tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4051826042602269061.post1824841861678671051..comments2024-03-25T09:01:20.997-07:00Comments on Diary of an Autodidact: "Hostile Culture": White Evangelicalism Shows It Has No ClueDiary of an Autodidacthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11849157548643091986noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4051826042602269061.post-67353140209314591762016-03-07T14:25:06.684-08:002016-03-07T14:25:06.684-08:00That's outstanding!
"Mandy says she wou...That's outstanding! <br /><br />"Mandy says she would be afraid to go back without some proof that you were disposed to treat us justly and kindly; and we have concluded to test your sincerity by asking you to send us our wages for the time we served you." Diary of an Autodidacthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11849157548643091986noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4051826042602269061.post-66677189297564729562016-03-06T13:36:37.308-08:002016-03-06T13:36:37.308-08:00Here's something worth reading. I just found ...Here's something worth reading. I just found it today. It is a letter from a former slave to his former master after said master wrote and asked the slave to return to his service after the Emancipation. I love how he appears to mix tongue-in-cheek humor with the very sobering and sickening things of their mutual past. Lest we forget...<br /><br />http://www.lettersofnote.com/2012/01/to-my-old-master.htmlMary E. Stephenshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09206071568335923658noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4051826042602269061.post-79665342131108001992016-02-27T17:33:45.026-08:002016-02-27T17:33:45.026-08:00It makes me sick to think about it. I don't c...It makes me sick to think about it. I don't claim not to have been affected by the racism in this culture. It's hard not to unless you go into it with your eyes already open.<br /><br />I am glad that at this point we are able to be part of a multi-cultural church fellowship. In certain situations I think the "minorities" even outnumber us "whites" sometimes. :-)<br /><br />I wonder if some of the problem comes from the "cops and robbers" and "cowboys and Indians" mentality that has been an ingrained part of America culture for so long. There always has to be "good guys vs. bad guys," and the "goods" are always good no matter what they do and the "bads" are always bad no matter what they do. It's always "them vs. us", if you know what I mean. Sadly, this plays out badly for various minorities. Yet, some of the worst crimes against humanity have been perpetrated by white people who were initially (at least) presented as "good." Witness Adolf Hitler.<br /><br />As to hostile environments, I wonder how many Evangelicals and Fundamentalists stop and think about how their rhetoric actually sounds to people who are NOT "of like faith." How does it help them see Jesus Christ as worth knowing when His professed followers are whining and shrieking about "unfair play" and "persecution" when people disagree with them? And the Lord they claim as their leader was crucified _unjustly_ without complaint? Hello? <br /><br />I've thought fairly often in recent times about Acts 5:41 - "And they departed from the presence of the council, rejoicing that they were counted worthy to suffer shame for his name." Seriously, when was the last time you heard an American Christian do that? Especially a prominent one. I can't think of any off hand.<br /><br />I know you aren't much on the "death of America" stuff, but my perspective is that American Christendom is having as much or more impact on the "decline of culture" than any of those they are accusing - not because they need to force their "convictions" more vigorously on culture, but because they are not living out the mind of Christ in their day-to-day life like they should. For me, that comes down to "Where can I do better myself?"Mary E. Stephenshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09206071568335923658noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4051826042602269061.post-91396951571590740332015-08-21T12:47:15.684-07:002015-08-21T12:47:15.684-07:00Thank you for writing this. So eye opening. And re...Thank you for writing this. So eye opening. And really what we need most...some compassion. Imagining what's it's like to live in someone else's place. Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14707435862509425659noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4051826042602269061.post-24853753083640248502015-07-19T05:34:14.845-07:002015-07-19T05:34:14.845-07:00Great points!
Some people here are watching the e...Great points!<br /><br />Some people here are watching the events in the US with great interest and worry. It is just a matter of time when same-sex marriages will be legalised here in Australia, too. And then there goes our religious freedom.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4051826042602269061.post-55389929590928701252015-07-17T16:31:39.728-07:002015-07-17T16:31:39.728-07:00As usual the point is nailed. Well done!As usual the point is nailed. Well done!froginparishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00595938392821045803noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4051826042602269061.post-81810977801069360402015-07-16T09:19:20.852-07:002015-07-16T09:19:20.852-07:00First Peoples, commonly and inaccurately known as ...First Peoples, commonly and inaccurately known as Native Americans or Indians. I shouldn't need to say any more, but our culture, including much of "Christian culture," is in deep, deep denial over what has been done and continues to be done to the original inhabitants of Turtle Island. (Readers, look up that name if you're not familiar, and learn a few things about the First Peoples that you might not know. And remember: They were here first.) jochanaanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14143066702059757955noreply@blogger.com