Category: Diversity

It seems like the typical attitude toward denominationalism contradicts totally the biblical view expressed in numerous places, including 1 Corinthians 1 and 3.

“Now I plead with you, brethren, by the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, that you all speak the same thing, and that there be no divisions among you, but that you be perfectly joined together in the same mind and in the same judgment. For it has been declared to me concerning you, my brethren, by those of Chloe’s household, that there are contentions among you. Now I say this, that each of you says, ‘I am of Paul,’ or ‘I am of Apollos,’ or ‘I am of Cephas,’ or ‘I am of Christ’” (1:10-12).

“I fed you with milk and not with solid food; for until now you were not able to receive it, and even now you are still not able; for you are still carnal. For where there are envy, strife, and divisions among you, are you not carnal and behaving like mere men?  For when one says, “I am of Paul,” and another, “I am of Apollos,” are you not carnal?” (3:2-4).

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Kirk Cameron, a well known actor has just published a children’s book. Cameron is an outspoken evangelical, and because of his relative fame has become a divisive social figure. I have not read the book, and can’t personally attest to his the claim that, “It teaches biblical wisdom and the value of producing the fruit fo the spirit: love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, gentleness, faithfulness, self-control.”

Interestingly, Cameron’s publisher has contacted over fifty different public libraries to set up a story-hour for the reading of his book. He has been outright rejected, or ignored by every single library. Many of these same institutions have commonly hosted story-hours for children that have LGBTQ+ themes, some of them put on by drag-queens. Continue reading “A Weird Definition for Diversity” →