Comments on: rantings of an enraged evangelical http://colombara.org/danny/2007/09/01/rantings-of-an-enraged-evangelical/ a pulitzer contender for sure Fri, 16 May 2008 11:14:46 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5.1 By: vlady http://colombara.org/danny/2007/09/01/rantings-of-an-enraged-evangelical/#comment-227 vlady Fri, 28 Sep 2007 00:07:25 +0000 http://colombara.org/danny/2007/09/01/rantings-of-an-enraged-evangelical/#comment-227 Mike, Your concept of different "classes" of thought resonates though I often don't want to admit because it sounds like intellectual snobbery. Along those lines though, recently I've come to realize that most people don't think. This is not to say that they are unable to think but that, for whatever reason, people rarely expend the energy to think through the various aspects of life on their own. Assuming that's the case, then my rantings are bound to be useless (except at a personal, emotional level). Presumably, the effective way of going about trying to really affect change would be to find those leading the Evangelical pop culture and challenge them. Then, if they change their perspectives, that would be transmitted to their followers rather easily. Mike,

Your concept of different “classes” of thought resonates though I often don’t want to admit because it sounds like intellectual snobbery.

Along those lines though, recently I’ve come to realize that most people don’t think. This is not to say that they are unable to think but that, for whatever reason, people rarely expend the energy to think through the various aspects of life on their own.

Assuming that’s the case, then my rantings are bound to be useless (except at a personal, emotional level). Presumably, the effective way of going about trying to really affect change would be to find those leading the Evangelical pop culture and challenge them. Then, if they change their perspectives, that would be transmitted to their followers rather easily.

]]> By: mike http://colombara.org/danny/2007/09/01/rantings-of-an-enraged-evangelical/#comment-226 mike Thu, 27 Sep 2007 18:44:15 +0000 http://colombara.org/danny/2007/09/01/rantings-of-an-enraged-evangelical/#comment-226 heh heh. nice rant :) really. though i wonder what the void would look like if these evangelicals didn't exist. would it be worse? i mean, these mega churches that might have a theology different than yours, they still challenge people to better themselves, to strive for purity and truthfulness. without it, people might just live like corporate executives, consultants, and lawyers. or your homosexual friends wouldn't have a church to be pushed out of, so nothing lost there. i also wonder if ranting against these groups gives credence to them more than it should--i.e., few intelligent religious persons believe the revisionist histories or that christianity should trump all other religions and be merged into political and legal rights. i've been wondering more lately that maybe there's just different "classes" of thought, and they all kinda match each other--pop/mass culture has its views within evangelicalism, as they do within the mtv/entertainment world. that maybe there's a dis-harmony or just plain ineffectiveness in trying to judge/criticize across classes. heh heh. nice rant :) really. though i wonder what the void would look like if these evangelicals didn’t exist. would it be worse? i mean, these mega churches that might have a theology different than yours, they still challenge people to better themselves, to strive for purity and truthfulness. without it, people might just live like corporate executives, consultants, and lawyers. or your homosexual friends wouldn’t have a church to be pushed out of, so nothing lost there. i also wonder if ranting against these groups gives credence to them more than it should–i.e., few intelligent religious persons believe the revisionist histories or that christianity should trump all other religions and be merged into political and legal rights. i’ve been wondering more lately that maybe there’s just different “classes” of thought, and they all kinda match each other–pop/mass culture has its views within evangelicalism, as they do within the mtv/entertainment world. that maybe there’s a dis-harmony or just plain ineffectiveness in trying to judge/criticize across classes.

]]> By: vlady http://colombara.org/danny/2007/09/01/rantings-of-an-enraged-evangelical/#comment-225 vlady Tue, 04 Sep 2007 10:19:31 +0000 http://colombara.org/danny/2007/09/01/rantings-of-an-enraged-evangelical/#comment-225 Kevin, If you edit, I'll send it ... either in my name or yours or both. Just tell me where to send it. I'm serious too. Kevin,

If you edit, I’ll send it … either in my name or yours or both. Just tell me where to send it. I’m serious too.

]]> By: Ryan Zondervan http://colombara.org/danny/2007/09/01/rantings-of-an-enraged-evangelical/#comment-224 Ryan Zondervan Tue, 04 Sep 2007 08:55:21 +0000 http://colombara.org/danny/2007/09/01/rantings-of-an-enraged-evangelical/#comment-224 Danny - thanks for sharing that. You speak much of what I have felt for years. Funny how I just posted on my own blog about some of the same things - namely the evangelical movement's obsession with homosexuality and tolerance of divorce/remarriage in view of what are some pretty clear Biblical standards from the mouth of Jesus himself. I miss our talks over dinner! Danny - thanks for sharing that. You speak much of what I have felt for years. Funny how I just posted on my own blog about some of the same things - namely the evangelical movement’s obsession with homosexuality and tolerance of divorce/remarriage in view of what are some pretty clear Biblical standards from the mouth of Jesus himself. I miss our talks over dinner!

]]> By: kevin http://colombara.org/danny/2007/09/01/rantings-of-an-enraged-evangelical/#comment-223 kevin Tue, 04 Sep 2007 02:27:18 +0000 http://colombara.org/danny/2007/09/01/rantings-of-an-enraged-evangelical/#comment-223 Amen. Amen. Amen. Amen. You should send this in to Time magazine and CNN. I'm totally serious (with a little editing to make it shorter first.) The media needs to hear alternative evangelical voices. Amen. Amen. Amen. Amen.

You should send this in to Time magazine and CNN. I’m totally serious (with a little editing to make it shorter first.) The media needs to hear alternative evangelical voices.

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