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This is really a distorted generalization of "committed evangelical Christians."

by RUG3Y 9y ago

gorkonsine 9y ago
Not in my experience. It's obviously not a distorted generalization of the Hobby Lobby owners themselves, and I think they're very representative of that sub-group of Christians. Not to say that all Christians are like this, not by a long shot; evangelicals are only a fraction, and the far-right-wing politically-active ones like the HL owners are a fraction of that, but they're a really awful fraction.
- aaron-lebo 9y ago
  Having grown up in that culture, worked at HL as my first job and a brother that worked at Mardel, you have no idea what you are talking about.
  - fapjacks 9y ago
    I also worked at HL as my first job ever, at a branch in what were the northern reaches of HL's sphere of influence in the mid-90s.
  - CaptSpify 9y ago
    Having grown up in that culture, and lived in that area before, I'd say he's actually spot on.
    - aaron-lebo 9y ago
      This is his original statement: The terrorists are really only killing other Muslims in the Middle East, so that's perfectly OK with "committed evangelical Christians". If you've grown up in an evangelical church, you would be aware that evangelicals put a ton of focus on missionary work (evangelical get it) and have a lot of interest in spreading Christianity worldwide and there's also a ton of focus on 3rd world Christians and their persecution (very real). That actually has a spillover where Christians here imagine they are being persecuted. They care a lot about this stuff. Jim Elliot, Travel the Road, Gospel for Asia, Jesus Freaks, Voice of the Martyrs and other kind of stuff. It's a very separate subculture but by god do they love 3rd world Christians. I don't think anyone who has been in that culture would agree with the parent post. The truth is really the opposite. It sounds like an uninformed rant.
      - CaptSpify 9y ago
        And his follow-up statement: > It's obviously not a distorted generalization of the Hobby Lobby owners themselves, and I think they're very representative of that sub-group of Christians. Not to say that all Christians are like this, not by a long shot; evangelicals are only a fraction, and the far-right-wing politically-active ones like the HL owners are a fraction of that, but they're a really awful fraction. Is very accurate. Sure, not all evangelicals think that way. We can argue over who has the better scottsman all day long, but I've definitely seen many evangelicals who don't care as long as we "those brown people keep shooting each other". Obviously experiences vary. I don't see why that's hard to grasp.
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bogomipz 9y ago
I'm not understanding you comment. The quotes are there because they a self-reference by a member of the group.

This is really a distorted generalization of "committed evangelical Christians."

by RUG3Y 9y ago

This is really a distorted generalization of "committed evangelical Christians."

Not in my experience. It's obviously not a distorted generalization of the Hobby Lobby owners themselves, and I think they're very representative of that sub-group of Christians. Not to say that all Christians are like this, not by a long shot; evangelicals are only a fraction, and the far-right-wing politically-active ones like the HL owners are a fraction of that, but they're a really awful fraction.

aaron-lebo 9y ago
Having grown up in that culture, worked at HL as my first job and a brother that worked at Mardel, you have no idea what you are talking about.
- fapjacks 9y ago
  I also worked at HL as my first job ever, at a branch in what were the northern reaches of HL's sphere of influence in the mid-90s.
- CaptSpify 9y ago
  Having grown up in that culture, and lived in that area before, I'd say he's actually spot on.
  - aaron-lebo 9y ago
    This is his original statement: The terrorists are really only killing other Muslims in the Middle East, so that's perfectly OK with "committed evangelical Christians". If you've grown up in an evangelical church, you would be aware that evangelicals put a ton of focus on missionary work (evangelical get it) and have a lot of interest in spreading Christianity worldwide and there's also a ton of focus on 3rd world Christians and their persecution (very real). That actually has a spillover where Christians here imagine they are being persecuted. They care a lot about this stuff. Jim Elliot, Travel the Road, Gospel for Asia, Jesus Freaks, Voice of the Martyrs and other kind of stuff. It's a very separate subculture but by god do they love 3rd world Christians. I don't think anyone who has been in that culture would agree with the parent post. The truth is really the opposite. It sounds like an uninformed rant.
    - CaptSpify 9y ago
      And his follow-up statement: > It's obviously not a distorted generalization of the Hobby Lobby owners themselves, and I think they're very representative of that sub-group of Christians. Not to say that all Christians are like this, not by a long shot; evangelicals are only a fraction, and the far-right-wing politically-active ones like the HL owners are a fraction of that, but they're a really awful fraction. Is very accurate. Sure, not all evangelicals think that way. We can argue over who has the better scottsman all day long, but I've definitely seen many evangelicals who don't care as long as we "those brown people keep shooting each other". Obviously experiences vary. I don't see why that's hard to grasp.

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bogomipz 9y ago

I'm not understanding you comment. The quotes are there because they a self-reference by a member of the group.