To Shun or Not to Shun: That is the Question

March 31, 2017 / Randal / The Tentative Apologist / 7 Comments

Last year I addressed the topic of shunning fellow Christians in an article titled “Should we shun Christians that we […]

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Should we shun Christians that we believe are living an immoral life?

April 27, 2016 / Randal / The Tentative Apologist / 6 Comments

Christians disagree on a range of important ethical issues. Consider, for example, the fact that some Christians accept just war […]

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Should you ever shun anybody?

July 7, 2015 / Randal / The Tentative Apologist / 8 Comments

The 1527 Anabaptist Schleitheim Confession included the practice of the ban (or shunning), according to which the sinful offender should […]

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