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[TripletDaddy]

Before I decide whether to accept, am I NT Jesus or OT Jesus?

Neither.

Modern day Jesus.

[Pheidippides]

Please prove it is the dominant response within the culture. It is a known but far from dominant response within my experience of living in the culture. YMMV of course, but your sweeping conclusion sounds highly speculative to me, based on my experience.

Yeah, I'm going to need some hard sociological stats for me to think it's dominant or even a bare majority. I personally know of at least a hundred where that is simply not the case. Known, tragic, relatively uncommon.

[fusnik]

Neither.

Modern day Jesus.

I think he pictures Jesus with giant eagles wings, singing lead for Lynard Skynard with an angel band and he and Super are in the front row hammered drunk off of 3 light beers.

[wally]

you bet. and they would be.

He said platform matters. I'm just trying to find out why he thinks so.

I think it matters because she stands to gain professionally through this op-ed piece. If Glenn Beck were to write (maybe he has?) an op-ed about how great the church is, I would consider his motives as well.

Also, I wonder what her relationship is with her family now? She kinda publicly threw them under the bus in her article. Publicly criticizing family for non-criminal behavior is déclassé (CUF word point!) in my personal opinion, regardless if they deserved it or not.

These are just my opinions, not meant to judge.

[Jeff Lebowski]

I think it matters because she stands to gain professionally through this op-ed piece. If Glenn Beck were to write (maybe he has?) an op-ed about how great the church is, I would consider his motives as well.

Also, I wonder what here relationship is with her family now? She kinda publicly threw them under the bus in her article. Publicly criticizing family for non-criminal behavior is déclassé (CUF word point!) in my personal opinion, regardless if they deserved it or not.

These are just my opinions, not meant to judge.

Actually, you get two points because you used those little apostrophe thingies.

[UtahDan]

In general, there is more of a bias against the church than there is for it. Therefore, something like this in the Washington Post is going to receive a lot less critical eye than if it were a baseless, over-the-top apologetic piece for the church.

I strongly suspect the author understood this and leveraged that fact for all it was worth.

OR maybe from her perspective, in light of her experience, it is a reasonable interpretation of reality. A legitimate view among a range of legitimate views.

[LiveCoug]

OR maybe from her perspective, in light of her experience, it is a reasonable interpretation of reality. A legitimate view among a range of legitimate views.

Of course. But the inference is that is the overall reality for anyone in that situation.

[wally]

Another interesting politics and religion article from Ms. Sheffield:

Why the GOP needs non-believers

Someday, the Protestant/evangelical bloc dominating the Republican Party will be a religious minority because we seculars are increasing at a rapid rate, as are Catholics, Mormons, Muslims, etc. And when that day comes, you'll hear me arguing for tolerance of its minority backgrounds as well.

[UtahDan]

I think it matters because she stands to gain professionally through this op-ed piece. If Glenn Beck were to write (maybe he has?) an op-ed about how great the church is, I would consider his motives as well.

Also, I wonder what her relationship is with her family now? She kinda publicly threw them under the bus in her article. Publicly criticizing family for non-criminal behavior is déclassé (CUF word point!) in my personal opinion, regardless if they deserved it or not.

These are just my opinions, not meant to judge.

I hear what you are saying, but I'm not ready to view all religiously themed editorial with skepticism because it reaches a wide audience. I suspect that most people expressing a view point with a big megaphone are doing it because they believe what they are saying.

[Flystripper]

Another interesting politics and religion article from Ms. Sheffield:

Why the GOP needs non-believers

I am sure it will come as no surprise to you that I like that article.

[UtahDan]

Why are you deaf to the fact that her column was simply inaccurate and false, especially coming from someone who should know better?

Because I think her perspective is legitimate and common. I don't think it is objectively false. Though I do accept that it may or may not resonate with individual's experiences. That in no way invalidates that it does not accord with your experiences.

[UtahDan]

Of course. But the inference is that is the overall reality for anyone in that situation.

That may be an inference one could draw, but I don't think it was insinuated.

[UtahDan]

Neither.

Modern day Jesus.

I feel like this is a perfect set up, but I'm choking. I've got nothing.

[wally]

Another interesting politics and religion article from Ms. Sheffield:

Why the GOP needs non-believers

Seems that this is her niche:

Evangelicals agains Mitt

Hyde Park Prophet

[wally]

I am sure it will come as no surprise to you that I like that article.

I liked it too. I am also relieved that she will tolerate religious folks when she's in power.