When Newsweek’s Kurt Eichenwald pulled a theological drive-by on Christians, Erick Erickson decided to push back by noting several factual errors in the piece. Kurt wasn’t appreciative.
Watch below:
Here are some of the Twitter exchange between the two:
@EWErickson If name calling and arrogance of certainty is all you can rely on, then yes, you need to read the Bible. Because ur sinning.
— Kurt Eichenwald (@kurteichenwald) December 29, 2014
@kurteichenwald name-calling and arrogance certainly describes the first two paragraphs of your nonsense.
— Erick Erickson (@EWErickson) December 29, 2014
@kurteichenwald when you want to write a screed, you should get basic facts right.
— Erick Erickson (@EWErickson) December 30, 2014
@EWErickson …and btw – fundamentalism is not Christianity. It is one form of Christianity. Unless u think everyone other than those who…
— Kurt Eichenwald (@kurteichenwald) December 30, 2014
I will not, however, engage those like @EWErickson who are simply lying about what the piece says and ignoring what it does say.
— Kurt Eichenwald (@kurteichenwald) December 30, 2014
Of course he plays the victim:
Isn't it interesting I write a piece that says, basically, let's discuss the Bible and the response of Christian apologists is to name-call?
— Kurt Eichenwald (@kurteichenwald) December 23, 2014
I think little Kurt is more interested in smearing Christians than in understanding Christianity.