tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5397103.post4246674944176875344..comments2024-01-02T18:05:23.666-06:00Comments on Streak's Blog: The Future of EvangelicalismStreakhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01443433745929880701noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5397103.post-50413976987778415072011-03-28T13:37:23.898-05:002011-03-28T13:37:23.898-05:00I think she's right that evangelicalism (as a ...I think she's right that evangelicalism (as a term, and as the group of institutions that think it's important to identify as evangelical) is probably going the way of fundamentalism. The only function of labels like that is for political or organizational purposes; I get the sense that people my younger brother's age (early/mid 20s) have a more fluid and diverse set of priorities than old white evangelicals do, and are thus harder to classify. <br /><br />I grew up Church of Christ, and I have nothing in common with current believers. At least one CofC in Denver is still banging the drum of "People who use instruments in worship are going to hell," judging by their billboard at least, so imagine Bryan Fisher without an audience, and that's essentially what I've left behind. There's really nothing drawing me back.leightonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07821884432248870789noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5397103.post-60646427485057807622011-03-28T12:54:20.244-05:002011-03-28T12:54:20.244-05:00Thanks for the comparison, especially because I fi...Thanks for the comparison, especially because I find Rachel to be much more compassionate than I am. If you're ever willing to drive out to Tuttle, America there is a group of people who are doing great things, and it's a church I would attend if I still lived there. But the tricky thing is that not 100% of the members are on the same wavelength...Nataliehttp://Natalie.typepad.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5397103.post-73445067742206906382011-03-28T11:17:37.756-05:002011-03-28T11:17:37.756-05:00I may be combining Campbell with discussions about...<i>I may be combining Campbell with discussions about Campbell...</i><br /><br />No, that was a whole 5- or 10-minute piece in his 6-hour interview with Bill Moyers; The Power Of Myth. I have that on audiobook. I listen to it like once every 3 months or so. Love it to pieces. In that segment, he talked about finally getting a PC (this is the 80s, remember!!), and of course immediately started philosophizing about it.<br /><br />I was never a part of an evangelical church. I converted to catholicism about 12 years ago, when I met who became my wife. I converted because she is catholic and wanted to get married in the catholic church. It mattered little to me. I was actually raised Presbyterian in a wildly-liberal church in Lansing, MI. I had no real reason to essentially end my faith.<br /><br />But I did.Noahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14345059376742159966noreply@blogger.com