Scheer Magic - Purging Comments That Hurt the Harris Cash Machine. What about Pope Paul the Plagiarizer?

Rev. Richard A. Bolland (Bolland) Advanced Member Username: Bolland Post Number: 646 Registered: 8-2001

Posted on Saturday, August 27, 2016 - 8:12 pm:       Rick, Seems to me that BJS has developed a very thin skin. They put up with the rude, obnoxious, gossipy, and sinful comments of Paul McCain for years, but it would seem that your warranted criticism of 500th Anniversary trinkets has really gone past the threshold of acceptability. Has anyone else noticed that BJS has gotten kinda boring lately? It has become a sermon sharing service with the unwritten rule that one must never criticize Harrison under any circumstances. “It does no good to say: I will gladly confess Christ and His Word in all articles except one or two which my tyrannical masters will not tolerate…but he who denies Christ in one article or word has in this one article denied the same Christ who would be denied in all articles; (Luther)

Rev. Robert Fischer (Fischer) Advanced Member Username: Fischer Post Number: 557 Registered: 12-2004

Posted on Saturday, August 27, 2016 - 8:41 pm:       Richard wrote, "They put up with the rude, obnoxious, gossipy, and sinful comments of Paul McCain for years, but it would seem that your warranted criticism of 500th Anniversary trinkets has really gone past the threshold of acceptability." And there's more... Rick was banned over the very mild controversy regarding a tee-shirt, yet one of the "Steadfast Authors" who was promoting the viewing of soft porn is still posting!

Helen E. Jensen (Helen) Senior Member Username: Helen Post Number: 7069 Registered: 7-2004

Posted on Monday, August 29, 2016 - 11:46 am:       Except for sermons, the authors listed on BJS went into hiding on the day the "gag order" was passed at convention. [Did they put something in the delegates' water bottles... or did they have too much the night before???] Eliminate a couple of more commenters and the blog will be reduced to "the gospel according to George". George has actually said that Luther was wrong to disagree with him a couple of times lately. A layman has been able to see where George is wrong. {"No comment" on George from the over lords.}

How many SpenerQuesters reject the Biblical, Lutheran doctrine of Justfication by Faith Alone?

• Jack Cascione
• Rolf Preus (most of the time)
• Paul McCain
• All the rest of them, in fact.
• Matt the Fat Harris
• Mark the Coward Schroeder
• Pope John the Malefactor - Circuit Pastor for the Little Sect on the Prairie

 "We are united by Thrivent dollars, Church Growth toxins,
and Stephan-Walther's Justification Without Faith."

The Subject Was Roses. One Vase Generates Four Conversations

Falling in Love

Mrs. Ichabod had a follow-up visit to the physician's assistant, so we took along a vase of roses for the reception staff. These roses were exceptional, because the recent rain and the cooler weather favored blooms from all our favorites. And that was after a splendid group last Sunday.

First Stoppage - Mrs. Ichabod held the vase in her hand as she walked into the physician's office area, which was fronted by an information desk. Two men stopped her and began asking about the roses. Soon they were talking about Germany and everything else. I gave up and went on to the check-in desk. I advised the cardio desk to avoid saying, "This is where you check out."

Second Stoppage - The roses arrived as I was dealing with the co-pay. Quite a few ladies work in the area between the waiting room and the exam rooms, so they enjoy the sight and fragrance of the roses. We talked about the roses and told them how much we appreciate all their work.

Third Stoppage - In the reception area a 92 year-old man was waiting for his wife's exam to be over. He wanted to know all about the roses I was growing. Soon he was talking about hybrid teas, grandifloras, and floribundas. I told him how many rose bushes we were growing, and he said, "I had 200 growing years ago."

 Europeana has brilliant color, plenty of bloms,
and excellent foliage. Rosarians love great foliage.

I tell Mrs. Ichabod that numbers like that are my new goal, but that is not true. A front yard full is quite enough for watering, pruning, and mulching.

He became overwhelmed with protecting them and spraying them all. "I don't spray for black spot."
He was struck, "What do you do with it?" I said, "It's no problem."

In the old days the rose growers were urged to spray for blackspot, spray for insects, apply many applications of chemical fertilizer. All three actions harmed the soil and killed off the beneficial insect population - not to mention the spiders. He mounded up soil for the winter, to protect each plant, which had to be a chore for 200 plants. He even cut the canes at the end of the season (?!) to predent something else - and it only makes them grow into the cold weather, which is not good.

I kept my poker face for all the methods that are made obsolete by a return to soil and insect care. We had a great conversation about favorite roses like Peace and Europeana.

Fourth Stoppage - His wife came out of the exam area and began talking to Mrs. Ichabod about the roses they grew. The couple was very healthy and articulate, cheerful and friendly. It was great fun to see them and converse with them before my wife's appointment, which came up at once.

 The Peace Rose opens as a yellow flower,
but the pink edges develop as it opens up.
Many Peace blooms are especially large, too.

The experience yesterday was another example of roses making people happy:

• We enjoy the beauty and fragrance of the roses, in the front and backyard.
• Neighbors tell us how much they enjoy our roses and the ones I have helped them start.
• If we have an appointment anywhere, we take roses along. That always animates the recipients with their stories about roses, how much they love certain ones, and "how difficult roses are." 
• I am compare notes with people, so they know they can grow roses without a lot of labor and expense.
• Creation Gardening will show that foundational work on the soil and the beneficial creature population will make any effort much easier and rewarding, because the best way is God's way.

Now Available - The 25th Anniversary Edition of Liberalism: Its Cause and Cure.Author's Price Only $4 for Congregations or Group Orders

The current books can all be found on the author's Amazon page.
Click the link on the Amazon page "to follow" for future publications.

Lulu books by Gregory Jackson, to be moved to Amazon, can be found here.

I wrote earlier about Liberalism: Its Cause and Cure. Readers have heard many times over that no one dare raise an issue unless it is face-to-face. But Valleskey and Bivens hated my work so much - not that they ever told me -  that they threatened an independent book publisher if he printed Angel Joy.
This printer and seller of books, including the Valleskey/Bivens book, said, "I have to feed my family. I cannot publish your book." He then repeatedly refused to give me back the photos for Angel Joy, even though he was the one who solicited me for books he could publish and sell.

The only public reference Valleskey made  to me was in his icky Church Growth promotional article in the Wisconsin Lutheran Quarterly. He argued that one could harvest figs from thistles, that Fuller dogma was like rich gold, silver, and jewels - good for the stealing. There he was suspiciously flattering, as the Apostle warned in 

Romans 16:18 

For they that are such serve not our Lord Jesus Christ, but their own belly; and by good words and fair speeches deceive the hearts of the simple.

By the way, I challenged Valleskey's awful WLQ essay when he gave it, sought to talk to him about his study at Fuller Seminary - which he denied and later confirmed. I also sat next to Valleskey at supper, but another CG fanatic, now an avowed atheist, made sure I could not say anything.

I also talked to John (Sparky) Brenner about the false claims of the article. He said, "Write a letter." I said, rather heatedly, "Does the faculty support these falsehoods? Are there any editorial standards?" Brenner's wife looked at me like, "How dare you speak to my professor husband!"

In spite of the obstacles created by the WELS Church Growthers, the book came out eventually and sold like beer at a WELS convention.

Here is the Table of Contents - 

Introduction                                                                     7

Chapter One: Decline Of The Mainline Churches

-                                                                                                 9

The Merry Widow Waltz                                                            9

Reimarus: Liberal Hero                                                             11

Historical-Critical Method                                                        13

Yale and the Progress of Higher Criticism                                15

Benjamin Bacon                                                                       15

The New Scholarship at Yale                                                    16

Educational Victories                                                                21

Pietistic Bridge                                                                         22

The Fruit                                                                                   25

Chapter Two: Merger Mania:                          28

Becoming Unitarian                                                                  28

A Little Unitarian History                                                         32

Apostasy through Merger                                                          36

Unionism                                                                                  38

ELCA Doctrines, Shared with Mainline Churches                    39

Merger Works                                                                           40

Mainline Churches, Home Missions for the Unitarians             41

Gradualism                                                                               43

Chapter Three: The Mainline Churches And

Evolution                                                                          46

Another Approach to Evolution                                                51

Darwin, Theologian and Scientist                                             52

The Earthworm, Darwin's Nemesis                                           53

Purpose                                                                                     54

Compost                                                                                   58

Why?                                                                                        60

For the Believer                                                                        61

Mainline Malaise                                                                      61

        Creation                                                                              62

        Devolution                                                                          64

Chapter Four: Charismatics Are Liberals                                                                                                  68

          A LITTLE HISTORY                                                        70

        Revivalism                                                                          70

         Pentecostalism                                                                    71

          Charismatic Renewal                                                         72

               DOCTRINAL ERRORS OF THE CHARISMATICS    75

             Confusion about the Two Natures in Christ                     75

         Two Baptisms                                                                     76

              Unscriptural Practices concerning Tongues                     79

           Women in Leadership Roles                                             81

          Theology of the Cross                                                        82

            CHARACTERISTICS SHARED                                     83

             BY LIBERALS AND CHARISMATICS                        83

        Subjectivity                                                                         83

             Ecumenism, Unionism by Another Name                        84

               New Revelations Transmitted through the Emotions      85

          Ordination of Women                                                        87

                       Ill-educated Clergy: Rote Memory of Dogma, Shallow Dogmatism                                            88

         Excommunication                                                              91

          Work Righteousness                                                          92

         Political Power                                                                   93

Chapter Five: Defending Morality                98

              MATERIAL FALLACIES OF RELEVANCE                98

            The ad hominem (against the man)                                   98

           The tu quoque (and you too)                                           100

            The ad populum (to the people)                                      100

            The ad verecundiam (out of respect)                              101

             The ad ignorantiam (pleading ignorance)                       102

          The fallacy of accidence                                                  102

             Ignoratio elenchi (changing the subject)                        103

           Ad baculum (appeal to force)                                          103

           Ad misericordiam (sympathy)                                         104

        MATERIAL FALLACIES OF INSUFFICIENT EVIDENCE                                                         105

Post Hoc, Ergo Propter Hoc (after this, therefore because of this)                                                            105

             Petitio principii (begging the question)                          105

        Opposition                                                                        106

         Special pleading                                                               107

          Hasty generalization                                                        107

            FALLACIES OF AMBIGUITY                                     108

Equivocation                                                                           108

OTHER FALLACIES                                                             110

Slippery Slope                                                                        110

False dilemma                                                                         111

Two wrongs/common practice                                                111

RULES OF ENGAGEMENT                                                 112

Chapter Six: The Cure                                         116

EVANGELISM                                                                      127

PIETISM                                                                                127

Unionism                                                                                128

Results! Results!                                                                     129

Cell Groups                                                                            131

APPLICATION                                                                      132

A NEW APPROACH                                                             135

Books To Buy and Study
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 Herman Otten's secret agent, Paul McCain,
reviewed  Liberalism favorably in  Christian News,
but some might want to purchase it anyway.