Friday, July 10, was the 500th anniversary of Protestant reformer John Calvin's birth. An article by Eric Young from the Christian Post interviewed the president of the World Alliance of Reformed Churches, Clifton Kirkpatrick, and general secretary Setri Nyomi. They told the Post that “Calvin certainly was not perfect, and it is against the grain of Reformed Christians to foster personality cults.”

They said Calvin inspired a movement of people committed to living faithfully for God.

The article discusses how Calvin's ideas have contributed to the rise of capitalism, individualism and representative democracy in the West.

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