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David Kuo has been walking with Jesus for more than 20 years, during which time he has served as special assistant to the president in George W. Bush’s White House, policy director for Sen. John Ashcroft, and speechwriter for a gaggle of conservatives (plus a few liberals here and there). He is the author of “Tempting Faith,” a book about God and politics, and is currently the Washington editor for Beliefnet.com. He is in love with his wife Kim and three other females named Laura, Rachel, and Olivia, conveniently also known as his daughters. He is a member of the Association of Professional Bass Fishermen.
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posted November 1, 2006 at 2:23 pm
David- The review of your book that appeared in this week’s New Republic unwittingly identifies the chief problem in your book: a confusion of the Two Kingdoms. I think you could profit by reading more about the doctrine of the Two Kingdoms, a topic that the great Reformers Luther and Calvin dilated upon at great length. Here’s a good start: http://www.lcms.org/graphics/assets/media/WRHC/134_The%20Two%20Realms%20in%20the%20Lutheran%20Confessions.PDF -Aaron
posted November 7, 2006 at 8:18 pm
One can only guess at how many thousands of times in his life, Ted Haggard asked of “God” and “Jesus”: “lead us not into temptation”… Guess it wasn’t enough. As with anything in Evangelicaland, it is NEVER enough. What is the use in pretending for years that you are “hearing from God”, and preaching how “God’s plan” is supposed to work in your life? When exactly does this “God” or “Jesus” finally give in and grant someone a request to their prayers? Isn’t it time to grow up, fess up and quit pretending to have an imaginary friend? Especially one who never grants what any “prayers” ask for? I have nothing whatsoever against the probability of Mr. Haggard being gay; it’s the lies and deception and hypocrisy, coupled with self-righteousness and intolerance that are so divisive and repugnant. All the very things that Evangelical Christians obsessively rail against. How in the world DO millions of non-believers make it through their lives, remaining faithful to their spouses and telling the truth? Without any help from a church or an imaginary friend?