Our apologies. Some of us were on vacation. Mexico's beaches are pretty fine this time of year ;)
We're actually a bit over the rantings of SGMsurvivors.com and SGM refuge.com, one would think there is a progression of grievances based off their bitter words. In fact, it's the same old stuff repackaged and rewritten with a little help from a pocket thesaurus to dazzle their readers with large and psuedo-intellectual words and ideas. We aren't so easily impressed.
The idea of, "you can't change another person" is true regardless of whether you believe it or not. Bear in mind, we don't want to change them, we understand there is no way we even could! There isn't even a logical way to begin to understand them. One of the blogs spends some of their time making the case that SGM is a cult. Their distorted views of what SGM is all about, is only outdone by their bazen disregard for actually being a Christian. They say with their actions and ideas, "Hey! I don't like the way you are pursuing God and I don't like the way that God is using you, Here, let me help you see clearly."
WHAAAAM!
The obfuscation sure feels a lot like a rough hewn 2x4 smacking my eyeball.
This whole thing is something that would make a great SNL skit. A group of people (not a part of another group) making every effort to change the other group while at the same time putting down that group. Really?! Any group that would be shut down if they got what they lobbied for should be automatically disregarded.
We don't lobby for anything. We just report our perspective. And we have fun doing it. We will sit here in our little offices smoke pipes, drink beer, and read Spurgeon and chuckle at all the people who can't live their lives without bitching about someone else.
Bob Newhart said it best, so we echo with him: "STOP IT OR I'LL BURY YOU ALIVE IN A BOX!!!!"
Watch it here.
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BTW watch out for those Mexican beaches. I’m sure the Mexican government is trying to make tourist areas like that into Green Zones protected from the harsh realities of current Mexican life. Unfortunately the border towns have had thousands of kidnappings and beheadings this year. If you venture into the wrong place you will find yourself surrounded by armed thugs who will force you to go to the nearest ATM and hand over the contents of your account. If they are in a good mood they might let you go after that.
ReplyDeleteYou said, “The obfuscation sure feels a lot like a rough hewn 2x4 smacking my eyeball.” As my mother used to tell me, “Eschew obfuscation !” I am always cautious about people who obfuscate. As you pointed out, it is also very appropriate to be suspicious of those who devote much of their lives to complaining. Another thing to keep in mind is that many of the blogs’ commenters are older women, many of whom are admittedly divorced. It makes sense that there might be a slight bias against an organization that emphasizes male leadership.
The way I approach the anti-SGM blogs is with suspicion. There may be something valid there buried under everything else, but things are not always what they seem.
I found this entry interesting to consider in light of anti-sgm blogging: http://www.challies.com/archives/articles/evil-as-entertainment.php
ReplyDeleteI wonder, do you guys have any thoughts on the SGM wikipedia page?
ReplyDeleteUm, since you've been to Mexican beaches lately, if have flu symptoms I suggest you go to a doctor and get tested for swine flu!
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