tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5000196701682120087.post9034090649617441532..comments2023-06-08T06:20:06.396-04:00Comments on Just a Curmudgeon: People Ought to Care What Michelle Higgins SaysWilliam H. Smithhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16943856892268011802noreply@blogger.comBlogger15125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5000196701682120087.post-56446016229686199172017-08-24T00:34:36.274-04:002017-08-24T00:34:36.274-04:00Although not a PCA member, I have gained much from...Although not a PCA member, I have gained much from the PCA. Michelle Higgins and her fellow travelers grieve me. I've allowed her to rob a lot of my joy. I live in St. Louis. I went to a King Day celebration two years ago. While it was happening, a black man was shot dead at a KFC across the street. After the sermon, she grabbed a microphone and announced that "we are all going over there to march. Another brother has been killed as we celebrate Dr. King's legacy." This angered me because nobody yet knew the details. Later it came out that the fellow was pointing his gun at the cops and was ordered 4 times to drop it. Michelle is an embarrassment to your denomination. It is only a matter of time until she says or does something like Senator Maria Chappelle-Nadal said when she suggested assassinating the President. <br />THE OTHER SIDE OF THIS is that many of the PCA Churches in the white suburbs are way out of touch with the needs and hurts of black folks. I started an inner city ministry in a white suburban Church (Not PCA) BECAUSE I'M PRO-LIFE. Black inner city kids are often unwanted or ignored....by their own parents, but even worse, by the Church that knows better and claims to love the least of these. These issues are really one to the Lord. An authority in my Church made it impossible for me to continue the ministry because it's growth had started overshadowing other "important" things like outings to hockey games and concerts. I visited a white suburban PCA Church and mentioned to the pastor what my vision was for rebuilding it and would he be interested in my ministry. He said that he was only going to concern himself with the (white) people in the immediate community. This, after a passionate sermon about reaching the world for Jesus. Coward. Honestly, the conservative suburban Church created the Marxist Michelles in the evangelical world. It is time the PCA and other denominational bodies begin to see all of Christ's work as worthwhile! <br /><br />Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07630518636497398215noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5000196701682120087.post-46315013618746944762017-04-02T14:45:13.683-04:002017-04-02T14:45:13.683-04:00Thanks. I was hoping you could do the hard work of...Thanks. I was hoping you could do the hard work of digging through all that mess for me haha. Thomas F. Booherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11736735827849283028noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5000196701682120087.post-61888507966415094662017-03-31T21:13:10.923-04:002017-03-31T21:13:10.923-04:00You can read a great deal of material by Jemar Tis...You can read a great deal of material by Jemar Tisby at the Reformed African American Network. William H. Smithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16943856892268011802noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5000196701682120087.post-91867766487737718982017-03-31T19:38:31.980-04:002017-03-31T19:38:31.980-04:00Do you have any sources for this, especially Tisby...Do you have any sources for this, especially Tisby's stuff? I am trying to investigate this further. Thank you. Thomas F. Booherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11736735827849283028noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5000196701682120087.post-5166429502016901132017-03-01T10:36:04.556-05:002017-03-01T10:36:04.556-05:00Speaking of....https://www.thegospelcoalition.org/...Speaking of....https://www.thegospelcoalition.org/article/on-my-shelf-life-and-books-with-jarvis-williams<br /><br />"Which book do you wish every evangelical Christian would read and why?<br />•Richard Delgado’s Critical Race Theory: An Introduction. A necessary book because evangelicals still tend to be decades behind on critical race discussions."<br /><br />Hmm, being Biblical and "decades behind" the World is what we are called to. Only Liberals ask that we "catch up".<br /><br />Some "mainstream" critiques of CRT: <br /><br />http://scholarship.law.cornell.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1238&context=cjlpp<br /><br />http://lawdigitalcommons.bc.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=2124&context=bclr<br /><br />http://hlrecord.org/2016/02/racism-justified-a-critical-look-at-critical-race-theory/<br /><br />And shouldn't Christians be bothered that the entire "social construct" meme at the foundation of CRT is exactly the same as that being used to push the LGBT agenda? How can an SBTS professor be pushing this with any integrity with respect to sexuality? How could the SBTS board and Al Mohler, et. al. not see this and be bothered by it? And yes, Williams is in favor it (https://www.raanetwork.org/cruelty-of-color-blind-theory-in-churches/).<br /><br />Another quote from Williams:<br /><br />"This book shows how [the] evangelical movement and white supremacy are closely connected. Evangelicals tend to ignore racial discussions because evangelicalism has historically benefited from racism. This book will help evangelicals see this and hopefully move them to repent."<br /><br />Wow! Let me rephrase..."This book shows how the civil rights movement and Progressive supremacy are closely connected. Black Christians tend to ignore discussions of Progressive evils because blacks have historically benefited from the civil rights movement that spawned it. This book will help black Christians see this and hopefully move them to repent."<br /><br />Sorry to be "bomb throwing", but this is my gut reaction to such stuff. No, it's not how I'd approach my Elders about it.<br /><br />Sorry, I don't have a blog of my own, but this will be my last vent. Don't want to hijack yours! Thanks for the opportunity.Pip Brandyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17357170631734500942noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5000196701682120087.post-89109701456309957642017-02-28T08:53:52.192-05:002017-02-28T08:53:52.192-05:00Thank you for your comment. I really don't hav...Thank you for your comment. I really don't have a lot of input in how you should proceed in a Reformed SBC congregation. I have read most of what Dr. Williams posts at RAAN. While he writes some good things, I agree that some of his writing has the same outlook as Jemar Tisby, et. al. The only advice I have is this: Proceed in a cautious and moderate way. Don't throw bombs in among the elders. Rather, collect a number of Dr. Williams pieces published by RAAN that you find to be of concern. Present those to the elders with a cover letter expressing that you have read these materials, have concerns about them, and wonder if the elders are aware of these writings, and, if so, what they think about them. The Lord be with you.William H. Smithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16943856892268011802noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5000196701682120087.post-35716839184524200502017-02-23T09:43:47.088-05:002017-02-23T09:43:47.088-05:00For the record, this is not just a PCA thing, sadl...For the record, this is not just a PCA thing, sadly. I'm a (Reformed) Baptist, our church is affiliated with the SBC, etc. RAAN also includes one Jarvis Williams who is a New Testament professor at SBTS. His explicit racialism is also concerning to me. I'm a layman, not an elder (though I teach and am a Deacon), and I've struggled with whether or how to bring this up. I'm afraid, as referenced above about "becoming mainstream", that despite winning the battle of the Bible and some other things in the 70's and 80's, that the SBC is now, under the guise of its "racial reconciliation" program, slipping back into old errors by another door. Any thoughts on this? Our church gives most of our money not directly to the Cooperative Program, but directly to institutions. One of our elders is black, but is very conservative and I suspect would hate the positions and views of Higgins and Williams, etc. I'm just not sure how to collect the evidence, as it were, and how to bring forward my concerns to the Elders. I feel like at this point that SBTS should at least consider reviewing Mr. Williams and I'd prefer if they terminate his contract over his RAAN comments. (I wonder what it's like to be his student? Does he accuse or police his white students for "microagressions" and ask them to check their privilege, etc.?) But I also know how close our church is with the ERLC and suspect it would be a tough sell to ask our Elders to make a public declaration of non-support to the SBTS until something is done. Pip Brandyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17357170631734500942noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5000196701682120087.post-56635985240675022222017-02-20T15:06:21.407-05:002017-02-20T15:06:21.407-05:00David wrote quoting Michelle Higgins:
"...B...David wrote quoting Michelle Higgins: <br /><br />"...But the denomination they represent is still corrupted with rampant misogyny."<br /><br />Wow! And yet she keeps being invited to give her opinion. I crossed paths with her more than once at last year's General Assembly (in the lobby, not on the floor). I suppose she was there to give her views in one or more of the "continuing education" (my term) seminars open to all commissioners.<br />Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06635816414457220307noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5000196701682120087.post-76794665298054252252017-02-20T14:14:38.593-05:002017-02-20T14:14:38.593-05:00Wonder how Ms. Higgins juggles serving both Christ...Wonder how Ms. Higgins juggles serving both Christ and black liberationist Marxism?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5000196701682120087.post-17269919937838231642017-02-20T11:57:17.744-05:002017-02-20T11:57:17.744-05:00Dave S. in case her comments are removed. This is ...Dave S. in case her comments are removed. This is what the daughter of the PCA's national seminary "Dean of Students and Adjunct Professor of Applied Theology" thinks of her father's institution: "...But the denomination they represent is still corrupted with rampant misogyny."Davidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14636847645392271884noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5000196701682120087.post-70072423520100348682017-02-17T08:14:32.436-05:002017-02-17T08:14:32.436-05:00Previous comment was posted by Dave Sarafolean. N...Previous comment was posted by Dave Sarafolean. Not sure why Blogger posted me as Anonymous.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06635816414457220307noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5000196701682120087.post-60294257918680942822017-02-17T07:52:25.283-05:002017-02-17T07:52:25.283-05:00Bill,
I think Anonymous is trying to say that no ...Bill,<br /><br />I think Anonymous is trying to say that no one in the PCA wants to touch this with a ten foot pole. <br /><br />Personally, I am grateful to you for bringing this to light. I certainly don't recognize the way Higgins and Tisby use Scripture as being faithful to the author's original intent. Both are graduates of orthodox, reformed seminaries. Hmmm. Wonder what their professors think. <br /><br />As for the two theologians who brought racial reconciliation to the front and center, I cannot say what they think about these things. Sean Lucas seems to be above the fray with his new call at Independent Presbyterian Church in Memphis: http://byfaithonline.com/sean-lucas-senior-pastor-elect-at-independent-pres/<br /><br />Ligon Duncan must have his finger on the pulse as Jemar Tisby is a special assistant to him at RTS: https://www.rts.edu/jackson/faculty/bio.aspx?id=693<br /><br />Like you, I'm waiting to see if anyone is going to reign in Higgins and Tisby. At present it doesn't look too promising. In fact, if anything, seats are being made available in the PCA for folks with these points of view. Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06635816414457220307noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5000196701682120087.post-55196949419659558372017-02-15T12:59:26.531-05:002017-02-15T12:59:26.531-05:00See what she thinks of Covenant Seminary and the P...See what she thinks of Covenant Seminary and the PCA here: http://imgur.com/a/4plUYAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5000196701682120087.post-41919470632003336412017-02-15T12:59:09.700-05:002017-02-15T12:59:09.700-05:00What does that mean?What does that mean?William H. Smithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16943856892268011802noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5000196701682120087.post-65521304165125077082017-02-15T09:33:55.391-05:002017-02-15T09:33:55.391-05:00The PCA has nominated a Committee of Crickets to d...The PCA has nominated a Committee of Crickets to deal with this vital issue.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com