tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9263500.post111132012886897728..comments2023-10-02T07:55:24.415-04:00Comments on Words Matter: Profit-driven huckstersJimhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01763876658345223153noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9263500.post-1111750372223226832005-03-25T06:32:00.000-05:002005-03-25T06:32:00.000-05:00Gazelder,Yes, faith in America seems to ride a par...Gazelder,<BR/><BR/>Yes, faith in America seems to ride a parallel track with all the other capitalist excesses and wrongs. Smith will now be able to "cash in" on her "stand for Jeezus", as do most high-profile xians.<BR/><BR/>It's interesting to me how a man such as Jesus, who, if you read the gospels, certainly favored a socialist, wealth-redistribution over the greed and avarice of today's radical right xians, yet, nowhere do you see that message being propagated by our modern day Elmer Gantrys.<BR/><BR/>Just more books, seminars, and meetings about how to cash in the Jesus chip for fame and fortune.Jimhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01763876658345223153noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9263500.post-1111703673573935132005-03-24T17:34:00.000-05:002005-03-24T17:34:00.000-05:00And NOW Smith has mad BIG bucks for her reading. L...And NOW Smith has mad BIG bucks for her reading. Listening to the organizations talk about her "faith" and her "acceptance" reminds me of the rantings of fundamentalist muslims.<BR/><BR/>Bet i wouldn't have been praised for reading passages of Gravity's Rainbow. But then I'm not a xian either.<BR/><BR/>GazelderGazelder Lufetarghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00936093260236399856noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9263500.post-1111703243877167992005-03-24T17:27:00.000-05:002005-03-24T17:27:00.000-05:00What does "xian" mean? I think it has its origins...What does "xian" mean? I think it has its origins in much of the hip,post-modern, ironic, twenty-something, "hey look at me, I'm a xian and I'm still too sexy for my shirt" brand of xianity making the rounds of the culture.<BR/><BR/>To me, it is a way of writing "christian" and eliminating "Christ" from the equation, sort of like x-ing Christ from Xmas. I think it's a great way to represent much of the empty religion and pseudo-sprirituality masquerading as legitimate christianity, the "real" kind that actually understands what Jesus meant when he talked about discipleship and the cost of being a true follower, if in fact there are any.<BR/><BR/>When you see me writing "xian", you know I'm representing American xianity, that is remarkably devoid of any connection to Jesus.Jimhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01763876658345223153noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9263500.post-1111663396608861972005-03-24T06:23:00.000-05:002005-03-24T06:23:00.000-05:00what's xian mean?what's xian mean?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com