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Brian Metzger's avatar

I am 57 and I have been following Jesus for 38 years. I have waited a long time for someone with your integrity and reputation to say these things out loud. Thank you.

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PatrickM's avatar

Scot, tragically it's hard to disagree with your analysis. As someone following this sorry tale from Europe I'd like to ask to what implications to do you see of (white) American evangelicalism's 'unmasking' for global evangelicalism? I'm thinking networks like Lausanne, Micah, International Council for Evangelical Theological Education (ICETE) which, in their theology and praxis are miles away from what you describe. Who want to hold on to the name evangelical and resist it being defined (and we could say defiled) by a very American experience but find themselves tarred with the same brush (I'd put myself in that last sentence). One of the least appreciated (it seems to me) aspects of American evangelicalism's horror story is the impact it has on the credibility and mission of the global church.

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