No conservative voices
by Larry Umble, Richland, Pa.
My wife, Margaret, and I are informing you that we do not want to renew our subscription to The Mennonite. Each issue seems to have something we find troubling. Not the least is the March 18 issue containing the article written by Everett Thomas suggesting that God desires to worship human beings. Such a statement is both heretical and blasphemous.
The publications over the years have increasingly promoted liberal theological viewpoints to such an extent that one gets the impression an agenda is being pushed on readers. I can’t recall the last time a conservative theological voice was expressed. It is troubling when basic Scriptural beliefs are undermined, and absolute truth is questioned. One can hardly take comfort that the views represented in The Mennonite may not be the views of mainstream Mennonite churches. If The Mennonite is really the “official publication of Mennonite Church USA,” then our denomination appears to be going down the slippery slope of relative truth and the postmodern stance of toleration where anything goes.
The radical Anabaptists of the 16th century in their quest for truth sought to take Scripture seriously and follow the paths of Jesus. One is hard pressed to find the same today.
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