Thursday, September 25, 2008
Lifeway Christian Stores pulling “girly” magazine from shelves
No, no. Lifeway Christian Stores didn't get duped into putting any issues of Playboy on their shelves, but you'd think with all the fuss there would at least be some nudity involved.
Lifeway, which has eight stores in DFW, recently pulled an issue of Gospel Today from its shelves because the issue's cover featured five female pastors from around the country. The Southern Baptist Convention owns Lifeway and believes that only men can be ordained ministers. For now, the abominable magazine can only be bought from behind the counter.
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Pavel Lishin, says:
Well, as long as you can still buy them. I guess it's good to keep that sort of thing out of sight of impressionable children. God forbid they grow up thinking that women are equal to men.
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Dallas Spohn, says:
Ha, Ha, Ha, you crazy kids with your crazy religions.
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viva_la_malcriada, says:
"For now, the abominable magazine can only be bought from behind the counter."
With a brown paper wrapping?
These people crack me up.
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Travis Bush, says:
Sounds like Lifeway needs to do some bible readin'! Aint they never read Luke 9:49-50?
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Rick Yost, says:
Sounds like they read too much of it, and nothing else.
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jtmbls, says:
Positively scandalous!! Can’t they keep their women in check???
I don't have my bible with me today - What does Luke have to say on the matter? Briefly.
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David Gouldin, says:
http://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?...
Not sure how it applies here.
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Travis Bush, says:
"And John answered and said, 'Master, we saw someone casting out demons in Your name, and we forbade him because he does not follow with us.' And Jesus said to him, 'Do not forbid him, for he who is not against us is for us'." (Luke 9:49,50, NKJ)
BTW Rick, you are correct, but you gotta club em with their own tool, because the use of logic, reason and the concept of humanity have never worked.
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jtmbls, says:
Nice. I would say that is very relevant. I'm just having a hard time thinking Jesus followed that up with "...Uh, unless it's a woman!"
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AnnMarie Wilson, says:
What's a bible? Never cracked the cover of one of those things...
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Pavel Lishin, says:
It's one of those boring things you crack open when you're staying in a motel on a high school trip, and they lock you in.
Unless you're me and figure out how to escape.
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Jason Rice, says:
AnnMarie - its just something to make people feel better about themselves.
You can embrace it and memorize it to feel superior for being in touch with it or you can disdain it and belittle it to feel superior for being free of it.
One stop shopping for all your self-esteem needs.
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Rick Yost, says:
Like it or not, boring or not, we are all (believers and sinners alike) represented in it, in one way or another. Our culture and our politics are more and more intertwined with it. It has power behind it. Be aware of it.
You should read as much of it as you can manage just so you'll know why the stranger next to you is on their knees. It may affect your life one day as well- believe or not.
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Jason Rice, says:
It also really helps with all those "artsy" moments in sitcoms and psuedo-art house flicks.
Don't worry, you don't have to read it all, only as much as the film folks do, usually Genesis and some of Paul's letters and you're good for 80% of pop culture.
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Robert Couchman, says:
I love your comment here so much. If a person truely wants to be affected by scripture you cannot help but find yourself there. But, it is most important, once you find yourself, to see others, not as 'sinners' as so many do, but to see them as Jesus did, as those who are deeply in need.
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Robert Couchman, says:
to be clear I was reffering to what Rick said somehow I missed that
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Pavel Lishin, says:
"(believers and sinners alike)"
Shouldn't that be "believers and heathens alike"?
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Jason Rice, says:
Pavel! Ya see! Nobody believes me, but I tell ya, Rick is secretly very very devout.
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zainypagan, says:
Pavel Lishin Verified "(believers and sinners alike)"
Shouldn't that be "believers and heathens alike"?
No it should not be. Contrary to what Christains have falsly advertised Heathenism is a religion, it is a Pagan religion that does have a belief in a higher power. As do all Pagan paths. Christianity is a poor source of information when it comes to other paths.
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Jason Rice, says:
Heathenism - nope, never heard of it.
"Heathen" used to just meant "not Christian, Jewish or Islamic" where I'm from. I thought Paganism had become the catch-all for contemporary polytheisms and diest offshoots. Guess I need a new handbook. (If ya don't know the players...)
Thank goodness the fashion industry hasn't got hold of this. I'd never be able to keep up.
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Scott Doyle, says:
I don't keep up because I don't care. Does that make me a sinner?
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Jason Rice, says:
Scott, I think that makes you an Apatheist.
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Scott Doyle, says:
I prefer agnostic. But I'm sure that's considered a sin by most religious peeps.
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Pavel Lishin, says:
You can't go wrong with plain ol' vanilla militant solipsism.
Well, I can't. You don't really exist, so you really can't "go" with anything.
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ch0, says:
The Force runs strong in my family. My father has it. I have it. And... my sister has it. Yes. It's you, Leia.
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Jason Rice, says:
::militant solipsism
Militant. And you'd be rebelling against.....
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metallicraig, says:
Jason Rice and Rick Yost in '08! Wonderfully stated gentelmen. God bless you all, and may you find the peace you seek.
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Pavel Lishin, says:
Jason: against those who are misguided and think I'm wrong in my beliefs, of course.
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Jason Rice, says:
Well. this is tough. Usually, pop psych tells us "Change begins with us" but a solipsist ... well, so does the thing changing and ... well everything. Man. What would Deepak, say?
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Travis Bush, says:
"What would Deepak, say?"
Buy my book..
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ch0, says:
Even navels get bored sometimes...
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Jason Rice, says:
::Buy my book..
genius! well played, sir
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Robert Couchman, says:
Re "even navels get bored...." if you need to get out more often, try this:
http://navelgazing.omphaloskeptic.net...
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chriss, says:
Re: "believers and sinners alike": as I understand it, we're all sinners, so believers are sinners, too.
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