My final brush with any branch of the Christian faith involved St. Gregory of Nyssa's Episcopal Church in San Francisco (I was long-distance dating a gent who ended up an ordained deacon there).
WONDERFUL place. Singing, dancing, LOTS of food. Drinking's okay, just not irresponsible behavior.
Then the gent went crazy, decided not to pursue his vocation (he was in discernment for the priesthood), moved to South Carolina and became Orthodox - as far as denying his own sexuality and preaching the most reactionary nonsense I've ever heard - and I'm from Oregon, Land of Small Town Thinking.
Huh. I think we polished off four bottles of Fat Bastard at the minister's house on Easter Sunday. YMinisterMV, I guess. Presbyterians in general, IME, aren't too concerned with things like drinking and dancing.
Well that was my point. Most Christians do drink, as do my minister and his wife. Enough of them take issue with it, that it's considered a stumbling block for some.
Right. But, as you say, they call themselves "Christian" when actually it's "Evangelical Christian".
I am sure the Evangelical Christians are miffed that folks like me call ourselves Christians instead of Whorish Christians, or Morally Depraved Christians, or Drunkard Christians....
There needs to be a new adjective I think, because it's even more than Evangelical. I smoke and drink and yet am Evangelical. I'm pretty sure Teppy's FCA was Evangelical, and if I'm remembering right, she said they all drank and most smoked. It's a sub-group within evangelicalism, and that publishing line is catering to the most conservative sub-group, because that's who their booksellers cater to.
In news of me, haircut has been accomplished: [link] Now with more nape!
It is my opinion that this is a very attractive look for you. Also, good haircut.
I smoke and drink and yet am Evangelical.
Yes, but do you go whoring? That's my test case.
It's a sub-group within evangelicalism, and that publishing line is catering to the most conservative sub-group, because that's who their booksellers cater to.
Exactly. It's a pretty weird subset of Christian who's going to stop reading a book because the heroine goes to a Methodist church.
Brenda's pretty.
Isn't she? I think she's peaking right now. Probably this evening.
weird but very vocal and organized.
and why am I still at the office?
So am I right in assuming Evangelical just means you talk to people about your faith? Or is there something more to it? I realized that I don't know, and I'm curious.
That's what small-e "evangelical" means. Big-E is different, and I think Cindy can explain it a lot better than I can.
