By manipulating people to agree with you, and by shaming, mocking, and silencing those who disagree, of course! (This post was called "What's the best way to make people agree with your Calvinist views?", but I update it because the new title fits better.) Allow me to daydream here, to tell you a little story, a "hypothetical" situation... Pretend you are part of a great church, where the pastor doesn't make a huge issue (or any issue) out of Calvinism. He keeps it middle of the road, on the parts of doctrine we can all agree on. And it's a great place to be, a place you love inviting people to. You've been there for many years, and have no intention of ever leaving. And then, after that pastor retires, you get a new one. At first, he seems just fine. Lots of enthusiasm, powerful speaker, very intelligent. But you notice something just a little ... off ... and you can't quite put your finger on it. O ne of the first things that caught your ...
