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Ed Litton: ‘I Had Permission, Which I Think Means It’s Not Plagiarism’

By Filings on Thu, 08/26/21
Church & Ministry
Plagiarism
Ed Litton
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“Pastors Jared Cornutt, J. Allen Murray, and Matt Henslee had Litton on their ‘The Potluck Podcast’ this past Monday to discuss some of the controversy surrounding [Litton] the past couple of months.” - C.Leaders

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Aaron Blumer

NewSorry, but no

Thu, 08/26/21

Permission doesn’t have much to do with it.

https://www.ox.ac.uk/students/academic/guidance/skills/plagiarism

A better defense would be: plagiarism has to do with publishing, not preaching… and I had permission. But there are still ethical issues with heavily borrowing without acknowledgment. So “plagiarism” is a distraction. It’s not really about that.

Views expressed are always my own and not my employer's, my church's, my family's, my neighbors', or my pets'. The house plants have authorized me to speak for them, however, and they always agree with me.

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Bert Perry

NewNope

Thu, 08/26/21

The principle is simple; if you use someone else’s stuff, just cite them. If you find that you’re doing more citing than preaching or writing, you might ask yourself “do I really have anything to add to this conversation?”. Not everyone is called to be a teacher or elder, and that’s OK.

Aspiring to be a stick in the mud.

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Related . . .

Topics: Preaching, Plagiarism, Pastoral Ethics
  • ‘If you have eyes, plagiarize’: When borrowing a sermon goes too far
  • Restoring Integrity to the Pulpit: An SBC Resolution to Fight Pastoral Plagiarism
  • Plagiarism and the Preacher
  • An interview with SBC President Ed Litton
  • Tim Clinton (AACC President) accused of Plagiarism

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