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January 26th, 2011 | #14 | |
Celebrating My Diversity
Join Date: Jan 2010
Location: With The Creepy-Ass Crackahs
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I think that's some dude at a Southern Baptist Convention. I included that pic for a specific reason. You will never see a minister in the pulpit of an Episcopal, Lutheran, or Presbyterian Church that looks like that, save for a few "hip," "liberal" congregations staffed by fresh seminary graduates. You can probably find a few more in Methodist outlets. Not the countenance. Not the smug "hipness." Not the gesticulation. The goofy haircut. That appeals to a certain class of people. . .people who watch Wrestlemania. Are there Baptist churches where that isn't the norm. . .or even tolerated? There used to be more. There are still a few. But they are fewer year by year. When you go lower than Baptist, that guy becomes relatively sedate. What's really funny to me is the guy in the picture is attempting to effect an image opposite the historical Baptist ministerial persona, ie, a bigoted, goofy, pompous, uneducated hick. But he's only produced a variation on that theme, dressed-up for the 21st century. He doesn't (and maybe can't) recognize the irony. |
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