Opus 2026-278: What Is the Plural of Litmus Test?

Generally when we talk about a litmus test we are focusing on one specific variable.  I guess it would be a good term to use in describing genuine scientific research but we usually use it for more common observations.  For instance, if a politician says they are in favor of abortion on demand I don’t need to know anything else about them.  I would bet my mortgage payment that I could tell you where they stand on a host of issues.  

I have pretty much walked away from the denomination I was raised in.  It isn’t their official doctrine.  I still embrace that.  It is how they are heading down a slippery slope of compromise.  I could list a number of issues but the latest is a good indication of a litmus test.

I have remained on e-mail lists because I want to be informed of their stands on things.  The latest was an invitation to a workshop.  So far so good, but then we get to the topic.  They were inviting all pastors to sign up for a workshop on how to get out of paying back their student loans.  They worded it much more positively.  It was how to sign up for a federal loan forgiveness program.  

I don’t care how sweet your adjectives are or how legal it all sounds.  The point is that they are encouraging the spiritual leaders of the denomination to try to get out of their obligations.  As I read in Proverbs today I came across this,

(Pro 28:10 KJV)  Whoso causeth the righteous to go astray in an evil way, he shall fall himself into his own pit: but the upright shall have good things in possession.

These pastors took out loans and promised to pay them back.  Now they are trying to get out of that.  Something about that just strikes me as wrong.  It smacks of deceit and cheating.  It sends the wrong message.  How can you expect people to not cheat on their wife if they cheat on their finances?

Slippery slopes generally start out quite manageable.

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