(1)There is a reason why I focused on the Motte & Bailey fallacy:
Do you think that men who have been lying to you over the past 10 years are not going to continue to lie to you when their ideological strategy has been exposed?
Of course not. They will just use another strategy
(2) To continue the dialectic of transition within the Christian faith, they will now retreat to a much more "reasonable" position and claim that they "have been misunderstood."
Because they know that is just a matter of time before they will win.
(3) So now it is just a game of ideological survival.
Endure the storm, come out on the other end, continue to say that the larger movement is a "conspiracy."
They won't be removed from their positions. They will seem "reasonable."
And the dialectic continues.
(4) And one again I would say "live not by lies"
Men who have lied in the past, men who helped the "big lie" grow in previously conservative organizations will just keep on lying to preserve their positions and continue the trajectory.
And the dialectic continues...
And somewhere along the way you might begin to realize that you - politician, ceo, pastor, leader - are in the middle of a non-kinetic war of information where all the same rules apply to kinetic warfare.
And every decision you make matters.
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(1) Sadly, many Christians still don't understand exactly what is at play with the situation surrounding Simone Biles:
-The pre-event hype
-The idea that a medal was "deserved"
-The ideology at play in the abandonment of the event for her "mental health"
(2) It is almost like we are back at 2017 all over again when I was trying to help people understand what was behind "white privilege", CRT, and "systemic racism while being told that I am unloving and need to listen instead of speak.
(3) And so the normal players that attempt to "out-compassion" one another have proposed a dangerous and sloppy take on the situation --- not realizing that they are sprinkling "christianeeze" over another cynical theory.
(1) Perhaps some of the more winsome representatives of reformed Christianity weighing in on the Simone Biles "quitgate" issue have not considered all of the issues at stake or have lost sight of the greater responsibility of each athelete in the Olympics....
(2) They are there to represent not just themselves but the United States of America. "Quitting" in all the years that I have been involved in professional sports was never an option - ever. Once you quit, it was known automatically that you could never be counted on again.
(3) Secondly, what is being taught to young people all over the United States?
When things are tough and the stress is high, you can just walk away from your responsibilities.
This is the same attitude that has lead to the greatest tragedies of our modern age.
(1) The complete "reset" of our nation depended upon the outcome of November 3rd. The reset of our economic system, of our legal system, of our society, of our foreigh policy - all of it.
What lengths do you think the opposition would go to in order to secure this "reset?"
(2) The answer is that the opposition - those that would seek to deconstruct this nation - would go to whatever lengths are necessary to accomplish their goal of "resetting" the nation and western civilization.
(3) And the globalist revolutionaries would do whatever is necessary because they believe that they are at war , or at the very least, in the midst of a revolution against the "old" ways - capitalism, meritocracy, and the natural order of things.
Perhaps you have thought about where "vaccine passports" leads in the grander scheme of things.
Once you agree to release your private health information "for the safety of others" there is no reason why your online information won't be released "for the safety of others."
What websites you have visited, what religious preferences you have, who you meet with, who you communicate with, what you communicate --- and how all of your "communication" might be a danger to others in the new communitarian society.
You see, you can't have the wrong opinions in the new world. You must not be a danger to others and to the pursuit of the perfected society. If you are a danger then you can consider yourself to be...
As a fair ride came off its hinges, a man rushed in - despite a possible threat to his own life - and grabbed the rail to balance the ride. Then two more. Then many.
It takes one man to stand with courage. Others will follow.
(2) In the same way, there were only a few that were willing to stand against the coming tsunami wave of social justice in the early days. I covered this in a recent podcast.
It is good that others are "coming to the rail."
(3) But it is wise to provide context for those declaring themselves "courageous" while rushing "to the rail".
Why? Because we must remember the who, what, why and how legacy ministries, seminaries and celebrity level Christians allowed this disaster to happen.
(1) As sure as @DannyAkin is forwarding the concept of intersectionality at his seminary, the same is happening at @albertmohler 's @SBTS through Jarvis Williams. @ConceptualJames and I have consistently shown where Dr. Williams clearly teaches CRT/ I. This is undeniable.
(2) And as the Praetorian Guard of the SBC seminaries prepares their inconsistent and fractured defenses of @albertmohler and Jarvis Williams, please note that they are being doubly dishonest: claiming they can be "trusted for truth" while denying the obvious.
(3) And the primary reason for all of Progressive Russell Moore's "leaked" (lol) letters and fallacious accusations is to create a fog that diffuses this:
Under @albertmohler 's watch and even through his own seminary, CRT / I has spread across the SBC.