Lack of Arminians
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Septextura
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I got the similar impression.
ReverendRV
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I for one am glad you are here Arminian! Go invite some of your friends...
When I first joined CARM 20 years ago there was a pretty vibrant and active community of Arminians participating, both classical and Wesleyan. After several years, it began to get ugly and moderation seemed to be fairly one-sided. I know of half a dozen notable theologians who simply had enough of the baiting and left for more edifying engagements. It was a shame but not unexpected.
I'm hoping it is somewhat more civilized. I'm also far more liberal with the ignore function
Septextura
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When I first joined CARM 20 years ago there was a pretty vibrant and active community of Arminians participating, both classical and Wesleyan. After several years, it began to get ugly and moderation seemed to be fairly one-sided. I know of half a dozen notable theologians who simply had enough of the baiting and left for more edifying engagements. It was a shame but not unexpected.
I'm hoping it is somewhat more civilized. I'm also far more liberal with the ignore function
There's plenty of Arminianism posing as New Calvinism these days, so things may not be as black and white as 20 years ago.
I think some people used to call that Calminianism.
ReverendRV
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You used to call us Neo Calvinists...
Some yes, in that they had distanced themselves from the early reformers.
Just Calvinism and non Calvinism would do
Septextura
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The roads to Rome are wide, straight, beautifully paved and inviting.
civic
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Ditto it’s sad
ReverendRV
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How is New Calvinism a way to Rome?
civic
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Except this forum is structured for Arminian and Calvinist posters
ReverendRV
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Invite your Arminian friends
Septextura
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If you can't discern it, I can't explain it.
If you can discern it, I don't need to explain anything.
However we have quite an assortment
Mormon
Unitarian
Christadelphian
Arminian
Provisionist
etc
Referring Protestant dissenters as being Romish is an old and tired canard for most. As an example, there is no prominent Calvinist who could ever be considered more anti-Romish or anti-Pope than Arminius and Wesley; equal to their zeal perhaps but not more so. The problem with the Romish label is that it is just a smear, an ad hominem defense.
That said, both Calvinist and Arminian streams have had those who ventured 'off the plantation' and into apostasy.
civic
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Agreed the Calvinists are in the minority now
ReverendRV
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Fair enough...
I think they are still the majority it just that the non Calvinists are more varied