by Dave Roberts » Tue Apr 10, 2018 9:35 am
My problem with LU is their confusion of Christianity and Americanism into the heresy or Americianity, a corruption of Christianity first identified in the writings of Robert McAfee Brown in the 1950's. Jon, you as an international pastor, should have this at the top of your list. The conflating of cultural values with those of Christ has always been, in my humble opinion, a form of idolatry that creates American exceptionalism and a sense that we as Americans share a special relationship with God, almost as a replacement for Israel. It also runs counter to the movement of Christianity which will soon, if it is not already, be centered in Africa and Latin America. Also, training drone pilots to bomb in the name of Christian America bothers me since Liberty trains more drone pilots for the US than any other institution. I realize this is just from me.
As far as LU's right to block someone from coming to their campus, I support that as much as I support more liberal institutions right to block conservative voices if they so choose. The property of univeersities is their property to administer as they see fit.