tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3336172740435891338.post9061477015871084302..comments2023-07-03T04:21:15.876-07:00Comments on Zero Degrees Calvin: Eleshahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03764991021577652939noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3336172740435891338.post-90162587414002921352016-05-11T09:09:41.057-07:002016-05-11T09:09:41.057-07:00I think you nailed the question to what I was thin...I think you nailed the question to what I was thinking Pam. I recently went to a conference to hear that most Americans think Christian values are important for elected officials to have. I personally feel the same way. Christian values are important to who I vote for. Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07027020693440934521noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3336172740435891338.post-38359205262192704372016-05-02T18:23:47.779-07:002016-05-02T18:23:47.779-07:00I don't know if I'll be able to read/hear ...I don't know if I'll be able to read/hear about separation of church and state again without recalling Calvin's phrase, "Jewish vanity". He holds some pretty clear contempt for the commingling of civil and faith issues. So much so, that he takes to task the entirety of the Law as a combined legal/ethical/religious institution. <br />Calvin was caught between two opposing forces - an overreaching Catholic Church, and an "anarchist" Anabaptist movement. Was the safest position to defend the legal authority while decrying the two extremes that were so offensive?Matt Watershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04592212336212079292noreply@blogger.com