In Their Own Words: The Appearance of Evil
I know some folks probably thought I was exaggerating when I cited root beer in dark bottles as a target of the “Appearance of Evil” rule in fundy land. I wasn’t. And to demonstrate that point, here’s Bill Lytell (he of the gospel ice cream truck) to set us straight
The Appearance of Evil
A basic misunderstanding of six words in I Thessalonians has possibly created more strangeness in fundamentalism than perhaps any other (with the obvious exception of the “weaker brother” principle — more on that later). “Abstain from every appearance of evil” has become a guiding principle to fundamentalists that is applied to everything everywhere. In the [...]
