It's just really isn't Driscoll's season lately. First it was the embarrassment at MacArthur's Strange Fire Conference (outside campus), now his new book "A Call to Resurgence" is accused of plagiarism (14 page of work without giving credit to Dr. Peter Jones, @9:44min end note #5 in Chapter 2, @11:00min pg. 185-189) by Mefferd on her show as she interviewed him.
Many have complained that Mefferd kept eying at the plagiarism even after Driscoll affirmed that he would check with his publisher. They failed to realize that had Driscoll not attempted to turn around and call Janet rude in telling him what to do, etc., she wouldn't have to keep at it wouldn't she?
Finally, the simpleton's exit strategy is to hang up on people after telling them he loves them.
According to Janet, if I didn't mishear, Driscoll's publicist called the show to ask for Driscoll to be on. This really takes the cake.
In this case, I am with the woman. Driscoll is no match for Mefferd.
On the side note, @13:12min Driscoll said "There is a difference between making a mistake and committing a sin", err...no. Did Christ make a mistake?
Lastly, reading Driscoll's open letter inviting MacArthur to his Resurgence conference, I find Driscoll insincere. He loves to decorate his introduction with signs of humility, love, before his true motive, hoping that some would be caught off guard. In this case, he seems to admit that "some" of the criticisms MacArthur had on him over all these years are right on and that he would repent. Which ones? He didn't say. What Driscoll did follow up with that is that he had not given any negative comments about MacArthur. Is Driscoll playing the fairness card at the wrong time or what?
Let's see how Driscoll will disco out of this one:
http://www.reformation21.org/blog/2013/11/if-the-top-men-take-over-who-w.php?utm_source=twitterfeed&utm_medium=twitter
It would appear that Janet had removed contents and apologized to audience and Disco Mark regarding the interview.
http://www.patheos.com/blogs/warrenthrockmorton/2013/12/04/janet-mefferd-removes-evidence-relating-to-charges-of-plagiarism-against-mark-driscoll-apologizes-to-audience/
The key being that she said she should have go to Tyndale Publishing House first about the plagiarism. I do not think so. I believe she has nothing to apologize if Mark (or his publicist) is the one who asked to be on the show in the first place. Why should the radio host be the one to do Mark's job for him by confronting the Tyndale House?
Bottom line is this, Mark should not attempt to defend himself regarding the issue. He should have shown full support for Janet's view on plagiarism and promised to look into it, which he was apparently unaware of.
Of course, there is a kinder way to deal with this, which is to talk it out with Mark before the show starts and then briefly mention it during the show with integrity, instead of giving him a surprise attack.
And Janet's follow up on Twitter after the above news:
"Not to beat a dead horse, but I did NOT "withdraw my accusations" of MD plagiarism. And it was 4 books, not 2. Why such careless writing?!?"
Apparently, the shallow ones just can't get it.