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auf Wiedersehen

Stephanie Drury — Mon, 21 Feb 2011 19:56:21 +0000

My contract with Beliefnet is up and I'll be back on my own ad-free domain again. Beliefnet has been really lovely to me and I appreciate their letting me write whatever I want without trying to censor anything. I will be back on my blogger domain sometime this week, after I figure out how to export everything....love,stephy ...

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#210 Mandatory chapel at Bible college

Stephanie Drury — Fri, 11 Feb 2011 19:06:31 +0000

Most Christian colleges require students to attend chapel services. Chapel is not an option, it's part of the curriculum. If you don't fulfill your chapel quota, you don't graduate.

Though Christianity purports to operate under the auspices of grace and generally claims that church attendance isn't something God grades you on, Christian culture...

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#209 Perceiving persecution

Stephanie Drury — Thu, 03 Feb 2011 18:16:31 +0000

Christian culture is vigilant about persecution. Jesus said being persecuted goes with the territory of following him, and some of those followers are really on the lookout. Christian culture sees persecution...

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#208 Missionary dating

Stephanie Drury — Thu, 27 Jan 2011 18:16:57 +0000

When someone in Christian culture meets a delicious non-Christian they will usually assume a missionary position with them. Missionary dating is when you date a non-Christian...

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#207 Marrying young

Stephanie Drury — Wed, 19 Jan 2011 18:33:07 +0000

Christian culture gets married young. The reason isn't entirely clear, but the general consensus is that it drastically lowers the risk of fornication. You just can't fornicate if you're married, and that takes care of that. Fornication is Christian culture's natural enemy. Bible colleges (aka "bridal colleges" - what did I tell you?) require students to...

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#206 “You are now entering the mission field” signs

Stephanie Drury — Tue, 04 Jan 2011 18:43:21 +0000

89% of evangelical church parking lots contain one of these signs. The signs are never positioned so that you see them while you're driving into the lot. They're placed so you can only see them as you're driving away. Read the full post here »

#112 Not Xmas

Stephanie Drury — Wed, 15 Dec 2010 11:04:08 +0000

The campaign to override Xmas with Christmas is brought to you by the aforementioned Keeping Christ in Christmas movement. It's never more frenetic than at this time of year. Pro-Christmas campaigners very much dislike Xmas. They will call you out if you use it and...

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#205 Capitalism

Stephanie Drury — Mon, 13 Dec 2010 15:47:27 +0000

If you have spent time within American Christian culture, you have probably inferred that free-market capitalism is God's chosen economic system. American evangelicals are some of capitalism's biggest fans. Christians in many other parts of the world cannot believe this. They have no idea how someone could reconcile capitalism with the teachings of Christ. But...

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#109 Keeping Christ in Christmas

Stephanie Drury — Mon, 06 Dec 2010 16:50:29 +0000

Christian culture is alarmed by all things politically correct. They say the increasing use of the phrase happy holidays is an affront to keeping Christ in Christmas and it's just one more sign that this country is headed for hell...

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#204 Not giving money to the homeless

Stephanie Drury — Fri, 03 Dec 2010 17:45:37 +0000

When encountering someone holding an "ANYTHING HELPS" sign, evangelicals will sooner pass them by than give them money.

There's an unspoken bias in Christian culture that is skeptical of those asking for a handout. They wish the homeless would grab those bootstraps already and start yanking. But they are faintly aware of what Jesus said...

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