I used to really like David Barton. I still like him and agree with him on a lot of points. But to say Glenn Beck is a Christian - when he's a Mormon is way off base. I really have second thoughts about Barton now with this huge defense of Beck's Mormon "Christianity".
Wow. All this dividing US by faith now? I always thought America was free to worship as we choose? David Barton is a fantastic man. I wish I had half his knowledge. Glenn Beck is doing one fantastic job waking up American's to the attacks from within. Who gives a rats butt what church he worships in?? The real problem is our gov trying to remove GOD from America and install an evil satan worshiping cult & communism. (good luck with that combo). Lets be American's and take a man for his works.
Keven Card said:
Has anyone who takes issue with Barton;considered that maybe he's been called by God to be close to Beck to influence him toward what you are complaining that Beck isn't because he's Mormon? If you look for the bad you'll find it, but if you look toward good you'll also find it and all things good come from God?
Thank you, Keven... your comment is appreciated.
Johnathan -
Nice summation. Clearly, and sadly, David Barton has fallen off his rocker, as evidenced by him endorsing Glenn Beck's [pseudo] "Christianity."
I am not surprised over Christians being deceived and becoming ecumenical in their efforts to bend over backwards to receive those outside the pale of historic creedal Christianity. After all, Christ prophesied that there would be those who would fall away from the Faith. Did he not say: -- "Many will come in My Name........?"
Just recently, Michael Youseff remarked how he thought New York City's Mayor did Christians a favor for barring clergy for this month's 10th anniversary 9/11 memorial celebration. His clear reasoning was, as follows:
"Why I agree with the mayor of New York City:"
.........But when it comes to not having any "clergy" at the tenth commemoration of that day of infamy, I believe Mayor Bloomberg did the right thing -- even though I am sure we see his decision from very different viewpoints. Most likely, his reason for barring "clergy" from the event is fear that he may offend one group or another.
However, the way I and many other faithful Christians see it is as an act of mercy -- sparing us the spectacle of bundling all religions together as if they are worshipping one god or as if all these gods are equal. Indeed, Mayor Rudy Giuliani's "Prayer for America" memorial service, held 12 days after the 9/11 attacks, was extremely painful for the faithful Christians who watched. It gave the impression that all gods are equal to the one true God -- the God of Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob; the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ.
Every conceivable group, from Hindus, Buddhists and other non-monotheistic groups (unknown to most Americans) to different Muslim sects, Sikhs, Jewish groups, and Christian denominations of all stripes, was given an opportunity to "pray." Tragically, every representative of a Christian denomination, but one, judiciously avoided mentioning the unmentionable -- Jesus Christ -- out of political correctness. There was only one elderly Armenian Orthodox bishop who dared to utter the name of our Savior, the Son of the living God.
From the very beginning in Sinai, our heavenly Father warned Moses before entering the Promised Land that His people must not fall into syncretism by bundling and muddling their worship with the Canaanites, who worshiped all sorts of gods that were not gods at all. Yet God's people just couldn't help themselves and kept on mixing Yahweh with all of the "non-God" gods. Year after year, the prophets continuously warned them against that travesty, until finally, when they did not heed the warning, judgment came in the form of the Babylonian exile.
Sadly, America is committing the same abomination of syncretism -- mixing the God of the Founding Fathers with all those other "non-God" gods. Could judgment be around the corner? We will wait and see...........
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To be sure, modern day Christians are so prone to reflect the political correctness of the culture and the multi-cultural belief that all value systems are equal in this Constitutional ("Democratic") Republic. Nothing could be farther from the Gospel truth, however. The Christian New Testament Scriptures make it clear that those who truly are Christ's disciples, will stand up and earnestly contend for [stuggle / agonize for] the "faith, once delivered to the saints." [Jude 3-4 - KJV]
Calling Glenn Beck a "Christian," is like calling a red fox, a hen house bodyguard..........