{"id":1851,"date":"2011-03-04T10:41:07","date_gmt":"2011-03-04T18:41:07","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/oxgoad.ca\/2011\/03\/04\/the-discernment-deficit\/"},"modified":"2011-03-08T23:51:24","modified_gmt":"2011-03-09T07:51:24","slug":"the-discernment-deficit","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/oxgoad.ca\/2011\/03\/04\/the-discernment-deficit\/","title":{"rendered":"the discernment deficit"},"content":{"rendered":"
I just posted an article<\/a> about the default tolerance of conservative evangelicals, part of their new evangelical heritage. This is a second instance of the same affliction.<\/p>\n John Piper blogs today<\/a> about the death of a Christian politician in Pakistan. In his article, he says:<\/p>\n This is my small tribute to another Christian killed for Christ\u2019s sake. I read his story<\/a> with great admiration.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n I encourage you to follow the link in Piper\u2019s post. In the article, just before a section that Piper quotes in his article are these words:<\/p>\n Extremists wanted to kill him because of his opposition to the blasphemy law and to Sharia legislation, and because of his work for “the oppressed and marginalised”, the Catholic<\/strong> politician said sombrely into the camera.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n