Talk:Henry Ward Beecher
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[edit] Lack of a NPOV
An author writes, "He was also rabidly anti-Catholic and was contemptuous towards Irish-Americans." "Rabidly" is a charged word, an attack word, and "contemptuous" leaves the reader hanging. What, was Beecher simply opposed to the mass immigration then coming from Ireland, or was he truly discriminatory? Encyclopedic content must be verifiable. Whoever penned this sentence is contemptuous of Beecher, as such language is not fitting for an encyclopedia entry. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 207.69.139.11 (talk • contribs) 03:44, 17 September 2006
- I would like better evidence that Henry Ward Beechers wife was "unloved." Being that she stood by him, for whatever reason, "unloved" is a serious indictment of his character. --—Preceding unsigned comment added by 70.121.109.233 (talk • contribs) 01:10, 23 December 2006
[edit] Cleanup tag
I added the tag because the article has very poor flow due to the strings of quotes used instead of prose. It's interesting to read what others have said about Mr Beecher in their own words - and it may be useful to retain their actual words in some cases - but an encyclopedia article has to live or die on its own, hopefully scintillating, prose. Anchoress 03:59, 5 November 2006 (UTC)
- Agreed. I've done a few things here and there. I moved the sections around to try and create a more normal flow as well as fit the format of the normal biographical article more correctly. Much of the quoting done in this article needs to be done away with and merged into encyclopedic content. I think it would be wise too, to try and find more sources. The same two sources are quoted repeatedly for almost the entire article. --Lendorien 09:46, 5 April 2007 (UTC)
[edit] Awry footnote!
I added a Beecher quote in the Preaching Style section, but it's misnumbered. I don't know how to fix it, could anyone else do it? Thanks! The Sanity Inspector 14:48, 18 September 2007 (UTC)
[edit] Theologically Liberal?
The first sentence in this article labels Beecher as a "theologically liberal American Congregationalist clergyman." There is no citation proving this and no description of his "theologically liberal" views. It's just thrown out there at the beginning and forgotten. There is one line saying that he believed in Darwin's Theory of Evolution, but that hardly qualifies someone as "theologically liberal." Is there an assumption that being socially active makes one Theologically Liberal? Could a link be added to a page that defines Christian Liberal Theology?
Jsminch (talk) 07:30, 6 March 2008 (UTC)
