Comments on: A Weird, Combo Response Post http://www.byron-harvey.com/2005/08/a-weird-combo-response-post/ refusing to drink the kool-aid for anyone Thu, 09 Feb 2012 14:00:50 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Byron http://www.byron-harvey.com/2005/08/a-weird-combo-response-post/comment-page-1/#comment-2563 Byron Mon, 22 Aug 2005 14:52:50 +0000 http://www.byron-harvey.com/2005/08/19/a-weird-combo-response-post/#comment-2563 It may be "here to stay", but it's <strong>wrong</strong>. Nancy Pearcey's new book, <strong>Total Truth</strong>, is a wonderful treatise, and it's last chapter talks about the application of a Christian worldview to all of life, including <strong>how</strong> we go about doing things. Aping the world's methodologies---particularly when it borders on lying---is beyond the pale. Look, I understand that conferences and the like need to get the word out; fair enough, and I get plenty of ads that most certainly do not cross the line. But this one did, and many do, and I'm going to keep "thumbing my nose", because it's a problem. And finally, I don't mean to disparage, necessarily, the organization, per se, but rather the organization's methodology in a given situation. I don't think that PromiseKeepers is a bad outfit, even though their advertising lied to try to induce me to attend their Pastors' Conference... It may be “here to stay”, but it’s wrong. Nancy Pearcey’s new book, Total Truth, is a wonderful treatise, and it’s last chapter talks about the application of a Christian worldview to all of life, including how we go about doing things. Aping the world’s methodologies—particularly when it borders on lying—is beyond the pale.

Look, I understand that conferences and the like need to get the word out; fair enough, and I get plenty of ads that most certainly do not cross the line. But this one did, and many do, and I’m going to keep “thumbing my nose”, because it’s a problem. And finally, I don’t mean to disparage, necessarily, the organization, per se, but rather the organization’s methodology in a given situation. I don’t think that PromiseKeepers is a bad outfit, even though their advertising lied to try to induce me to attend their Pastors’ Conference…

]]> By: Don http://www.byron-harvey.com/2005/08/a-weird-combo-response-post/comment-page-1/#comment-2562 Don Mon, 22 Aug 2005 14:41:31 +0000 http://www.byron-harvey.com/2005/08/19/a-weird-combo-response-post/#comment-2562 Great posts. I’m in total agreement with 2/3 of your responses…including Jerry Falwell (SURPRISE!). And it’s not that I disagree with you on the one response, as much as I am indifferent. I really don’t have a position on so-called “Christian hype.” In fact, me thinks your hype on “hype” is over-hyped. It’s secular advertising, plain and simple. It’s the result of the modernization in the church. It’s what happens when the church becomes a product to be consumed. It’s hip. It’s trendy. It sells. Whatever draws a crowd, baby. Who cares if it’s accurate? That’s the society we live in. You don’t have to like. But I’m not sure how productive it is to disparage any and all Christian organizations that use it. Thumb your nose at it all you like, but I’m afraid it’s here to stay. Great posts. I’m in total agreement with 2/3 of your responses…including Jerry Falwell (SURPRISE!). And it’s not that I disagree with you on the one response, as much as I am indifferent. I really don’t have a position on so-called “Christian hype.” In fact, me thinks your hype on “hype” is over-hyped. It’s secular advertising, plain and simple. It’s the result of the modernization in the church. It’s what happens when the church becomes a product to be consumed. It’s hip. It’s trendy. It sells. Whatever draws a crowd, baby. Who cares if it’s accurate? That’s the society we live in. You don’t have to like. But I’m not sure how productive it is to disparage any and all Christian organizations that use it. Thumb your nose at it all you like, but I’m afraid it’s here to stay.

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