Comments on: Don't Bother Me You Embarrassing Christian! http://notes-from-offcenter.com/2008/07/24/dont-bother-me-you-embarrassing-christian/ Tue, 16 Mar 2010 16:28:33 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Drew Tatusko http://notes-from-offcenter.com/2008/07/24/dont-bother-me-you-embarrassing-christian/comment-page-1/#comment-6458 Drew Tatusko Wed, 15 Oct 2008 01:32:36 +0000 http://notes-from-offcenter.com/?p=428#comment-6458 Hey there! I tried getting through the first chapter of the Shack and was just bored by it. I have no theological qualms with it like some people do (Harry Potter is not Satan either :-)<br><br>Love Dogma. Have used it for an intro to religion class many times. The liner notes from Smith are great too. His whole point with that movie told through dick and fart jokes is that human institutions are frail, but God it durable. Poignant! Good luck with the "packin' and unpackin'...movin' 'round up and down the dial..." :-)<br><br>Maybe I am an elitist. But I temper that with enough WTF? that it's earthy enough to dig. Hey there! I tried getting through the first chapter of the Shack and was just bored by it. I have no theological qualms with it like some people do (Harry Potter is not Satan either :-)

Love Dogma. Have used it for an intro to religion class many times. The liner notes from Smith are great too. His whole point with that movie told through dick and fart jokes is that human institutions are frail, but God it durable. Poignant! Good luck with the "packin' and unpackin'…movin' 'round up and down the dial…" :-)

Maybe I am an elitist. But I temper that with enough WTF? that it's earthy enough to dig.

]]> By: revdarth http://notes-from-offcenter.com/2008/07/24/dont-bother-me-you-embarrassing-christian/comment-page-1/#comment-6457 revdarth Tue, 14 Oct 2008 21:28:36 +0000 http://notes-from-offcenter.com/?p=428#comment-6457 Drew, Repeat after me: I am not normal. My brain capacity is many times that of normal people. Now just repeat this ten or twelve times a day. :-) I loved your rant and I do resonate with your sentiments. As a hospital chaplain there are so many staff members who assume I have the same theological leanings as they do and they are shocked that I HATE the local christian bookstore and avoid it at all costs. If I am in B&N it is usually in the kid's book section and I buy my thought provoking material online. Not much call for Anton Boisen's writing in SIoux Falls I'm afraid!<br>What I will say is that I did decide to read The Shack because so many people were struggling with the theology in it and wanted to talk with me about that. I don't agree with everything the author pulls together but some aspects are interesting. It surprised me that so many people had a hard time wrapping their head around the idea that God could be a black woman. Especially after The Stand and the oracle in The Matrix. Not God exactly but an archetype. Anyway, I read it to connect with those I meet in my daily walk. The book isn't my fav. but it has made many people think about theology in a different way than they every would have before.<br>I think the Kevin Smith movie Dogma did this for many people too. Thats why Ed and I took a risk and watched it for our theo& movies class- boy was THAT interesting! :-)<br>I am simply saying that you are a theological elitist and thanks be to God for you! I think we need more of you to drag the rest of us up out of the gutter we are in. Having said that though, we have to meet the rest of the people where they are- or I do because that is MY calling. Perhaps you are simply to be cranky and humerous enough to inspire the rest of us. If that is so- you are doing it! :-)<br>Miss you guys!- Amy Drew, Repeat after me: I am not normal. My brain capacity is many times that of normal people. Now just repeat this ten or twelve times a day. :-) I loved your rant and I do resonate with your sentiments. As a hospital chaplain there are so many staff members who assume I have the same theological leanings as they do and they are shocked that I HATE the local christian bookstore and avoid it at all costs. If I am in B&N it is usually in the kid's book section and I buy my thought provoking material online. Not much call for Anton Boisen's writing in SIoux Falls I'm afraid!
What I will say is that I did decide to read The Shack because so many people were struggling with the theology in it and wanted to talk with me about that. I don't agree with everything the author pulls together but some aspects are interesting. It surprised me that so many people had a hard time wrapping their head around the idea that God could be a black woman. Especially after The Stand and the oracle in The Matrix. Not God exactly but an archetype. Anyway, I read it to connect with those I meet in my daily walk. The book isn't my fav. but it has made many people think about theology in a different way than they every would have before.
I think the Kevin Smith movie Dogma did this for many people too. Thats why Ed and I took a risk and watched it for our theo& movies class- boy was THAT interesting! :-)
I am simply saying that you are a theological elitist and thanks be to God for you! I think we need more of you to drag the rest of us up out of the gutter we are in. Having said that though, we have to meet the rest of the people where they are- or I do because that is MY calling. Perhaps you are simply to be cranky and humerous enough to inspire the rest of us. If that is so- you are doing it! :-)
Miss you guys!- Amy

]]> By: Drew Tatusko http://notes-from-offcenter.com/2008/07/24/dont-bother-me-you-embarrassing-christian/comment-page-1/#comment-3247 Drew Tatusko Tue, 14 Oct 2008 20:32:36 +0000 http://notes-from-offcenter.com/?p=428#comment-3247 Hey there! I tried getting through the first chapter of the Shack and was just bored by it. I have no theological qualms with it like some people do (Harry Potter is not Satan either :-)<br><br>Love Dogma. Have used it for an intro to religion class many times. The liner notes from Smith are great too. His whole point with that movie told through dick and fart jokes is that human institutions are frail, but God it durable. Poignant! Good luck with the "packin' and unpackin'...movin' 'round up and down the dial..." :-)<br><br>Maybe I am an elitist. But I temper that with enough WTF? that it's earthy enough to dig. Hey there! I tried getting through the first chapter of the Shack and was just bored by it. I have no theological qualms with it like some people do (Harry Potter is not Satan either :-)

Love Dogma. Have used it for an intro to religion class many times. The liner notes from Smith are great too. His whole point with that movie told through dick and fart jokes is that human institutions are frail, but God it durable. Poignant! Good luck with the "packin' and unpackin'…movin' 'round up and down the dial…" :-)

Maybe I am an elitist. But I temper that with enough WTF? that it's earthy enough to dig.

]]> By: revdarth http://notes-from-offcenter.com/2008/07/24/dont-bother-me-you-embarrassing-christian/comment-page-1/#comment-3244 revdarth Tue, 14 Oct 2008 16:28:36 +0000 http://notes-from-offcenter.com/?p=428#comment-3244 Drew, Repeat after me: I am not normal. My brain capacity is many times that of normal people. Now just repeat this ten or twelve times a day. :-) I loved your rant and I do resonate with your sentiments. As a hospital chaplain there are so many staff members who assume I have the same theological leanings as they do and they are shocked that I HATE the local christian bookstore and avoid it at all costs. If I am in B&N it is usually in the kid's book section and I buy my thought provoking material online. Not much call for Anton Boisen's writing in SIoux Falls I'm afraid!<br>What I will say is that I did decide to read The Shack because so many people were struggling with the theology in it and wanted to talk with me about that. I don't agree with everything the author pulls together but some aspects are interesting. It surprised me that so many people had a hard time wrapping their head around the idea that God could be a black woman. Especially after The Stand and the oracle in The Matrix. Not God exactly but an archetype. Anyway, I read it to connect with those I meet in my daily walk. The book isn't my fav. but it has made many people think about theology in a different way than they every would have before.<br>I think the Kevin Smith movie Dogma did this for many people too. Thats why Ed and I took a risk and watched it for our theo& movies class- boy was THAT interesting! :-)<br>I am simply saying that you are a theological elitist and thanks be to God for you! I think we need more of you to drag the rest of us up out of the gutter we are in. Having said that though, we have to meet the rest of the people where they are- or I do because that is MY calling. Perhaps you are simply to be cranky and humerous enough to inspire the rest of us. If that is so- you are doing it! :-)<br>Miss you guys!- Amy Drew, Repeat after me: I am not normal. My brain capacity is many times that of normal people. Now just repeat this ten or twelve times a day. :-) I loved your rant and I do resonate with your sentiments. As a hospital chaplain there are so many staff members who assume I have the same theological leanings as they do and they are shocked that I HATE the local christian bookstore and avoid it at all costs. If I am in B&N it is usually in the kid's book section and I buy my thought provoking material online. Not much call for Anton Boisen's writing in SIoux Falls I'm afraid!
What I will say is that I did decide to read The Shack because so many people were struggling with the theology in it and wanted to talk with me about that. I don't agree with everything the author pulls together but some aspects are interesting. It surprised me that so many people had a hard time wrapping their head around the idea that God could be a black woman. Especially after The Stand and the oracle in The Matrix. Not God exactly but an archetype. Anyway, I read it to connect with those I meet in my daily walk. The book isn't my fav. but it has made many people think about theology in a different way than they every would have before.
I think the Kevin Smith movie Dogma did this for many people too. Thats why Ed and I took a risk and watched it for our theo& movies class- boy was THAT interesting! :-)
I am simply saying that you are a theological elitist and thanks be to God for you! I think we need more of you to drag the rest of us up out of the gutter we are in. Having said that though, we have to meet the rest of the people where they are- or I do because that is MY calling. Perhaps you are simply to be cranky and humerous enough to inspire the rest of us. If that is so- you are doing it! :-)
Miss you guys!- Amy

]]> By: Quixie http://notes-from-offcenter.com/2008/07/24/dont-bother-me-you-embarrassing-christian/comment-page-1/#comment-1791 Quixie Wed, 30 Jul 2008 10:06:24 +0000 http://notes-from-offcenter.com/?p=428#comment-1791 Personally, I don't mind being accosted at a bookstore. Interesting discussions are sure to ensue from it. It's fairly easy to tell when someone is not listening to your responses to questions. If this is the case, I walk away, but I don't mind some discussion with even the hyper-pious, as long as they are interesting and respectful. I guess I've had good experiences AND bad experiences . . . such as the time I walked into a café in Tucson to dig the music playing inside, and some local lemming took umbrage at the copy of Dom Crossan's "The Birth of Christianity" that I had with me, and didn't realize that music is important to me. He didn't want to talk, he was just simply offended and felt the need to rant. Of course, though it seldom comes out these days, I reserve the right to be a rude Bronx kid to anyone who I deem needs it, and I brought the whole thing to a sudden screeching halt with a well-placed blasphemy or two. :) Ó Personally, I don't mind being accosted at a bookstore. Interesting discussions are sure to ensue from it. It's fairly easy to tell when someone is not listening to your responses to questions. If this is the case, I walk away, but I don't mind some discussion with even the hyper-pious, as long as they are interesting and respectful.

I guess I've had good experiences AND bad experiences . . . such as the time I walked into a café in Tucson to dig the music playing inside, and some local lemming took umbrage at the copy of Dom Crossan's "The Birth of Christianity" that I had with me, and didn't realize that music is important to me.
He didn't want to talk, he was just simply offended and felt the need to rant.

Of course, though it seldom comes out these days, I reserve the right to be a rude Bronx kid to anyone who I deem needs it, and I brought the whole thing to a sudden screeching halt with a well-placed blasphemy or two.

:)

Ó

]]> By: Quixie http://notes-from-offcenter.com/2008/07/24/dont-bother-me-you-embarrassing-christian/comment-page-1/#comment-2041 Quixie Wed, 30 Jul 2008 10:06:24 +0000 http://notes-from-offcenter.com/?p=428#comment-2041 Personally, I don't mind being accosted at a bookstore. Interesting discussions are sure to ensue from it. It's fairly easy to tell when someone is not listening to your responses to questions. If this is the case, I walk away, but I don't mind some discussion with even the hyper-pious, as long as they are interesting and respectful. <br><br>I guess I've had good experiences AND bad experiences . . . such as the time I walked into a café in Tucson to dig the music playing inside, and some local lemming took umbrage at the copy of Dom Crossan's "The Birth of Christianity" that I had with me, and didn't realize that music is important to me. <br>He didn't want to talk, he was just simply offended and felt the need to rant.<br><br>Of course, though it seldom comes out these days, I reserve the right to be a rude Bronx kid to anyone who I deem needs it, and I brought the whole thing to a sudden screeching halt with a well-placed blasphemy or two.<br><br>:)<br><br>Ó Personally, I don't mind being accosted at a bookstore. Interesting discussions are sure to ensue from it. It's fairly easy to tell when someone is not listening to your responses to questions. If this is the case, I walk away, but I don't mind some discussion with even the hyper-pious, as long as they are interesting and respectful.

I guess I've had good experiences AND bad experiences . . . such as the time I walked into a café in Tucson to dig the music playing inside, and some local lemming took umbrage at the copy of Dom Crossan's "The Birth of Christianity" that I had with me, and didn't realize that music is important to me.
He didn't want to talk, he was just simply offended and felt the need to rant.

Of course, though it seldom comes out these days, I reserve the right to be a rude Bronx kid to anyone who I deem needs it, and I brought the whole thing to a sudden screeching halt with a well-placed blasphemy or two.

:)

Ó

]]> By: Josh McManaway http://notes-from-offcenter.com/2008/07/24/dont-bother-me-you-embarrassing-christian/comment-page-1/#comment-1789 Josh McManaway Wed, 30 Jul 2008 00:10:16 +0000 http://notes-from-offcenter.com/?p=428#comment-1789 While at Southeastern Seminary, I was at a Barnes and Noble down the road from the school. A gentleman with an extremely nice suit on approached me in the Christianity section and asked me if I attended the seminary. He then asked me if I had read Joel Osteen, I said no. He asked if I had read T.D. Jakes, I said no. He asked if I had read some other name it and claim it author, and I said no. Then, exasperated, he said, "Well <i>what do you read</i> at that Seminary?!" While at Southeastern Seminary, I was at a Barnes and Noble down the road from the school. A gentleman with an extremely nice suit on approached me in the Christianity section and asked me if I attended the seminary. He then asked me if I had read Joel Osteen, I said no. He asked if I had read T.D. Jakes, I said no. He asked if I had read some other name it and claim it author, and I said no. Then, exasperated, he said, "Well what do you read at that Seminary?!"

]]> By: Josh McManaway http://notes-from-offcenter.com/2008/07/24/dont-bother-me-you-embarrassing-christian/comment-page-1/#comment-2042 Josh McManaway Wed, 30 Jul 2008 00:10:16 +0000 http://notes-from-offcenter.com/?p=428#comment-2042 While at Southeastern Seminary, I was at a Barnes and Noble down the road from the school. A gentleman with an extremely nice suit on approached me in the Christianity section and asked me if I attended the seminary. He then asked me if I had read Joel Osteen, I said no. He asked if I had read T.D. Jakes, I said no. He asked if I had read some other name it and claim it author, and I said no. Then, exasperated, he said, "Well <i>what do you read</i> at that Seminary?!" While at Southeastern Seminary, I was at a Barnes and Noble down the road from the school. A gentleman with an extremely nice suit on approached me in the Christianity section and asked me if I attended the seminary. He then asked me if I had read Joel Osteen, I said no. He asked if I had read T.D. Jakes, I said no. He asked if I had read some other name it and claim it author, and I said no. Then, exasperated, he said, "Well what do you read at that Seminary?!"

]]> By: Drew http://notes-from-offcenter.com/2008/07/24/dont-bother-me-you-embarrassing-christian/comment-page-1/#comment-1788 Drew Tue, 29 Jul 2008 22:19:11 +0000 http://notes-from-offcenter.com/?p=428#comment-1788 Yes! Armor and breathmints! This is EXACTLY what I am talking about. Love it. Yes! Armor and breathmints! This is EXACTLY what I am talking about. Love it.

]]> By: dtatusko http://notes-from-offcenter.com/2008/07/24/dont-bother-me-you-embarrassing-christian/comment-page-1/#comment-2043 dtatusko Tue, 29 Jul 2008 22:19:11 +0000 http://notes-from-offcenter.com/?p=428#comment-2043 Yes! Armor and breathmints! This is EXACTLY what I am talking about. Love it. Yes! Armor and breathmints! This is EXACTLY what I am talking about. Love it.

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