Paul-olatry

Paul-olatrous Doug Chaplin wishes yours truly to be ’shuffled off this mortal coil’ by means of being cast in cement shoes into the beautiful Limmat.

His reason- because Paul preaches love! Now I might not be the smartest person on the planet – but even I know wishing another person dunked in a permanent way isn’t necessarily the most loving thing to suggest. Unless, of course, said person is an anabaptist in which case it really does make perfect sense.

But worse than wanting me dead, Doug accuses me of Zwingli-olatry. Rubbish! Zwingli was the first Christocentric theologian since, well, Jesus. That necessitates that I too be Christocentric in my theology. Doug, on the other hand, has replaced Jesus with Paul! He (along with Tilling) is therefore guilty of Paul-olatry or the act of exalting Paul above all others.

But I won’t call for their death by drowning. Instead, in Charity and Christian Compassion, I will add them to my excessively long prayer list (which takes me 18 hours a day to get through). And along with them- all Paul-olaters.