[Vanders9]

“The correct perception [of following Jesus] is much more on [the] side of learning to express love for God and love for your neighbor as yourself,” he told the newspaper.

True enough, but if you really loved your neighbor, wouldn't you want to bring them to the realisation that fulfilment is only reached through appreciating that God loved them, and in responding to that?

[madameguinot]

The ‘arrogance’ he describes is suggesting that the Good News is only for SOME people.

[Vanders9]

If what matters about religious beliefs is not the factual truth of what they affirm, but the sincerity with which they are held; if religious belief is a matter of personal inward experience rather than an account of what is objectively the case, then there are certainly no grounds for thinking that Christians have the right— much less any duty — to seek conversion of [others] to the Christian faith…

Again, true enough. However, although sincerity of belief is certainly important, Christian thought is based on factual truth as well. Religious belief is a matter of personal inward experience, but it is also an account of what is objectively true. The two contentions are not neccesarily mutually exclusive.

[Jemian]

Does his Bible not include the last three verses of Matthew? Perhaps he blinks every time he reads through Acts 1, thereby missing verse 8.

Every Christian is a missionary, we’re just either good ones or bad ones or somewhere in between.

[wmileo]

Just my hunch but I will bet that he also believes in open border(in the US only of course)and in the extremists Palestinian cause against Israel's sovereignty as well.

Translation: He has been OBAMATIZED!!!

He will likely show up as a new CZAR of Religious Tolerance and Understanding.

I would rather stand with Patriotic Atheists like SE CUPP than this Slug.

[paudio]

Look at any commercial today. Many of them have a character telling other people how happy she/he is with the product. Christianity is a bit like that. Christians are overjoyed that Christ has saved them. It’s a good news! And now, this person is saying that Christians cannot do that?

[ViLaLuz]

Wow, that is sad.

[Jimmy Valentine]

A Methodist minister saying this.

John Wesley please call your office!

[Brilliant]

“The correct perception [of following Jesus] is much more on [the] side of learning to express love for God and love for your neighbor as yourself,” he told the newspaper.

He loves them enough to let them go to Hell. But then he qualifies it by saying “as yourself.” My suspicion is that he’s also headed that direction.

[SumProVita]

Christians are called to spread the Good News! To say otherwise is simply not true.

Pray for more laborers for the harvest....because the coming tough times will bring many back to REAL Christianity.

[pnh102]

What part of “all tribes, all nations” did this guy miss? As others have pointed out, not sharing the Good News with someone is a horrible thing to do.

[pnh102]

What part of “all tribes, all nations” did this guy miss? As others have pointed out, not sharing the Good News with someone is a horrible thing to do.

[circlecity]

Beyond the great commission, just look at the life of the Apostle Paul. He spent his entire Christian life, as chronicled in the book of Acts and his epistles, working to convert people of different faiths. According to this guy, Paul didn’t understand Christianity.

[SES1066]

Please tell me that anyone is surprised at this kind of statement from a "main-line Christian Denomination" (what a joke) academic. Speaking as a former Episcopalian, these people are far more part of the liberal academic intelligentsia than practicing Christians. The Faith that has been a cornerstone of our history is being deliberately eroded away by these people and my former denomination has led all of the way.

The late and mostly UNLAMENTED Bishop James Pike publicly doubted the Trinity and various foundational beliefs from the early church. He was a leader in the cause of "Separation of Church and State" to the point of being against JFK due to his Roman Catholicism. This man merely follows in his odious pioneering footsteps.

[Salvation]

There are many, many, many unchurched people for all to evangelize, however, I would ask everyone (including people who now call themselves Christians) to join the One, Holy, Catholic and Apostolic Church rather than any other.

[LiteKeeper]

Claremont appears to have become the Walmart of seminaries. They want to be all things to all faiths. Disgraceful!

[Mrs. Don-o]

“Mission is the church breathing,” said Dr. Dana Robert, the conference keynote speaker...

I see she's a Methodist. I admire her stance and I am glad there are still such Methodists, and in influntial positions, too. Big tip o' the hat to Dr. Dana!

[MEGoody]

The president of a United Methodist-affiliated seminary says Christians who feel the need to evangelize people of other faiths have “an incorrect perception of what it means to follow Jesus.”

Me thinks the prez should read the scriptures at least one more time. He apparently missed the part where Jesus gave what is called "the great commission."

[lastchance]

You better believe the Muslims will be right there to fill the gap in people’s spiritual longing.

Silly me I think the Great Commission still has meaning.

[opus86]

A few years back Larry King had as guests a UMC bishop and John MacArthur...The bishop insisted that it wasn’t the place of a Christian to say that Muslims weren’t going to heaven. I was pretty shocked and disappointed...MacArthur, of course, rattled off a few pertinent scriptures to disprove the bishop’s silliness. I hope the UMC can pull out of this rampant liberalism.