tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329600504016968888.post4337747273278574781..comments2024-03-27T15:47:46.091-05:00Comments on Pastoral Meanderings: Did he change his mind?Pastor Petershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10653554256101480140noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329600504016968888.post-85414036879186794432017-08-30T14:28:17.229-05:002017-08-30T14:28:17.229-05:00In the retraction interview, between the second an...In the retraction interview, between the second and third paragraph quoted above, here is another spin-doctoring paragraph by Petersen: <br /><br /><i>“This reporter, however, asked a hypothetical question: if I were pastoring today and if a gay couple were Christians of good faith and if they asked me to perform their wedding ceremony—if, if, if. Pastors don’t have the luxury of indulging in hypotheticals. And to be honest, no is not a word I typically use."</i>Carl Vehsehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00348831096001668813noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329600504016968888.post-9558285232212520532017-08-30T06:06:37.855-05:002017-08-30T06:06:37.855-05:00E P should run for political office. He has about...E P should run for political office. He has about as much conviction as a politician holding his moistened finger up to the prevailing winds of political correctness. What made him change his mind? Does the majority of Christendom still hold to Genesis 2 as the correct teaching on marriage? I guess people vote with their feet and their pocketbooks so it's another case of "follow the money."Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329600504016968888.post-1244598638575177902017-08-29T09:06:04.346-05:002017-08-29T09:06:04.346-05:00Once Eugene Peterson discovered that no one would ...Once Eugene Peterson discovered that no one would buy his books anymore, he publicly changed his mind once again. I guess he did not want to become the next Rob Bell. Who pays attention to Bell anymore?<br /><br />Peterson reaffirmed traditional marriage, but so what. He did not state that homosexuality was a sin. If I were Presbyterian, I would start looking for a different denomination to join......Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329600504016968888.post-34011737257865025882017-08-29T06:56:43.903-05:002017-08-29T06:56:43.903-05:00From the excerpts, it appears that Eugene Peterson...From the excerpts, it appears that Eugene Peterson is continuing the flexible theology, developed by the legendary theologian Franz Bibfeldt, who is said to have been guided by the motto: "I dance to the tune that is played."Carl Vehsehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00348831096001668813noreply@blogger.com