Hipster Christianity vs. Bushie-style Christianity

[they don't love you like i love you]

One of these is a truly positive force, the other is one of the most destructive forces in the world today.

[World politics is up Schmitt creek]

Well, I mean, hipster Christianity, obviously, but just as with your polls pitting opebo against Tamerlane or the Magdalene laundries or Dr No or whatever, that shouldn't be taken as a ringing endorsement.

[BaconBacon96]

I refuse to vote for either.

[afleitch]

Both are shallow and self serving. How can you possibly choose?

[Grumpier Than Uncle Joe]

Both are shallow and self serving. How can you possibly choose?

Reading what ODF writes about his religious clan, it's an easy choice for me.

[they don't love you like i love you]

Both are shallow and self serving. How can you possibly choose?

I fail to see how sometimes of mostly white people that talks about checking white privilege could be considered "self serving".

[Keystone Phil]

So glad I'm a Roman Catholic.

[they don't love you like i love you]

So glad I go somewhere that allows women to lead.

[Keystone Phil]

So glad I go somewhere that allows women to lead.

Yes, I guess strip clubs do allow a "leading role" of sorts.

[DC Al Fine]

Well, I mean, hipster Christianity, obviously, but just as with your polls pitting opebo against Tamerlane or the Magdalene laundries or Dr No or whatever, that shouldn't be taken as a ringing endorsement.

[afleitch]

Both are shallow and self serving. How can you possibly choose?

I fail to see how sometimes of mostly white people that talks about checking white privilege could be considered "self serving".

Maybe they could could check that privilege much better if it wasn't mostly white in the first place. The issue is both brands of Christianity seem to be concerned about what the person gets out of it. Hipsters want something that serves their own aesthetics and Bushie seems to want a faith that serves him by not challenging him in any way.

Given that both you and Bushie share similarities in that you both haven't demonstrated much personal growth in the many years you've both been on the forum, then it seems to me that both types of church are equally as vapid.

[Badger]

I refuse to vote for either.

[WalterMitty]

I refuse to vote for either.

[they don't love you like i love you]

So glad I go somewhere that allows women to lead.

Yes, I guess strip clubs do allow a "leading role" of sorts.

Well I haven't been to one in a year...

Both are shallow and self serving. How can you possibly choose?

I fail to see how sometimes of mostly white people that talks about checking white privilege could be considered "self serving".

Maybe they could could check that privilege much better if it wasn't mostly white in the first place. The issue is both brands of Christianity seem to be concerned about what the person gets out of it. Hipsters want something that serves their own aesthetics and Bushie seems to want a faith that serves him by not challenging him in any way.

Given that both you and Bushie share similarities in that you both haven't demonstrated much personal growth in the many years you've both been on the forum, then it seems to me that both types of church are equally as vapid.

Well of course someone of your bent would find any sort of church vapid, just like all of my non-believer friends (though of course they'd probably vote for Hipster Christianity due to being more liberal). But it seems weird you speak of wanting something that serves your own aesthetics as so negative. That's what basically every person alive does.

And in regards to checking that privilege if it wasn't mostly white in the first place, the shows I go to full of Tumblr buzzwords about various privileges including white privilege and where someone can actually say "White people really are s[inks]" to hordes of applause are even more white. So were the vast majority of the people at all the protest marches I saw recently in Minneapolis about police killings of blacks. Point?

[World politics is up Schmitt creek]

Well of course someone of your bent would find any sort of church vapid, just like all of my non-believer friends (though of course they'd probably vote for Hipster Christianity due to being more liberal). But it seems weird you speak of wanting something that serves your own aesthetics as so negative. That's what basically every person alive does.

I feel like the problems that afleitch, or most secular humanists really, would have with, say, DC Al Fine's church, or Phil's, or TJ's, or mine for that matter although probably less so, wouldn't boil down to or even really include 'it's vapid'.

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You're not making as good a pitch as you think you are, you're really not.

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Plural of anecdote, and all that. And it's really pretty crass of you to bring that up in this context.

[RogueBeaver]

I refuse to vote for either.

[traininthedistance]

Well, I mean, hipster Christianity, obviously, but just as with your polls pitting opebo against Tamerlane or the Magdalene laundries or Dr No or whatever, that shouldn't be taken as a ringing endorsement.

[politicus]

Well, I mean, hipster Christianity, obviously, but just as with your polls pitting opebo against Tamerlane or the Magdalene laundries or Dr No or whatever, that shouldn't be taken as a ringing endorsement.

[they don't love you like i love you]

Well, I mean, hipster Christianity, obviously, but just as with your polls pitting opebo against Tamerlane or the Magdalene laundries or Dr No or whatever, that shouldn't be taken as a ringing endorsement.

I was under the impression you were similar to this type of Christian, or at least more "modern".

[FEMA Camp Administrator]

So glad I'm a Roman Catholic.

[Simfan34]

So glad I'm a Roman Catholic.

[patrick1]

And in regards to checking that privilege if it wasn't mostly white in the first place, the shows I go to full of Tumblr buzzwords about various privileges including white privilege and where someone can actually say "White people really are s[inks]" to hordes of applause are even more white. So were the vast majority of the people at all the protest marches I saw recently in Minneapolis about police killings of blacks. Point?

...cringe inducing

[Starbucks Union Thug HokeyPuck]

So glad I go somewhere that allows women to lead.

Yes, I guess strip clubs do allow a "leading role" of sorts.

Well I haven't been to one in a year...

Aw c'mon man.  You aren't turning into one of those types, are you?

[DemPGH]

I also can't vote. They're different sides of the same coin. Or maybe different sides of a many-sided die.

So is "hipster Christian" some sort of charismatic thing, or a person who follows the latest trends and who happens also to be a Christian? 

[they don't love you like i love you]

So glad I go somewhere that allows women to lead.

Yes, I guess strip clubs do allow a "leading role" of sorts.

Well I haven't been to one in a year...

Aw c'mon man.  You aren't turning into one of those types, are you?

Not really no. I just kind of lost interest and found better uses of my money.