When bizarre, fringe publications speculate openly about who may or may not be the Antichrist, it's easy to dismiss. When Newsweek publishes a 600-word piece on those who wonder about Obama being the Antichrist, one really has to wonder what on earth the editors were thinking. Full Story »
Posted by Dwight Rousu
Oh, well. The value of this article probably could have been stated in the title. Indeed, I also question what Newsweek editors were thinking. But the author could have CONTACTED them to find out. Large portions of the post simply cite the Newsweek article. As such, this post is merely an alert to read the article.
First, from a theological perspective, the whole thing about “666” being a “mark of the beast” is inherently suspect, and dismissed as nonsense by most scholars.
Provide the link to the scholars please. At least cite the source from Revelations, 13:18: “If anyone has insight, let him calculate the number of the beast, for it is man’s number. His number is 666.”
If you're going to report on a well-established blog, you might at least do a little legwork. Or even linkwork. The author should have contacted the Newsweek editors, cited less from the article, provided URLs to support his claims, and generally done more journalism.