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Entry: The Limits of Lincoln Bashing Link: http://www.takimag.com/site/article/the_limits_of_lincoln_bashing#24359 Post contents: Wow. I guess there are lots of things that are beyond me. To Marie Claire: If Lincoln's faith is inscrutable to Kierkegaard and me, then it is also inscrutable to Guelzo and you. You have mistaken the point. I did not say that assent to the Apostles' Creed was sufficient to make one authentically Christian. I do say that it is necessary. There aren't debates about whether a man like Stonewall Jackson was a Christian, because it's clear from his life, work, and letters that he was. If we rule out such tests as assent to the Creed, then we're left with nonsense about the manner of the agonizing that a person does. I'm not a Straussian, but if the truth about a man like Lincoln advances their cause I'm not bothered by that. It is unfortunate that you declare an attempt to be accurate and truthful "tedious," "anachronistic," and "boring." Re. the issue of doing homework. The Democrat Buchanan didn't have to sign the bill, but it was passed by a Republican Congress after seven Southern states had seceded. One does wonder what gets taught in high school these days. To Theordore M. Van Oosbree: Are you saying that the tariff can't be a major cause of the war because the argument had been going on since 1788?? That's all the more reason to take it seriously as one of the major causes for the war. Sent at: 2008 08 30