Because We Have To Know…
Reflecting on this morning's Reading List, it has become apparent that the Fred Thompson thing is more than a flash in the pan and wishful dreaming on the part of the dissatisfied few. But before we can go any further with it there are some questions about Mr. Thompson that simply must be answered. I hereby challenge every member of the press and blogosphere out there to work tirelessly until these questions are answered thoroughly, completely, and repeatedly:
- Transubstantiation – Yes or No?
- Priest or pastor?
- Elder rule or hierarchical?
- Sprinkle or dunk?
- Catechism?
- Confession?
- Calvinist or Arminian?
- Platonist or Aristotelean?
- Ordination of women?
- Pre-, Post-, or Mid-Trib?
- Modern or traditional worship music?
- Vestments, business attire, or Hawaiian shirt?
- Take the elements to the congregation or have the congregation come to the server?
What's that you say? You don't care? You might want to give that fact some serious consideration in making decisions about whom to back in '08. I mean the man could be a total fruitcake!
[tags]Fred Thompson, religion, presidental politics, candidates[/tags]
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mpm17268 on 28 Mar 2007 at 11:51 am #
Very good point, John! And members of the press and blogosphere are going to have a very hard time answering these theological questions about Thompson’s religions beliefs. Googling “Fred Thompson religion” only reveals his religion to be “Protestant”, whatever that means. I’m guessing he’s given little or no thought to your list of theological issues. Perhaps Creedal Christians would be more comfortable with someone who takes no stands on these deep theological issues to someone who does have opinions on them.
Mark Martin
CarlH on 28 Mar 2007 at 2:13 pm #
Is John channeling James Dobson? Given his remark about Thompson:
it’s hard not to see his comment about likely difficulty on the part of Evangelicals to vote for Romney as reflective of a personal bias on the issue.