Cal Gal

I am a Canadian and actually know the reason Tim Challies would not sign the document. It is basically for the same reasons James White and John MacArthur would not sign it.

I could not in good conscience sign the document for the same reasons others on this thread gave.
While I share the same concerns that Dr. Albert Mohler gave concerning the reason he signed the document.
I believe he is wrong to say that the document does not compromise the beliefs between Protestants, RCs and Orthodox.

Dr. Mohler stated the following:
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I signed The Manhattan Declaration because it is a limited statement of Christian conviction on these three crucial issues, and not a wide-ranging theological document that subverts confessional integrity. I cannot and do not sign documents such as Evangelicals and Catholics Together that attempt to establish common ground on vast theological terrain. I could not sign a statement that purports, for example, to bridge the divide between Roman Catholics and evangelicals on the doctrine of justification. The Manhattan Declaration is not a manifesto for united action. It is a statement of urgent concern and common conscience on these three issues -- the sanctity of human life, the integrity of marriage, and the defense of religious liberty.

My beliefs concerning the Roman Catholic Church and the Orthodox churches have not changed. The Roman Catholic Church teaches doctrines that I find both unbiblical and abhorrent -- and these doctrines define nothing less than the Gospel of Jesus Christ. But The Manhattan Declaration does not attempt to establish common ground on these doctrines. We remain who we are, and we concede no doctrinal ground.

Look a little closer at the document yourself (i.e. sections Pilgrim quoted) and ask yourself if Dr. Mohler is correct.

Tom