I meant to post this two months ago,
Ilya Somin's observation over at the lawblog Volokh Conspiracy that clergy often make pronouncements on matters of law or economics but have little understanding of them. With examples. See also my
comments from a year ago about the usual religious left suspects, such as Campolo, Wallis, and every mainstream denominational office.
This is the flip-side of when people who know very little about Christianity or the Bible nonetheless quote a specific (and invariably out-of-context) passage to prove a point.
ReplyDeleteJust more evidence that having good motives doesn't necessarily equal wisdom, I guess.