Please accept my apology

Posted on October 20, 2016 Written by Mark McIntyre Leave a Comment

Shame on me for not being diligent in checking my sources concerning the quote on politics that I wrongly attributed to C. S. Lewis. It turns out that C. S. Lewis didn’t write it even though the quote has been bouncing around the internet with attribution to Lewis.

I deleted the post and will be more careful in the future.

About Mark McIntyre

A follower of Jesus Christ who shares observations about how Scripture should impact the church and the world. Mark is the original author and editor of Attempts at Honesty.

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