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Originally posted by 4 A.M. Prayer
Yes, Zak, it would be (I'm sorry for my spelling after a couple of pre-Christmas glasses of Merlot this evening ) but you, despite many insightful posts, remain as self-serving as the Enyart gang you so often attack.
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Gotta watch that Merlot, it'll sneak up on you...
I'm presenting
my opinion here; if that's self-serving then so be it.
There are several big differences between the "Enyart gang" and me which include:
1. I'm not claiming divine sanction for my viewpoint.
2. I'm not judging the opposition worthy of hellfire for holding a conflicting opinion.
3. I'm not making any money from book sales or subscriptions to a web site from what is posted here.
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As to my Pentacostal comment; you were a former pastor were you not? In a Pentacostal environment?
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Yes, on both counts. The denomination was the Assemblies of God, the oldes U.S. Pentecostal denomination, to be precise. An interesting (and very diverse) group, the AoG...
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You attack Christianity not as an outsider but as one who has had a bad experience as an "insider" and your opinions, at least to me, hold about as much water as a two and a half pack a day ex-cigarette smoker who tells me I'm no better than Adolf Hitler for lighting up...
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Not being an ex-smoker I don't relate to your metaphor, but as what some folks term an "EX-tian", particularly as one familiar with denominational structure and function and formal seminary training, I have a perspective on how Christianity is actually manifested in the U.S. that is different from folks who only sat in the pew...
Contrary to the line put out by Christian pastors to explain defectors from their ranks (a line I used on several occasions my self when I pastored), my departure was based on the demise of my faith in the deity, not a "bad experience" in the Church.
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