Franky Schaeffer Sullys His Dad's Memory

Bret McAtee / The Backwater Report:
It seems that the machine continues to try and justify the words of Rev. Jeremiah Wright. Most recently what is being attempted is trying to equate the words of Wright with the words of well known orthodox ministers, such as Francis Schaeffer. What is hoped to be accomplished is not only that Wright's words will be seen as justified but also that orthodox ministers will be seen as extremist as Wright. Unfortunately, it is Franky Schaeffer that is leading the charge against his own dead father's memory. In a column written yesterday Franky wrote that,

"When my late father – Religious Right leader Francis Schaeffer – denounced America and even called for the violent overthrow of the US government, he was invited to lunch with presidents Ford, Reagan and Bush, Sr."

Franky seems to forget that not all denouncements are equal. Francis Schaeffer's denouncements were against those matters which Scripture denounces, and Franky’s Dad didn’t suggest that the sins of this country belonged uniquely to any one people group.

Posted by Editor at March 20, 2008 08:35 AM