tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13072729.post115570066963245789..comments2023-10-26T03:43:55.801-07:00Comments on The Stangers': Sometimes Christians piss me off!Steph Stangerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08054729834159696763noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13072729.post-1155913524331669142006-08-18T08:05:00.000-07:002006-08-18T08:05:00.000-07:00hey... thanks for your comment on my blog... what ...hey... thanks for your comment on my blog... what blog did you go to that linked Brandon's?Tory Janehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17700780311045171132noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13072729.post-1155768787532693322006-08-16T15:53:00.000-07:002006-08-16T15:53:00.000-07:00I think I meant excoriateandyI think I meant excoriate<BR/>andyAndyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11566622978154285365noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13072729.post-1155767073842628812006-08-16T15:24:00.000-07:002006-08-16T15:24:00.000-07:00Hi Steph, I didn't read every comment on the "Bono...Hi Steph, <BR/>I didn't read every comment on the "Bono/Hybels/Warren...etc. bashing" site. I read enough to make me irritated so I tried to leave a comment. We'll see if they put it up. <BR/>By the way, I read your blog all the time. Sorry I've never commented. I just never really had anything important to say. <BR/>I hope you are doing well. I never see you at church anymore. Oh well.<BR/>K~Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13072729.post-1155746508046280342006-08-16T09:41:00.000-07:002006-08-16T09:41:00.000-07:00Oh sure he's been called a prophet. Doesn't matte...Oh sure he's been called a prophet. Doesn't matter if it's in the literal sense or not. It implies the same thing, that he is doing God's work.<BR/><BR/>Inter-Church bashing has become some what of an industry, with authors like Brian D. McLaren writing book after book about just how far off every one else is. And just look at the countless Emergent vs. Evangelical vs. Progressive Christian blogs there are. Every little sect is guilty. "You know what I really hate about Christians?" is practically the most popular thing for Christians to say now-a-days.Scotthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06748025048481866622noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13072729.post-1155738284616300822006-08-16T07:24:00.000-07:002006-08-16T07:24:00.000-07:00Scott, Thanks for you opinion. I sent Crystal in ...Scott, Thanks for you opinion. I sent Crystal in e-mail last night and I probably should have copied you in! In my e-mail I wanted to make sure the both of you know that this post was NOT directed at you! I read your comments on Sarah's blog and was NOT offended by them I playfully left my own comment. It did however get me thinking about why I appreciate Bono so I googled Bono quotes from Summit to put up on my blog and that is when I came across the blog that made me so angry. Apparently Kim has been to this Blog before and they regularly bash churchs like Willow Creek and when she tried to leave comments stating another view then their own her comments were deleted. So that is what my post was directed at and not at you! Furthermore I would justlike to add that I don't know anyone who would call Bono a prophet from God ...at least not in the literal sense. And I'm positive Bono does NOT view himself in that way and would be offended by the suggestion. Like he said he's not Mothr Teresa he is a rock star.Steph Stangerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08054729834159696763noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13072729.post-1155736997802739652006-08-16T07:03:00.000-07:002006-08-16T07:03:00.000-07:00Well to be fair tearing down other parts of the ch...Well to be fair tearing down other parts of the church is not specific to the anti-Bono crowd. Bono himself has spent a significant amount of time blasting members of the church who feel led to serve in other areas besides philanthropy. And Wallis wrote a whole book on why Evangelicals are all wrong. <BR/><BR/>So if critical thought = not love then I think all parties involved are quite guilty. Fortunately that's not the case.<BR/><BR/>I would agree with you whole heartedly on your call for civility though. I admit guilt and know that I tend to get a bit childish when it comes to talking about Bono, or "the Bono" as I've come to affectionately know him as. I'm sure, if only in part, this post is directed to the comment I made on Sarah's blog. <BR/><BR/>I think a lot of that comes as reaction to the Bono fandom though, rather than Bono's ideas. Part of the problem from my perspective is that's it's difficult to have an intelligent conversation about the man because those who agree with what he is doing are so convinced that he is a prophet of God that any suggestion that he may not be going about the process of helping Africa the right way is instantly assaulted with charges of being "unloving" or "unchristian."<BR/><BR/>Nice post though. Good topic.Scotthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06748025048481866622noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13072729.post-1155730840846297502006-08-16T05:20:00.000-07:002006-08-16T05:20:00.000-07:00Steffo,It's just the old faith vs works thing. (a...Steffo,<BR/><BR/>It's just the old faith vs works thing. (and the unfortunate need for some to excotiate others to reassure themselves that they are the real true believers)<BR/>I posted a quote from Malcolm Muggeridge last night:"If the greatest of all, Incarnate God, chooses to be the servant of all, who would wish to be the master?"<BR/>The call to service is an essential component of Christianity.Andyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11566622978154285365noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13072729.post-1155703156958473262006-08-15T21:39:00.000-07:002006-08-15T21:39:00.000-07:00Hi Steph, I avoid Slice, they're more 'n a little ...Hi Steph, I avoid Slice, they're more 'n a little bonkers over there - <A HREF="http://www.sing365.com/music/Lyric.nsf/Acrobat-lyrics-U2/D46F0A0F7FC1145A48256896002A7076" REL="nofollow">"don't let the bastards grind you down."</A> ;)<BR/><BR/>Love the quotes, btw. I remember the one as "in the middle of a contradiction", not "tension", but I might be wrong. <BR/><BR/>I also like this one:<BR/>"Have 'a peace that surpasses understanding' in your heart. But don't be at peace with the world. The world is malleable. Let's wrest it from the hands of fools."Kimberly Cangelosihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00739099899201439587noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13072729.post-1155702138157114832006-08-15T21:22:00.000-07:002006-08-15T21:22:00.000-07:00apparently people at the blog I mentioned that dis...apparently people at the blog I mentioned that disturbed me so much hate, Andy Stanely, Rick Warren, Rob Bell, and Billy Graham as well! At least we are in good company! =) <BR/><BR/>It appears their "ministry" is to tear down the church.Steph Stangerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08054729834159696763noreply@blogger.com