{"id":335,"date":"2006-09-15T02:26:00","date_gmt":"2006-09-15T02:26:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/oxgoad.ca\/2006\/09\/15\/a-disturbing-post\/"},"modified":"2006-09-15T02:26:00","modified_gmt":"2006-09-15T02:26:00","slug":"a-disturbing-post","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/oxgoad.ca\/2006\/09\/15\/a-disturbing-post\/","title":{"rendered":"a disturbing post"},"content":{"rendered":"

I have an on-again, off-again friend<\/a> in the blogosphere. I expect after this post it will be off-again. My friend is given to rants. I wonder if he always thinks before writing, or posting.<\/p>\n

In a rant published today<\/a>, he is arguing against the practice of putting on appearances. The general tone of the article is against something that most fundamentalists know to be a problem that does occur in fundamentalism. I agree that it is true that hypocrisy is alive and well everywhere.<\/p>\n

But I want to focus attention on two specific statements in my erstwhile friend’s rant:<\/p>\n

So, really, who gives a rat\u2019s behind about what anybody thinks about you? Stand up and be yourself. If people can\u2019t hack the real you then don\u2019t worry about being their leader.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Does that one bother you? Here’s the second one:<\/p>\n

Sometimes a Gospel-driven leader needs to conscientiously and publicly defy<\/i> their pet righteousness. That requires a man with testicular fortitude and gutsy courage.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

So… ‘a rat’s behind’? ‘Testicular fortitude’?<\/p>\n

In an article where the subject is ‘being real’, why does the writer not use the real<\/span> profanity that these cleaned up versions hide? And is there any real difference between the “real profanity” and the gussied up version our friend uses?<\/p>\n

Does the use of such language strengthen or cheapen the argument? Does it bring glory to Christ?<\/p>\n

I know this man’s father, heard him speak at the church we were members of when we were in SC a long time ago. I think their family were members there also. I recall seeing our pastor stop a preacher from making a joke about something my pastor would describe as ‘bathroom humour’. He did this right in the middle of the sermon<\/span>. Then he told the speaker to carry on. It was the strangest message I ever heard from then on! But I have to wonder, Bob, what would pastor Handford say about your post if you were giving it in his pulpit? Would he let you continue?<\/p>\n

Would you call him someone who was concerned about perception, as well as reality? I would.<\/p>\n

I will be happy to delete this post if you clean up yours.<\/p>\n

Regards,
Don Johnson
Jer 33.3<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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