Comments on: And God Chose The Foolish Things… http://www.geoffreport.com/wp/2007/10/01/and-god-chose-the-foolish-things/ politics ~ theology ~ life ~ fart jokes Mon, 26 Jul 2010 07:41:07 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 By: MythMan J http://www.geoffreport.com/wp/2007/10/01/and-god-chose-the-foolish-things/comment-page-1/#comment-13311 MythMan J Wed, 03 Oct 2007 13:20:37 +0000 http://www.geoffreport.com/wp/2007/10/01/and-god-chose-the-foolish-things/#comment-13311 No; Christianity is about <b><em>being</em></b> "an absolutely secure little niche in the world where you can live with your perfect little wife and your perfect little children in a beautiful little house where you have no gays or minority groups anywhere near you"! No; Christianity is about being “an absolutely secure little niche in the world where you can live with your perfect little wife and your perfect little children in a beautiful little house where you have no gays or minority groups anywhere near you”!

]]> By: geoff http://www.geoffreport.com/wp/2007/10/01/and-god-chose-the-foolish-things/comment-page-1/#comment-13310 geoff Tue, 02 Oct 2007 13:10:30 +0000 http://www.geoffreport.com/wp/2007/10/01/and-god-chose-the-foolish-things/#comment-13310 I'd have to agree with you Mark - there are certainly some of his ideas that I'm not so sure about. But I think that even the things he says that I disagree with force me to understand <em>why</em> I disagree, and I think that's useful too! I’d have to agree with you Mark – there are certainly some of his ideas that I’m not so sure about. But I think that even the things he says that I disagree with force me to understand why I disagree, and I think that’s useful too!

]]> By: Mark E http://www.geoffreport.com/wp/2007/10/01/and-god-chose-the-foolish-things/comment-page-1/#comment-13309 Mark E Tue, 02 Oct 2007 12:17:05 +0000 http://www.geoffreport.com/wp/2007/10/01/and-god-chose-the-foolish-things/#comment-13309 He is a great man, standing up for injustice in the world, cant wait to hear him speak live, in Perth, next year. dont agree with everything he says, but thats okay. He is a great man, standing up for injustice in the world, cant wait to hear him speak live, in Perth, next year.
dont agree with everything he says, but thats okay.

]]> By: Tim Ogilvy http://www.geoffreport.com/wp/2007/10/01/and-god-chose-the-foolish-things/comment-page-1/#comment-13308 Tim Ogilvy Tue, 02 Oct 2007 03:20:23 +0000 http://www.geoffreport.com/wp/2007/10/01/and-god-chose-the-foolish-things/#comment-13308 Oh I should have read the whole article first, it comes across a lot stronger! Onya Tony Campolo! The Rich Mullins quote was just funny to me, but I guess it was target at WASPy christians so it made sense in context. Oh I should have read the whole article first, it comes across a lot stronger!

Onya Tony Campolo!

The Rich Mullins quote was just funny to me, but I guess it was target at WASPy christians so it made sense in context.

]]> By: geoff http://www.geoffreport.com/wp/2007/10/01/and-god-chose-the-foolish-things/comment-page-1/#comment-13307 geoff Tue, 02 Oct 2007 03:16:13 +0000 http://www.geoffreport.com/wp/2007/10/01/and-god-chose-the-foolish-things/#comment-13307 The quote might make more sense in the context of the bigger article. I'd encourage you to read the whole thing The quote might make more sense in the context of the bigger article. I’d encourage you to read the whole thing

]]> By: Tim Ogilvy http://www.geoffreport.com/wp/2007/10/01/and-god-chose-the-foolish-things/comment-page-1/#comment-13306 Tim Ogilvy Tue, 02 Oct 2007 03:13:56 +0000 http://www.geoffreport.com/wp/2007/10/01/and-god-chose-the-foolish-things/#comment-13306 I love the quote Geoff, but it amuses me as well... It's a bit like the temptation to quote the verse that says Christ came to help the sick not the healthy... and in so doing imply that gays, blacks, metalheads, women, and other minority groups are 'sick' for being what they are. To the mainstream, it feels like an expression of tolerance, but I think perhaps minority groups might feel a tad differently about it. But I guess not excluding them from our lives and conversations is probably the first step towards letting their voices be heard so we can understand how much work will need to be done to make the journey from avoidance, through tolerance, to acceptance. I love the quote Geoff, but it amuses me as well…

It’s a bit like the temptation to quote the verse that says Christ came to help the sick not the healthy… and in so doing imply that gays, blacks, metalheads, women, and other minority groups are ‘sick’ for being what they are.

To the mainstream, it feels like an expression of tolerance, but I think perhaps minority groups might feel a tad differently about it.

But I guess not excluding them from our lives and conversations is probably the first step towards letting their voices be heard so we can understand how much work will need to be done to make the journey from avoidance, through tolerance, to acceptance.

]]> By: Gaz http://www.geoffreport.com/wp/2007/10/01/and-god-chose-the-foolish-things/comment-page-1/#comment-13305 Gaz Mon, 01 Oct 2007 11:18:04 +0000 http://www.geoffreport.com/wp/2007/10/01/and-god-chose-the-foolish-things/#comment-13305 Damn. So everything I've been doing up until now is wrong? Damn. So everything I’ve been doing up until now is wrong?

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