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.
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.
I've switched to saying Conservative Christians and people stopped yelling at me for using the wrong phrase or damning the wrong people. Because...Conservative Christians isn't an actual denomination. "Fundamentalist" also seemed a little fraught with baggage that I didn't properly understand, though in general it
seems
that the Fundamentalists are culturally quite Conservative.
