educated heretics

"Kirk Van Ooteghem" (vanoo@ecicnet.org)
Wed, 25 Feb 1998 23:32:32 +0000



>From: Joe Stanley <jstanley@dialus.com>

>Please do not be too quick to judge someone you have never met.

If the misrepresentation was not intentional than it was simply
poor scholarship.  If they did not feel that there is a Oneness
Pentecostal anywhere on God's green earth that is credible enough
to author an article concerning what Oneness Pentecostals believe
than they should have AT LEAST felt an obligation to get some
feedback from recognized Oneness Pentecostal leaders to see if
the article written by a non-Oneness person accurately reflects
our beliefs.  After all, this is supposed to be an informative
work, not an apology.  The inaccuracies aren't even masked well. 
If they really wanted to be unbiased in their approach, they
should have sought a secular historian or sociologist.  The FACT
that they chose someone whom they know vehemently opposes Oneness
doctrine is proof enough of their intentions...at least to me.

Please don't take my responses as a personal attack, Bro. Joe.  I
enjoy your contributions to the list.  :-)

God speed,
Kirk