Good news: John Pavlovitz, digital pastor of the resistance, pitches a bigger Christian tent

[guillaumeb]

From the article:

John Pavlovitz is feeling spiritually nauseated these days.
It’s a feeling many of his readers and followers — liberal Christians, disaffected Christians and ex-Christians — share. Since the election of Donald Trump, he has given many of them a voice on his Stuff That Needs To Be Said blog, netting some 23 million clicks in 2017.
To many, Pavlovitz has emerged as the digital pastor of the resistance, railing against Trump, white evangelicals and Christian nationalism.

To read more:

https://www.religionnews.com/2018/03/15/john-pavlovitz-digital-pastor-of-the-resistance-pitches-a-bigger-christian-tent/

[redstateblues]

1. Pavlovitzs blog about his rejection of American Christianity

Is spot on. It resonates with me.

[guillaumeb]

3. And with many, one suspects.

But the media prefers a simpler narrative.

[TomSlick]

2. Fascinating blog.

He has something to say and says it well.

[link:https://johnpavlovitz.com/|

[guillaumeb]

4. This particular piece smells of despair.

But I blame the media that both normalizes and trivializes Trump's actions.

[sprinkleeninow]

5. Bon soir, Mon Ami!

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I jump in to say 'allo!

Tho' today it has only been two months and a year into imposter's pResidency, it seems like an eternity as others have expressed.

Trying to keep from wavering, but it ain't easy.

How it will end, I have no inkling.

You be well.

Je t'adore.

Bonne soirée.

~sprink
💙🇺🇸🌊

[guillaumeb]

9. Only 14 months?

An eternity indeed. Despair is not an option.

[sprinkleeninow]

12. Hanging on by my fingernails. 💅

I have a book on despair. Need to get it out for a refresher.

Pour vous, 💜.

[yallerdawg]

6. WELCOME BACK, GB!

Very interesting - and stimulating - OP.

Stuff That Needs To Be Said is a remarkably clear voice, first thing I see is "The Irreconcilable Differences of This Presidency." Brilliant!


From the OP: "Spiritually nauseated." "I was never fully authentic."

I sense another 'Argument' is on the way!

[guillaumeb]

10. I was busy with political work.

Now our church group is working with a number of Muslim organizations to fight an outbreak of Trumpism in our area.

And yes, the same small crowd will undoubtedly find something to criticize. The good is always the enemy of the perfect for some.

[sprinkleeninow]

13. Commendable work in the 'vineyard', my dear one. 😍

'As long as it is day, we must do the (good) works of Him Who has sent us, for night is coming when no one can work.'

~sprink
💙🇺🇸🌊

[guillaumeb]

14. True, and being retired, I have the time to do more.

[trotsky]

7. Welcome back. Sorry about your friend who was banned again.

Anyway, your hero John Pavlovitz here doesn't really respect nonbelief. He thinks the only reason people reject religion is because of bad people 'misusing' religion, and if only everybody could get back to the 'true' message of Jesus, the non-believers would come around.

https://johnpavlovitz.com/2017/06/04/the-christians-making-atheists/

And that’s the irony of it all; that the very Evangelicals who’ve spent that last 50 years in this country demonizing those who reject Jesus—are the single most compelling reason for them to do so. They are giving people who suspect that all Christians are self-righteous, hateful hypocrites, all the evidence they need. The Church is confirming the outside world’s most dire suspicions about itself.

What Pavlovitz doesn't realize is 1) Plenty of non-believers arrived at their position of non-belief for reasons other than simply because some believers are assholes, and 2) there are plenty of otherwise tolerant and liberal believers who ALSO act like bigoted assholes and who refuse to even consider the existence of religious privilege.

[Angry Dragon]

8. +50,000

[guillaumeb]

11. I have no idea whom you are referencing.

So you have some insight into Pavlovitz' real meaning? fascinating.

[trotsky]

15. Your dear Christian friend rug, of course!

The one who put on a wonderful display of what it means to be a Christian. Don't you agree?