Piper tells orphans to stop whining
August 27th, 2009 at 21:11John Meunier, in a post Ruthless Calvinist tells orphans to stop whining, paraphrases John Piper’s “response to children who lost their fathers on Sept. 11″ as:
Yes, God killed your daddy. And he’s your only ticket out of hell, so you better not get too lippy about it.
Is Meunier being fair to Piper? Read his post and make up your own mind. Don’t miss this comment in which John M adds some nuances to his own position, and links it to the issue of whether Hurricane Katrina was a punishment from God – although surprisingly he doesn’t bring in Piper’s other recent controversial comments about the Minneapolis tornado.
Posted by Peter Kirk,
in Calvinism, John Piper
August 27th, 2009 at 10:54 pm
Peter, Piper has been grossly misrepresented. I actually came to his defense here.
August 28th, 2009 at 11:45 am
TC, I’m not sure the misrepresentation is gross. See my comment on your blog post, where an interesting conversation is developing.
August 28th, 2009 at 12:52 pm
John Meunier now has a follow-up post on this subject.