It is amazing to me that this is an issue. As opposed as I am to Calvinism and Doctrines of Grace, not for one moment do I believe either are racist whatsoever.
What I find interesting is that why Calvinism and Doctrines of Grace appeals especially to young white men more than other groups.
I have been a musician for most of my life, and played in bands. I was always very conscious of what types of music appealed to certain groups. You would play an entirely different set of music to young white males than you would if your audience was female. You would play a different type of music to a rural audience than city folk. To work regularly you had to be aware of your audience and what type of music they liked. Young white men liked very loud and aggressive music, where young women liked something they could dance to. Older folks tend toward country or lighter styles of music.
So, this is fascinating that Calvinsim and Doctrines of Grace seem to appeal especially to young white men (generally speaking). And this must be so to a degree or you would not see articles like this, so the issue is there, and it is real.
uhmmm....have you ever gone out of the country ?
you know, far away places like where I come from.
I mean,
really be there and meeting the people, in the market, the villages, the cities, the
churches ?
you'd be surprised how strong Calvinism and the DoG (I'm beginning to like the sound of this word as long as it's pronounced dawg. hehe) are among a growing number of short brown people with flat noses and round black eyes.
Of course, there are also those who oppose.
I mean, what kind of world will this be without them ?
A few thousand miles northeast are the Koreans, many of them Presbyterians, a growing number among the Baptists, many of whom hold to Calvinism, a significant number of whom are "hypers", in fact.
And then there is China, once the bamboo curtain, bastion of Mao-zedung thought, and unbeknownst to the Chinese communist party, there were many "underground" believers who held on to the doctrines once delivered to the saints by Calvinist missionary Hudson Taylor of the China Inland mission.
