This post is well worth reading because the sub-Christian behavior that is shown is going on in other places as well, and is just as much tied to fundraising and power.

People who are drawn to the emerging church generally place high value on ambiguity and mystery. They reject the notion that God’s Word is clear, and anyone can understand its meaning. That means every doctrine you and I find precious is subject to new interpretation, doubt and even wholesale rejection. Everything is being questioned and deconstructed. Unlike the noble Bereans who used Scripture to test what they were taught and refine their understanding of the truth, people associated with the Emerging Church regard God’s Word as too full of mystery to warrant handling any truth in a definitive way.

Why say something like this? Because sometimes Derrida or whoever gets it right. Sometimes the claims of dogmatic certainty are simply power grabs. When someone is getting a hearing who doesn’t have confidence in your own certitude, then accuse him of skepticism in order to prevent others from giving him a hearing.

Hat tip: BHT