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It is getting serious up in here. Last night on Twitter, John Piper posted a series of tweets apparently in response to an op-ed by Andy Crouch at Christianity Today on the Mark Driscoll plagiarism (now ghostwriting) controversy. Crouch’s op-ed builds to this crescendo: The real danger here is not…
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After Mars Hill Church released a statement regarding Trial: 8 Witnesses From 1 & 2 Peter, questions were raised about the authorship of the guide. In the book, Driscoll is listed as author, along with former Mars Hill staffer Brad House. However, the statement issued by the church says that a…
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Within hours of my post on Mars Hill Church’s statement about “citation errors” in Mark Driscoll’s book Trial: 8 Witnesses from 1 & 2 Peter, the church altered the statement and removed a web page which offered the book for sale. The original statement said that the book was never offered…
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On the church website (click Downloads), Mars Hill Church has responded to the controversy over plagiarism. In a statement about the book Trial: 8 Witnesses From 1 & 2 Peter, Mars Hill blames researcher mistakes: In 2009, Pastor Mark preached through 1 & 2 Peter in a sermon series called Trial.…
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Three days ago, Relevant Magazine published a brief article with the headline: Basically, Nobody’s Talking About the Mark Driscoll Plagiarism Accusations. What a difference a couple of days make. Now, lots of people are talking about the controversy swirling around Pastor Driscoll. Religion News Service, World Magazine, Christianity Today, Christian Post, Crosswalk, Right…
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Here is an easy claim to fact check. Last week, David Barton told Andrew Wommack’s audience that President Obama’s thanksgiving proclamation did not mention God. Listen beginning at 2:02: Barton: Yeah, and that’s a great place to start is who were the Pilgrims because we do track our thanksgiving back…
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Coming from Julie Anne at Spiritual Sounding Board: BREAKING: Ingrid Schlueter resigns in light of @JanetMefferd /@PastorMark plagiarism fiasco: http://t.co/DqO320mCiL pic.twitter.com/KqCUvXSBCr — Julie Anne (@DefendTheSheep) December 5, 2013 Schlueter’s comment is as follows: I was a part-time, topic producer for Janet Mefferd until yesterday when I resigned over this situation.…
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Just a few minutes ago, in a stunning about face, Janet Mefferd disclosed that she removed from her website the interview with Mark Driscoll that prompted charges of plagiarism. She also removed all of the visual evidence of plagiarism and apologized to her audience for her conduct during the interview.…
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Mark Driscoll and his church have spoken out on plagiarism. On the Mars Hill website on the Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ) page, the church forcefully addresses plagiarism. Here is what they say: IF I USE MATERIAL FROM ONE OF PASTOR MARK’S SERMON’S DO I NEED TO CITE HIM AS THE…
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First, let me thank Mark Driscoll for his help writing this blog post and give him full credit for inspiring the title. With all of the allegations of plagiarism and controversy swirling around Mark Driscoll on social media, it is nice that Driscoll can take time to teach us all…
