Tag Archives: Politics

Good men doing something

Posted on May 17, 2012 by Tim Archer

We’re taking time this week with a much-repeated phrase: “All that is necessary for the triumph of evil is that good men do nothing.” In the context of conservative churches, this saying has become a dangerous inducement to abandon Christian … Continue reading →

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Good men doing nothing

Posted on May 16, 2012 by Tim Archer

I’m wanting to spend some time this week with a much-repeated phrase: “All that is necessary for the triumph of evil is that good men do nothing.” I mentioned yesterday that the quote has been used ad nauseum to promote … Continue reading →

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All that is necessary is God

Posted on May 15, 2012 by Tim Archer

I’m wanting to spend some time this week with a much-repeated phrase: “All that is necessary for the triumph of evil is that good men do nothing.” We hear that phrase time again, used to justify this action or that … Continue reading →

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Good men, evil’s triumph, and a spurious quote

Posted on May 14, 2012 by Tim Archer

There is a saying, usually attributed to Edmund Burke, that has been called “the commonest political quote you will find anywhere on the World Wide Web.”* It goes something like this: All that is necessary for the triumph of evil … Continue reading →

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Biblical interpretation along party lines

Posted on August 25, 2011 by Tim Archer

Funny how our politics can shape our theology. I wish the opposite were true all of the time, but I can’t help but think that our biblical interpretation often gets molded around our civic ideology. The other day, someone passed … Continue reading →

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