I Don't Think He Should Have Done That to That Guy

It weirds me out when people rally behind a guy who acts all smart and stuff, but also rejects the faith as it's been practiced for centuries.  People actually follow him, and adopt his ideas, and it's frightening. 

I think it would be a good idea to ignore people who identify with him, or quote him, approvingly!  It's scary how easily people can set aside hundreds of years of tradition, and try to fashion things their way.

Not only does he write revolutionary books, challenging long-cherished beliefs, he thinks he can re-think what the church itself should look like!  That takes arrogance.  And there exists an entire movement of "churches" centered around this guy's thinking!  It's scary. 

Is he really a God-ordained authority, from whom we should take our theological cues?  His personal life will tell you what you need to know:  This guy got in a "blog war" of sorts, with another writer, and he didn't handle disagreement very well.  I know this because he had the other guy killed.  Burned him at the stake.  I know it's a rough-and-tumble world of ideas out there, but, to me, that's rude.

Granted, he wanted to chop the other guy's head off, instead, which would have been more humane, but still.  Plus, after he took over a city, he had a couple dozen other people burned at the stake.  Again:  Red flag, folks!   You'd think that would be enough for people to write the guy off as a new theological authority, but noooooo.

Some call him a "theological humanist".  And a rumor:  He doesn't think Revelation should be in the canon! True?  Maybe not, but that's what happens when you decide to reject Truth as we've always known it:  Everything is up for grabs.  And people still follow this guy and read his stuff!

That John Calvin burns me up.