Schaeffer's Son Not Repentant
Julia Duin writes at the Washington Times:
I still remember the first time I saw Frank Schaeffer, then known in the evangelical Christian world as "Franky," the son of revered scholar Francis Schaeffer.
It was 1983, and Franky, then 31, was giving a rousing speech about laying down one's life in defense of the unborn to pro-lifers gathered at Coral Ridge Presbyterian Church in Fort Lauderdale, Fla.
Twenty-six years later, Mr. Schaeffer, 57 -- who changed his moniker to 'Frank' around the time his 1992 autobiographical novel "Portofino" was published -- is unrecognizable. He is now Greek Orthodox, although contrary to the position of his church, he believes abortion should be legal. He does call for the repeal of Roe v. Wade, the 1973 Supreme Court decision legalizing abortion, on the grounds that it launched an intractable culture war.
His invective against his former allies has puzzled the evangelical world. The coup de grace was his 2007 book "Crazy for God," where he dumped a load of dirt on his father and Edith Schaeffer, his 90-something-year-old mother, by asserting the couple's world-famous Christian retreat, L'Abri, was a con job.
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