:37.110-05:00Don't push, don't push! Everybody gets an ...Don't push, don't push! Everybody gets an autograph! :o)<br /><br />I was very surprised to get the phone call in the first place, and even more shocked that I got almost two paragraphs in the story. I'm not one of the guys who did all the research on Caner, so why interview me? I'm just a guy with an opinion...<br /><br />I also think the article <a href="http://babyloniansquirrel.blogspot.com/2010/05/if-it-was-song-ct-s-article-would-be.html" rel="nofollow">missed the mark</a>.<br /><br />Thanks for the nod, Dan! :o)<br /><br /><i>Squirrel</i>The Squirrelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14082708506676251152noreply@blogger.com