Rachel Held Evans Dead

[HondurasKeiser]

SZD,

I found this post by Rod Dreher to be thoughtful, balanced and emblematic of what a lot of Christians that disagreed with RHE are struggling with; how to both mourn her passing respectfully and graciously and at the same time come to terms with her writing.

[RZehr]

To call strangers Christians, (Like Christ) is as judgmental as the next person saying the same stranger is not a Christian. It’s just usually being more socially acceptable in this age. I think we should at least know them personally or at least first hand before we a affirm them or not.

As I said, I don’t know that I’ve ever read this woman’s writings or ever heard her name before this thread.

How about strangers like Clement of Alexandria or Menno Simons or Charles Wesley or Fannie Crosby - or the Apostle Paul for that matter

Or Donald Trump or Justin Bieber? I guess we all do make judgments on people.
Maybe it’s not so important to need to know them personally to make some judgments.

I think it is one thing to give someone the benefit of doubt, and another thing to affirm someone.