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Manhattan Declaration – Partial Roundup
Much has been said on the ‘net regarding the Manhattan Declaration. This is a partial roundup, with my brief thoughts on the thoughts of others, in no particular order (though, perhaps, there is a generally newest-to-oldest bias): 1. William Watson Birch (Arminian) Birch unsurprisingly signed. He oddly wrote: By holding hands with other followers of…
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Whitfield Criticized for Breaking a Child’s Will
Challies endorses criticism of Whitfield for requiring a boy to pray, even to the point of using corporal discipline (link). Challies passes judgment on Pastor Whitfield by endorsing this comment: “We must deplore both the custom [of attempting to conquer a child’s will] and Whitefield’s action on the basis of it.” (brackets are Challies’) Challies…