I stole that title from a PowerBlog! entry. I just couldn’t do any better. I had
the giggles for some time after reading this.
😀
“…I consider myself an evangelical Christian, really a Christian conservative…”
Riiiiiiiight.*giggle*
Recently, the proprietor of this blogspace, Mr. Funky Dung, commented
about the "nice things" I say here from time to time. Though I am reasonably
certain that Mr. Dung intended it as a compliment, perhaps in the vein of "nice
arse kicking" or "nice proof of Fermat’s Last Theorem," part
of me was quite taken aback [I meant it in the sense of "nice reasoning"
or "well thought out response" or "good points". – Funky]
You see, "nice" has been registered as a complaint leveled against
Evangelicaldom in recent years. And as one of the token Evangelicals in these blogparts,
I must confess that I take the criticism to be all too often valid. I am therefore
probably more sensitive to occurrences of this word that most folks, not having
been accused of the sin of nice, use in a completely innocent, even complimentary,
way. Let me ‘splain. No, there is too much. Let me sum up…
I recently finished a great book that I heartily recommend to my Evangelical and apologetic Catholic readers.
Born Fundamentalist, Born Again Catholic by David B. Currie
I’ve started reading another good one.
On Being Catholic by Thomas Howard
Whereas the first speaks more directly and personally to fundamentalists/Evangelicals, the second is more "intellectual" in nature. I find Howard’s sophisticated style of argument more appealing and accessible than Currie’s casual style and I’m anxious to find more time to continue reading. Those Evangelicals interested in exploring Catholicism and Catholics interested in attracting Evangelical friends or family members to the Church would be served well by both books.
Marty Minto, the WORD-FM Evangelical radio talk show host I listen to most weekdays, was honored at the 2004 Achievement in Radio Awards. His show won Best Afternoon Show on a News Talk, Personality, or Sports Station. He won Best Talk Show Host.
Congratualtions, Marty! 🙂 (Thanks for the info, PowerBlog!)
Dawn Eden, of the Dawn Patrol describes herself as "a nondenominational, small-'e' evangelical Protestant" who takes essentially "a sola scriptura approach to moral issues". She believes "that the Bible is the inerrant word of God". Why do I mention these things. I want to grab the attention of evangelical and fundamentalist readers.
Dawn has written an interesting piece about Christians and contraception. There's a lot of disagreement among Christians about the appropriateness of contraception, or lack thereof. I'd like my Protestant readers to read another Protestant's support of Catholic reproductive teachings and comment.