Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP
Posting-Version: version B 2.10 beta 3/9/83; site uwmacc.UUCP
Path: utzoo!watmath!clyde!burl!ulysses!unc!mcnc!akgua!sdcsvax!sdcrdcf!hplabs!hao!seismo!uwvax!uwmacc!dubois
From: dubois@uwmacc.UUCP
Newsgroups: net.religion
Subject: Re: The Myth of Neutrality
Message-ID: <146@uwmacc.UUCP>
Date: Fri, 13-Jul-84 11:40:05 EDT
Article-I.D.: uwmacc.146
Posted: Fri Jul 13 11:40:05 1984
Date-Received: Sun, 15-Jul-84 23:49:44 EDT
References: <179@ssc-bee.UUCP> <776@pyuxn.UUCP>, <786@pyuxn.UUCP>
Organization: UWisconsin-Madison Academic Comp Center
Lines: 46

From an article posted some time ago...

|                           Also, could someone explain what in heck Larry
| meant by "the myth of neutrality"?

I can't speak for Larry, but suspect he was referring to the thesis developed
in the book referenced below.

A Time for Anger (subtitled: The Myth of Neutrality)
Franky Schaeffer
Crossway Books
Westchester, Illinois
1982

Schaeffer is the son of Francis Shaeffer (recently deceased).  His previous
book is entitled "Addicted to Mediocrity", and directs itself at the
decline of the quality of artistic endeavor in the Christian Church.
The book following "A Time for Anger" is called "Bad News for Modern Man";
those familiar with a certain translation of the Bible will recognize
this as a play on the name of that translation.

The myth of neutrality:
Today's society allegedly espouses open-mindedness and tolerance
of divergent viewpoints. (that's the the neutrality part)
This openmindedness is only extended to those who fall in line
with the doctrines of secular humanism. (that's the myth part)

For example:

A person elected to office who holds private views
favoring abortion because he/she is a feminist attempts to
have those views codified in the current legal code, by (for
instance) legislative or judicial means.  No media outcry.


A person elected to office who holds private views
opposing abortion because he/she is a Christian attempts to
have those views codified in the current legal code, by (for
instance) legislative or judicial means.  Whoa!! Wait a minute,
now!  Don't impose your beliefs on us!!
-- 

Paul DuBois		{allegra,ihnp4,seismo}!uwvax!uwmacc!dubois

And he is before all things, and by him all things consist...
						Colossians 1:17