John Cooper is the lead vocalist, bassist and song-writer/producer for the rock band, Skillet. He has recently spoken forcefully about the "epidemic" of Christian influencers, often musicians, who have "deconstructed" their faith. The strength of his assessment has brought criticism which he answers in this article (actually, a Facebook post).
People use "deconstruction" to describe different things and that is part of the problem. Cooper distinguishes between reading the Bible seeking to discover its truth even if that means abandoning some former beliefs, on the one hand, and simply questioning traditional Christian beliefs, perhaps on the basis that the Bible is not reliable, or God is a moral monster, and encouraging others to abandon their faith, on the other. He says the first is what we should be doing all of the time, It is the second that concerns him. It is people's attempts to destroy other's faith that causes him to speak strongly.
Read the article yourself and tell us what you think.
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