This is a Short Drama (very short) 3 Acts
Act 1 - Moreen Dowd would deny with a vengance the premise that through sound exegesis an interpreter can know with certainty the meaning of a given Biblical Text. She would belch the typical Post Modern Screed that we simply cannot know authorial intent, what a given author meant when he wrote. This posture is maintained even though there is a solid corpus of interpretive princinple tested over time and affirmed by a multitude of Biblical Scholars.
Act 2 - Congressman Joe Wilson speaks two words "you lie". Suddenly MD knows what he really meant; even though all he said was "you lie". Apparently she knows this because she posssess some sort of "Fringe Media" (to quote Glenn Beck) omniscience. The Congressman is a 'racist' even though there is not a shred of evidential data to support such a claim.
Act 3 - Anyone who diagrees with MD is also a racist.
Consistency thou art a gem! For some serious scholarship on the topic of meaning and authorial intent I recommend the reader consume and apply the works of Kevin Van Hoozer; Trinity Seminary, Deerfield IL.
Is There a Meaning in This Text?
God, Scripture & Hermeneutics - First Theology
The Drama of Doctrine
Everyday Theology - How to Read Cultural Texts and Interpret Trends
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