You don’t mess with the theologians, Glenn Beck. The folks at Union Theological Seminary haven’t found Beck’s use and knowledge of the bible to be quite up to snuff so they’ve taken up a collection of the good book to send to him. They’ve also devoted a page at their site to articles by UTS staff and students, including Serene Jones, seminary president, and Kathryn Reklis, director of Theological Initiatives. Of particular emphasis in these articles is Beck’s denigration of liberation theology. You can read the articles here. (h/t Adam H. Becker)
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J Calvin says:
Jul 29, 2010
Mr. Beck may personally be against the concept of “redistribution” but his church is not. Early Mormon church doctrine brought into play what was called “The Bishops Storehouse”. That doctrine involved the L.D.S (Mormon)Church taking all the goods produced by it’s membership and placing it into “The Bishops Storehouse” and the church leadership would “REDISTRIBUTE” it according to the needs of each individual and/or family in the church.
For practical reasons the Mormon Church no longer practices this, but it is still a doctrine of the church and remains a part of Mr. Becks religion whether he knows it or not.
J Calvin says:
Jul 29, 2010
There is an old adage: “Sometimes it is better to remain silent and have others think you a fool than to open your mouth and remove all doubt”.