[Vision2020] Showing the true intolerant one

Art Deco deco at moscow.com
Fri Dec 9 12:45:34 PST 2005


J,

Isn't there something in the Bible about raising a joyful noise unto the 
Lord?


Art Deco (Wayne A. Fox)
deco at moscow.com

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "J Ford" <privatejf32 at hotmail.com>
To: <vision2020 at moscow.com>
Sent: Friday, December 09, 2005 11:13 AM
Subject: [Vision2020] Showing the true intolerant one


> Doug Wilson, on his blog site, has again shown his intolerance for people 
> who do not worship in his manner or at his approval:
>
> "Lawn Sprinklers for Jesus
> Topic: Chrestomathy
>
> "My wife and I were recently on vacation, and being strangers in a strange 
> land, we sought out a place to worship while there. We picked a place 
> that, judging by the name, seemed safe enough. But the service started out 
> with a thumping worship band playing some up-beat pep rally songs. One of 
> these songs had something to do with God's love being 'all around, all 
> around.' You would think I could remember all the words to it because they 
> sang them about as many times as the Beatles sang that nah-nah-nah part in 
> Hey, Jude. But this was not enough. One of the song leaders taught 
> everybody how to imitate a lawn sprinkler, spinning in place, one arm 
> straight out and the other hand behind the head. So here we were, sitting 
> in the back row of a strange church, watching a room full of adults 
> spinning around as though they were lawn sprinklers. One of the song 
> leaders, flushed with enthusiasm, cried out, 'Who says church isn't fun!' 
> THESE DEAR MISGUIDED PEOPLE THOUGHT THEY WERE HONORING GOD THROUGH WHAT 
> THEY WERE DOING EVEN THOUGH (sic) WHAT THEY WERE ACTUALLY DOING WAS 
> TEETERING ON THE EDGE OF BLASPHEMY. What does a biblical Christian do when 
> confronted with something like this? The scriptural answer is plain --  
> make fun of it" (A Serrated Edge, pp. 70-71).
> Posted by Douglas Wilson - 12/8/2005 3:53:00 PM"
>
> Apparently, unless the services are conducted the way Doug feels they 
> should be, the people are committing blasphemy and should be stopped.
>
> Why is it he feels free to call others intolerant without proof, while at 
> the same time he continues to show HIS intolerance?
>
> J  ;)
>
> P.S.  Some of the comments in response to his blog are just as showing of 
> intolerance as his blog.
>
> _________________________________________________________________
> Don’t just search. Find. Check out the new MSN Search! 
> http://search.msn.click-url.com/go/onm00200636ave/direct/01/
>
> _____________________________________________________
> List services made available by First Step Internet, serving the 
> communities of the Palouse since 1994.   http://www.fsr.net 
> mailto:Vision2020 at moscow.com
> ¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯
>
> 



More information about the Vision2020 mailing list