Thinking about political issues through a robust theological framework is a good thing; however, too often men like Dr. David Platt and Dr. Russell Moore offer pabulum instead of careful systematic reflection on the issues at hand. It is the case involving Dr. Platt’s refugee essay at TGC. His work makes assertions wholly unsupported by scripture, appeals to superficial understandings of Old Testament texts and his analysis descends into ad hominem attacks on those who disagree with him. We need a robust political theology, and not this nonsense.
It would be helpful if Dr.