http://larison.org/2007/11/19/golly-gee-thats-fine/ n. the principle of good order "Observe the strange inversion of all order and sense! Dignity debased; how vilely is the function of a consul prostituted!" ~The Craftsman Thu, 09 Feb 2012 08:20:22 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.0.4 http://larison.org/2007/11/19/golly-gee-thats-fine/#comment-8147 Tue, 20 Nov 2007 14:24:32 +0000 http://larison.org/2007/11/19/golly-gee-thats-fine/#comment-8147 I think the ambiguity helps him, at least until someone desires to systematically correct it. "anyone who believes in Jesus Christ as the son of God and the Savior should be called Christian," is about as close as you can come to an Evangelical statement of faith without actually making one. For people not aware of the fine distinctions in comparative religion and people of good will generally, I think this will be sufficient. (While rejecting Trinitarian belief seems to be a rather coarse distinction to me, I'm afraid for others it is a fine distinction.) With the Evangelical leadership that has endorsed him, I'm not sure those distinctions are going to be made. This doesn't take away the very realistic ceiling he has due to those who won't vote for a Mormon. Given his polling in Iowa and other states he has campaigned, he appears to have enough voters to compete for the nomination. I think the ambiguity helps him, at least until someone desires to systematically correct it. “anyone who believes in Jesus Christ as the son of God and the Savior should be called Christian,” is about as close as you can come to an Evangelical statement of faith without actually making one. For people not aware of the fine distinctions in comparative religion and people of good will generally, I think this will be sufficient. (While rejecting Trinitarian belief seems to be a rather coarse distinction to me, I’m afraid for others it is a fine distinction.) With the Evangelical leadership that has endorsed him, I’m not sure those distinctions are going to be made. This doesn’t take away the very realistic ceiling he has due to those who won’t vote for a Mormon. Given his polling in Iowa and other states he has campaigned, he appears to have enough voters to compete for the nomination.

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