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Brother Brister: You owe Mr. Johnson, who has spent his entire adult life denfeding the biblical gospel, an apology. Here is a list of attributes assigned to Mr. Johnson in this strain of posts, using direct quotes, in chronological order, several of them from you. If anyone deserves this kind of criticism, it is the ECM crowd which Mr. Johnson has so capably satirized.- uncharitable and unhelpful - this stuff will do much to fuel rigid fundamentalism - such posters are going to be fodder for fundies who haven’t the slightest understanding of or appreciation for being missional or contextualization - guys who lampoon fellow believers in this way - what is the purpose of caricatures in Christian discourse? - Does satire and caricature promote meaningful dialog? I would answer no. It isn’t really speaking the truth and it doesn’t seem motivated by love. - Just more fuel for an already raging fire, not a helpful solution for it - caricatures do much to suppress thoughtful interaction about the issues. Labeling is a power play. If you can caricature something and label it, you dominate the discourse - I didn’t care for the posters and am glad to see this thoughtful discussion (!!)- For a different and more charitable response, go here - I am no supporter or defender of the ECM, but I am a supporter of charity and truthfulness in conversation. I felt that the first set of posters, while they are accurate to one particular group of the ECM, were unfair and unhelpful. And to top it off:- No one has directed anything uncharitable or ungracious' to Phil Johnson This is indeed exactly the sort of discernment-less opinion that gradually overtook Southern Seminary prior to 1993, which couldn't distinguish the authentic gospel from the counterfeit, and which Dr. Mohler and company had to fight and suffer so much to root out.