tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9097408555576085021.post6539341184214430449..comments2023-06-19T01:01:06.019-07:00Comments on Fœdero Schism: Anonymous ReformersMark T.http://www.blogger.com/profile/09673762599798493263noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9097408555576085021.post-40442989939365711762008-04-18T13:27:00.000-07:002008-04-18T13:27:00.000-07:00I think the historical pattern from those reformer...I think the historical pattern from those reformers who wrote anonymously is that anonymity can be justified under such circumstances that *illegitimate* reprisal can be expected from the one being criticized. That is, non-ecclesiastical forms of retaliation. But I doubt that Mark T. or Knox are and were really worried about phone calls to their session (so to speak) for legitimate ecclesiastical discipline. <BR/><BR/>Hopefully Mark T. has found a sound church to worship in and be accountable to. If so, then he has no obligation to open himself to attacks from a "church" that is really a sect, and is not accountable to other churches because it is part of a congregationalist confederation, not a presbyterian system of government. Nor is he obligated to give his name to a pastor who has no real accountability himself, seeing as how it would take a unanimous vote from the fellow co-conspirators in his session to remove him from office.<BR/><BR/>If Mark T. has no accountability on account of his anonymity, then the fact that Wilson has no accountability on account of his institutional insulation is surely no better.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9097408555576085021.post-62575182080460880162008-04-18T12:45:00.000-07:002008-04-18T12:45:00.000-07:00Yes, the Fearless Leader files police reports to f...Yes, the Fearless Leader files police reports to falsely accuse members of the community who criticize him: <A HREF="http://federal-vision.blogspot.com/2007/12/anonymity-part-iii-great-protector.html" REL="nofollow">“Anonymity Part III: The Great Protector”</A> — I wonder why no one in the CREC gets up in arms about that.Mark T.https://www.blogger.com/profile/09673762599798493263noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9097408555576085021.post-63775202360999994842008-04-18T12:31:00.000-07:002008-04-18T12:31:00.000-07:00speaking of the ninth commandment, didn't I read s...speaking of the ninth commandment, didn't I read something about Pastor Wilson filing a police report regarding dirty underwear in his mailbox and implicating some of his Moscow critics without evidence or witnesses?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9097408555576085021.post-23751569896779768652008-04-18T11:13:00.000-07:002008-04-18T11:13:00.000-07:00TF,In order, the images are Luther, Bucer, Knox, a...TF,<BR/><BR/>In order, the images are Luther, Bucer, Knox, and my avatar. There is no image of Calvin. I took the Luther reference from a comment written by a <A HREF="http://greenbaggins.wordpress.com/2008/04/17/a-post-doug-should-answer/#comment-49529" REL="nofollow">fairly knowledgeable pastor on GB</A>; I learned about Bucer from <A HREF="http://www.reformedcatholicism.com/?p=624" REL="nofollow">this post</A> on Reformed Catholicism. Historians have established Knox’s anonymous work (I could find the reference if you’re interested), though Wilson ducked the subject in his biography of the saint.<BR/><BR/>Regarding Calvin, I have heard but never confirmed that he used pseudonyms when he traveled. The MO is consistent with other Reformers but I don’t know if it’s true.<BR/><BR/>Anon,<BR/><BR/>Yer funny.Mark T.https://www.blogger.com/profile/09673762599798493263noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9097408555576085021.post-3600238594577783622008-04-18T09:45:00.000-07:002008-04-18T09:45:00.000-07:00If they're anonymous, how do you know who they are...If they're anonymous, how do you know who they are?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9097408555576085021.post-68663323206859585292008-04-18T09:40:00.000-07:002008-04-18T09:40:00.000-07:00Are you saying that Luther and Calvin wrote anonym...Are you saying that Luther and Calvin wrote anonymously?Turretinfanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01802277110253897379noreply@blogger.com