"He who will not honor the memory and respect the influence of Calvin knows but little of the origin of American liberty."
“It was Founding Father and the second President of the United States, John Adams, who described Calvin as “a vast genius,” a man of “singular eloquence, vast erudition, and polished taste, [who] embraced the cause of Reformation,”
Yea, it’s just too bad he got the whole predestination this so screwed up wrong.
an educated citizenry as a safeguard against tyrannyBoy, the Left sure figured out a way around that one, didn't they?
John Calvin represents bad theology. Just as the Muslim faith does not have a concept of compassion, John Calvin had little if any in his either.
From The Right to Heresy by Stefan Zweig, page 52:
The celebration of Easter and Christmas, begun by early Christians in the Roman catacombs, was abolished in Geneva. Saints’ days were no longer recognized. All the old-established customs of the Church were prohibited. Calvin’s God did not want to be celebrated, or even to be loved, but only to be feared.
Calvin became a leader of the reformation movement and after a long battle with the catholic forces Calvin's forces took control of Geneva - catholic priests were thrown into jail, catholic churches were destroyed, and Calvin's new Gospel was established in both Geneva and Zurich.58 Executions of those who refused to follow his way took place over the first 5 years of his reign.
Michael Servetus, a Unitarian, a skilled doctor/debator and one who had the courage to go toe to toe against Calvin, the so-called great theologican, was burnt alive at Calvin's insistence.
Calvin was a vindictive and sometimes cruel man and to associate our great nation with such a man in the light of modern scholarship shows a lack of good judgment or a failure to avail one's self of modern scholarship.
Well, posting an article about Calvin sure attracts the loonies....
I don’t recall that other religious postings receive the trashing that Calvin posts receive. They do not diminish him.
I am grateful for Calvin’s determined patient endurance in his service for God and truth. I note that men of high intellect and accomplishments hold him in great regard for his contributions to civilization.
Presently I am proof-listening to an audio book of Calvin’s Institutes of the Christian Religion, Books one and Two. They are a Blessing!
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What a load of tripe. The zeal with which he condemned, pursued, imprisoned, and executed his political and theological opponents paints him as the antithesis of the principles of the American Revolution and the Bill of Rights.
Here is something meritorious.
As I was listening last night, I was thinking of you all on this thread and want to recommend it to your attention.
At Reformed Theological Seminary there is a link to their iTunes store/library, all free of charge, which contains a really good 4 part lecture by Dr Frank James, called “The Calvin I never Knew”. It is worth the listen/download.
http://itunes.rts.edu/
Hit “Click to launch iTunes” on the left of the 3 choices.
After iTunes opens the RTS page, look at the lower left hand box for the course and click! There is much worthy there. Enjoy!