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I’ll bet you haven’t heard this one

Marty Sweeney / 18th October 2006

I've been labelled a lot of things, being a Calvinist. However, this is a new one to me.

Liberty Theological Seminary President Ergun Caner answers questions on his website:

Q: Didn't you say that Calvinists are worse than Muslims?

A: Yes, absolutely. For a small portion of these people, just daring to question the Bezian movement is heresy. They will blog and e-mail incessantly. I call it a ‘Calvinist Jihad,’ because just like Muslims, they believe they are defending the honor of their view. They can discuss nothing else. I have even had a few call for my head! Dr. Falwell and I have laughed about it, because they are so insistent, and they miss the point completely. There are plenty of schools to which the neo-Calvinists can go, but Liberty will be a lighthouse for missions and evangelism to the ‘whosoever wills.’ Period.

The difference is, Muslims know when to quit—for these guys, it is the only topic about which they can talk.

Unfortunately, my experience with many Reformed people (especially young seminarians) confirms what Dr. Caner describes. However, I doubt his tact serves to be a “lighthouse” towards these people. Or, maybe I've just missed the point completely?

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