| Despite
the controversy that arose over his recent apology to Mormons on
behalf of “we evangelicals,” Fuller Seminary president Richard J.
Mouw has recently announced his plans to embark on a 30-city,
cross-country speaking tour next year, dubbed “Ambitious Contrition:
The Evangelical Apology Tour 2005.” Mouw’s intention, according to
his press release, is to “reach out to all pseudo-Christian
organizations and religious cults we evangelicals have ‘bad-mouthed,’
and just let them know we’re really sorry about all the negativity.”
Starting in January,
noteworthy stops on Mouw’s tour will be New York City to express
regret to Sun Myung Moon for evangelicals not buying flowers from “Moonies”
at the airport, and to the Watchtower Bible and Tract Society (Jehovah’s
Witnesses) for slamming our doors in their faces. In June, Mouw’s
last stop will be in Hollywood, where the Fuller president will have a
private meeting with actors and Scientologists John Travolta and Tom
Cruise to apologize for any evangelical who may have called L. Ron
Hubbard a “hack Sci-fi writer.”
Before setting out on his
contrition tour, Mouw plans to spend some quiet time with his family
to celebrate the Christmas holiday, though he quickly added, “Not
that I’m trying to rub that in the face of our Jewish friends or
anything.” |
