Is evangelism to blame? A Buddhist critiques our lack of godliness

Glen Scrivener  |  Features  |  everyday evangelism
Date posted:  1 Jun 2021
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Is evangelism to blame?
 A Buddhist critiques our 
 lack of godliness

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On the Speak Life Podcast, Paul Feesey and I have been discussing the various scandals rocking the evangelical world — particularly those of Ravi Zacharias and Jonathan Fletcher.

While some have questioned our focus on these topics (when we’re meant to be inspiring evangelism), one listener had the opposite observation. Writing as a Buddhist he had some blistering criticisms of the evangelical church – a critique which I think is very worth considering.

Observation and questions

First an observation:

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