Comments on: The Head of Creator’s Syndicate Defends His Brother https://wthrockmorton.com/2012/07/31/the-head-of-creators-syndicate-defends-his-brother/ A [retired] college psychology professor's observations about public policy, mental health, sexual identity, and religious issues Wed, 30 May 2018 17:26:42 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.8.3 By: TxHistoryProf https://wthrockmorton.com/2012/07/31/the-head-of-creators-syndicate-defends-his-brother/#comment-73138 Wed, 30 May 2018 17:26:42 +0000 https://www.wthrockmorton.com/?p=11868#comment-73138 By expressing his theological views on who he says are the ONLY people going to heaven so soon after the shooting, Newcombe INFERS that those who died as “non-believers” were indeed going to Hell based on his outlook. HuffPo ran with the story because he expressed a tenet of HIS faith as the absolute for ALL people. So soon after this tragic event WAS NOT the time to express religious views.

]]> By: Lynn David https://wthrockmorton.com/2012/07/31/the-head-of-creators-syndicate-defends-his-brother/#comment-73141 Wed, 30 May 2018 17:26:42 +0000 https://www.wthrockmorton.com/?p=11868#comment-73141 As I said the HuffPo headline was overblown as Newcombe did not say specifically that the nonChristians of Aurora were going to hell. But that is his theological viewpoint which was expressed in the article and the AFA interview. Everything he said in the AFA interview from the beginning to the end depicted that very point about nonChristians (and perhaps even nonEvangelicals considering his exposition on those not believing in hell?). And nothing in the body of the HuffPo piece depicts his words in any way not comensurate with Newcombe’s theology. Newcombe’s theology spoke beyond his very words and it did say what was in the headline.

]]> By: TxHistoryProf https://wthrockmorton.com/2012/07/31/the-head-of-creators-syndicate-defends-his-brother/#comment-61732 Sun, 05 Aug 2012 04:23:51 +0000 https://www.wthrockmorton.com/?p=11868#comment-61732 By expressing his theological views on who he says are the ONLY people going to heaven so soon after the shooting, Newcombe INFERS that those who died as “non-believers” were indeed going to Hell based on his outlook. HuffPo ran with the story because he expressed a tenet of HIS faith as the absolute for ALL people. So soon after this tragic event WAS NOT the time to express religious views.

]]> By: Dave https://wthrockmorton.com/2012/07/31/the-head-of-creators-syndicate-defends-his-brother/#comment-61731 Wed, 01 Aug 2012 19:53:37 +0000 https://www.wthrockmorton.com/?p=11868#comment-61731 The whole thing looks a bit messy to me. No.. he didn’t say what the headline claimed. But it is likely what he believes.

To me this is yet another example of bad timing on the part of (fellow) Christians. .. A tragedy in the news .. and within 24 hours .. the tragedy is used by Christians …. not to provide comfort and grace .. but to .. once again .. blame such things on the decline of the country. As I recall .. the events of 9/11 had a similar response .. re: the attacks were due to America’s failure in this or that aspect of morality.

Some direct quotes form Newcombe’s article at One News Now…

“I can’t help but feel that to some extent, we’re reaping what we’ve been sowing as a society. We said to God, “Get out of the public arena.” Lawsuit after lawsuit, often by misguided “civil libertarians,” have chased away any fear of God in the land — at least in the hearts of millions.”

And..

“We’ve lost this cognizance to the point that a recent bestseller was a book by an “evangelical pastor,” who for all practical purposes denied Hell (or the import of it). (It exists, but don’t worry — supposedly nobody’s going there.) When the book was first published 16 months ago, it made the cover of TIME magazine. This month it was republished as a paperback.”

So its the fault of the libertarians or of Rob Bell and his book: Love Wins??

While I guess anything’s possible I kind of doubt any of the above was on the shooter’s mind. God only knows what he was thinking. To tack on a particular cause that matches one’s agenda seems to be rather arrogant or at least in very poor taste … especially when people are weeping

How about this for an explanation: Bad things happen .. and sometimes bad people do bad things .. and this has been the reality down through the ages.

Was the Huffington post article an unfair twist of his words? Probably… . But then .. Newcombe sure provided them with one heck of a target with what he wrote. Maybe next time there is a public tragedy the biblical injunction of weeping with those who weep might be a better course to follow rather than using such a tragedy to espouse his own agenda or espouse his own prophetic judgment on why it happened.

Blessings,

Dave

]]> By: Dave https://wthrockmorton.com/2012/07/31/the-head-of-creators-syndicate-defends-his-brother/#comment-73133 Wed, 01 Aug 2012 15:53:37 +0000 https://www.wthrockmorton.com/?p=11868#comment-73133 The whole thing looks a bit messy to me. No.. he didn’t say what the headline claimed. But it is likely what he believes.

To me this is yet another example of bad timing on the part of (fellow) Christians. .. A tragedy in the news .. and within 24 hours .. the tragedy is used by Christians …. not to provide comfort and grace .. but to .. once again .. blame such things on the decline of the country. As I recall .. the events of 9/11 had a similar response .. re: the attacks were due to America’s failure in this or that aspect of morality.

Some direct quotes form Newcombe’s article at One News Now…

“I can’t help but feel that to some extent, we’re reaping what we’ve been sowing as a society. We said to God, “Get out of the public arena.” Lawsuit after lawsuit, often by misguided “civil libertarians,” have chased away any fear of God in the land — at least in the hearts of millions.”

And..

“We’ve lost this cognizance to the point that a recent bestseller was a book by an “evangelical pastor,” who for all practical purposes denied Hell (or the import of it). (It exists, but don’t worry — supposedly nobody’s going there.) When the book was first published 16 months ago, it made the cover of TIME magazine. This month it was republished as a paperback.”

So its the fault of the libertarians or of Rob Bell and his book: Love Wins??

While I guess anything’s possible I kind of doubt any of the above was on the shooter’s mind. God only knows what he was thinking. To tack on a particular cause that matches one’s agenda seems to be rather arrogant or at least in very poor taste … especially when people are weeping

How about this for an explanation: Bad things happen .. and sometimes bad people do bad things .. and this has been the reality down through the ages.

Was the Huffington post article an unfair twist of his words? Probably… . But then .. Newcombe sure provided them with one heck of a target with what he wrote. Maybe next time there is a public tragedy the biblical injunction of weeping with those who weep might be a better course to follow rather than using such a tragedy to espouse his own agenda or espouse his own prophetic judgment on why it happened.

Blessings,

Dave

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