Blog on the Lillypad
Friday, May 07, 2004
Oh, the fundies are mad now. Publishing the news account of the indictment of Russell Hirner didn't go down well with "God's men" in the IFB, apparently. I'll let those readers who can stomach the furor go take a look. But the odd thing is, as much as these guys protest what I write, I find that they are reciting from the same script that the abusers themselves use:
They get mad because they say I paint with too broad a brush, but then they spout the same words as the guilty among them, including the perpetrators and those who covered up for the perpetrators for years.
Additionally, their complete lack of dignity in trying to dig up dirt on me (see Marty Braemer's mind boggling announcement that he looked me up on Google "Just for fun", and catch his attempt to ridicule my study of martial arts; or the amazing Henry's Blog who tried to make headlines with the fact that I sleep on flannel sheets when I travel; or the numerous claims of me being ugly, old maid, etc.) has prompted more than one reader to express distaste for reading the FFF at all. But I recommend that you do, even if it is a bit appalling. It's always good to see what is parading around in the costume of being "God's man."
Fundamentalism is becoming a religion of works, and therefore it denounces repentance. Men who must repent are not good men, and a religion based on good works cannot allow that its leadership needs to repent. Therefore they can only excuse, accuse, and cover up. And because they don't repent, the gross perversions and gross sins will spread. Hardness of heart is always revealed exactly like this.
The problem should not be denounced. There is no real problem. The person who claims there is a problem is lying (or is a liar). The person who claims there is a problem is as bad as or worse than the culprit. Everybody has these problems so it's wrong to point out our problem.
They get mad because they say I paint with too broad a brush, but then they spout the same words as the guilty among them, including the perpetrators and those who covered up for the perpetrators for years.
Additionally, their complete lack of dignity in trying to dig up dirt on me (see Marty Braemer's mind boggling announcement that he looked me up on Google "Just for fun", and catch his attempt to ridicule my study of martial arts; or the amazing Henry's Blog who tried to make headlines with the fact that I sleep on flannel sheets when I travel; or the numerous claims of me being ugly, old maid, etc.) has prompted more than one reader to express distaste for reading the FFF at all. But I recommend that you do, even if it is a bit appalling. It's always good to see what is parading around in the costume of being "God's man."
Fundamentalism is becoming a religion of works, and therefore it denounces repentance. Men who must repent are not good men, and a religion based on good works cannot allow that its leadership needs to repent. Therefore they can only excuse, accuse, and cover up. And because they don't repent, the gross perversions and gross sins will spread. Hardness of heart is always revealed exactly like this.
