Comments on: The Christian Whitewash http://www.spiritualtramp.com/blog/2008/09/the-christian-whitewash/ Musings on Christianity Sat, 04 Feb 2012 09:00:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: salguod http://www.spiritualtramp.com/blog/2008/09/the-christian-whitewash/comment-page-1/#comment-1992 salguod Fri, 19 Sep 2008 20:16:21 +0000 http://www.spiritualtramp.com/blog/?p=142#comment-1992 I don't get it either. In some cases, GodTube or maybe even Guitar Praise, I can sorta see wanting something that didn't have the inappropriate content in it. Pink and our's denomination recently set up a 'Christian myspace/Facebook' kind of deal. It's clunky and ugly (well, so is myspace) and worse, when you sign up you get two friends automatically that you can't 'unfriend'. They're there to make sure things are all spiritual like. I don't know these guys at all, I don't want them in my friend list watching over me. I haven't been back since I signed up 'cause I don't need a nanny and Facebook works pretty darn well for me. There was nothing new there, why bother? Thing is, the guys who built Facebook did it because they thought a way to be connected & share stuff would be cool. They loved the idea and built something cool that works. If your main point is to make a Christian version of something cool, it's going to be Christian first, cool second and it likely won't work nearly as well. Most of the time, compared to the original, it's a bit dorky and not nearly as good. If there's inappropriate stuff in something cool, either figure out how to avoid it (I'm constantly turning off the scantily clad cartoon babes in my daughters' DDR) or just don't use the cool tool. That's part of the cost of following Jesus. I don’t get it either. In some cases, GodTube or maybe even Guitar Praise, I can sorta see wanting something that didn’t have the inappropriate content in it.
Pink and our’s denomination recently set up a ‘Christian myspace/Facebook’ kind of deal. It’s clunky and ugly (well, so is myspace) and worse, when you sign up you get two friends automatically that you can’t ‘unfriend’. They’re there to make sure things are all spiritual like.
I don’t know these guys at all, I don’t want them in my friend list watching over me.
I haven’t been back since I signed up ’cause I don’t need a nanny and Facebook works pretty darn well for me. There was nothing new there, why bother?
Thing is, the guys who built Facebook did it because they thought a way to be connected & share stuff would be cool. They loved the idea and built something cool that works. If your main point is to make a Christian version of something cool, it’s going to be Christian first, cool second and it likely won’t work nearly as well. Most of the time, compared to the original, it’s a bit dorky and not nearly as good.
If there’s inappropriate stuff in something cool, either figure out how to avoid it (I’m constantly turning off the scantily clad cartoon babes in my daughters’ DDR) or just don’t use the cool tool. That’s part of the cost of following Jesus.

]]> By: pinakidion http://www.spiritualtramp.com/blog/2008/09/the-christian-whitewash/comment-page-1/#comment-238 pinakidion Fri, 19 Sep 2008 19:52:11 +0000 http://www.spiritualtramp.com/blog/?p=142#comment-238 <p>You know, Tim Kimmel talks about this a lot in his book, Grace-Based Parenting. He basically says that he didn't see the value of a Christian Parallel Universe and didn't want his children to be a part of it.</p> <p>I don't think things like ApologetiX hurt. It's their thing, more power to them. What hurts my conscience is trying to live in an alternate reality. It's fake to me - being fake is antithetical to faith.</p> You know, Tim Kimmel talks about this a lot in his book, Grace-Based Parenting. He basically says that he didn’t see the value of a Christian Parallel Universe and didn’t want his children to be a part of it.

I don’t think things like ApologetiX hurt. It’s their thing, more power to them. What hurts my conscience is trying to live in an alternate reality. It’s fake to me – being fake is antithetical to faith.

]]> By: Kansas Bob http://www.spiritualtramp.com/blog/2008/09/the-christian-whitewash/comment-page-1/#comment-237 Kansas Bob Fri, 19 Sep 2008 19:03:57 +0000 http://www.spiritualtramp.com/blog/?p=142#comment-237 <p>The first song I remember that did this was Sinatra's "My Way".. they changed some words and made it "God's Way".. not too good.. all I could think of when it was sung was Sinatra.</p> The first song I remember that did this was Sinatra’s “My Way”.. they changed some words and made it “God’s Way”.. not too good.. all I could think of when it was sung was Sinatra.

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