Comments on: Useful Christian Fools.

By: pukeko

pukeko — Fri, 06 Jan 2012 05:40:07 +0000

I think the problem is clergy are pandering to their congregation; churches care more about attendance/popularity, than holiness.

Agreed.

And this is the exact opposite of that the leadership should be doing.

For what it is worth, Knox is the power congregation in my town: has many very prominent professionals and business people in it. My church is not.

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By: Butterfly Flower

Butterfly Flower — Fri, 06 Jan 2012 02:44:06 +0000

I used to go to an elite church with parishioners who actually worked on Wall Street – so I had to deal with the exact opposite problem [the American elite are fascists, possessing a strange hodge-podge of liberal and conservative social values.]

I think the problem is clergy are pandering to their congregation; churches care more about attendance/popularity, than holiness.

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By: Will S.

Will S. — Tue, 03 Jan 2012 01:16:04 +0000

Jennifer is Methodist, I understand. Not sure which kind, though; perhaps she can clarify for us.

I attended an Anglican service a year ago, Christmas eve. It was disastrous. I intend never to set foot in a mainline church ever again, save for friends’ weddings / baptisms (of friends’ kids) / funerals…

I’m Presbyterian, where there is a strong reformed tradition. But some of the congregations give the rest of us a bad name. Knox, unfortunately, manages to do this fairly consistently.

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By: saintvelvet

saintvelvet — Mon, 02 Jan 2012 19:02:54 +0000

We attended a family member’s Methodist service on Christmas eve – it was a disaster. I mean, it was very nice in a community of good cheer sort of way, but it was painfully lacking any sort of gravity. It’s like a theological free-for-all, with everyone afraid to be serious (people might get uppity), but don’t worry, singing all five verses of the carols will save us. I’m not a good student of theology, but I’ve learned a lot the last year and the “Jesus on the side” stuff becomes more and more obvious even with my stuttering progress. It’s very awkward to listen to.

Merry Christmas and Happy New Year, Chris. Jennifer, silly goose, where have you been?

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By: Will S.

Will S. — Mon, 02 Jan 2012 15:42:20 +0000

Yes; prithee do tell, O Jennifer, how Knox was a dupe, and of whom, and why only somewhat.

Chris: Good ultimate decision; there really is no point ever visiting a liberal, mainline ‘church’.

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By: Jennifer

Jennifer — Mon, 02 Jan 2012 07:54:10 +0000

In fact, Knox himself was a somewhat useful idiot.

Expand, please.

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