So…who is going to tell them that Ken Ham isn’t KJVO?
Separation is the absolute most important thing for a fundamentalist…except for when it isn’t.
Category Archives: Odds and Ends
Coffee Separation
David Barton may not like Starbucks but he sure has no problem with Amazon. Funny how that works.
I, on the other hand, will take all the Starbucks that anybody wants to send my way. Just sayin’.
Undermining Morale
I’ve seen a lot of this type of post recently wherein a fundy (or fundy-lite) pastor bemoans that church just isn’t like it used to be because people just aren’t showing up, helping out, and showering him with compliments.
The real issue with these types of posts is that the underlying assumption for each accusation of shortcoming is “and you’re not doing enough because you suck” — which is a pretty disheartening place to start if you’re trying to motivate people.
Hershey famously said “give them quality; that’s the best advertising in the world.” And weirdly enough nobody has to be guilted into eating a Hershey’s bar or doing anything else they enjoy. Maybe instead of yelling for more participation it’s time to figure out why people just aren’t enjoying your church anymore.
How about this, fundy pastors…
Maybe if people aren’t following you consider that you’re leading them in the wrong direction?
Maybe if people aren’t volunteering it’s because the jobs you’ve got open are pointless and thankless?
Maybe if people aren’t excited about your outreach programs it’s because the programs are horrible, antiquated, and ineffective?
Maybe if people aren’t showing up at church it’s because you’ve created a place they’d rather not be?
And if they’re not complimenting your sermons? Well….I’ll leave that up to your imagination to figure out why.
Perhaps a few more pastors NEED to get discouraged. Encouraging them to continue the same failed system isn’t really helping.
10 Signs You’re Still A Fundamentalist (Even If You’ve Left the IFB)
A great many people think they are thinking when they are merely rearranging their prejudices.
~William James
1. You dehumanize and devalue those who disagree with you.
2. You have no friends who challenge your point of view.
3. Winning arguments is more important to you than kindness.
4. Your car is still covered in bumper stickers.
5. You still see political might as the way to bring in heaven on earth.
6. Your dress code and music choices are still controlled by somebody else’s likes or dislikes.
7. Dissenting opinions cause you almost physical pain.
8. The stories you repeat don’t need to be true as long as they’re advancing the right cause.
9. You have a hard time believing anything negative about the leaders of your movement.
10. Ostracism is still your default method of punishment.
Nonsense
You have to come from a very, very specific background for this particular letter on the firing of a Heartland Baptist teacher to make any sense. And the fact that I actually understand it makes me question my own sanity.
Also, when did we start putting periods between the letters of KJV?