Hey y'all. Not to be a fly in the ointment, but I read one of Matthew Murray's rants (for those who don't know, this was the guy who shot those people at New Life Church and the YWAM campus out in Colorado) last week, and happened across something that really stood out. In one of his postings on an internet forum for ex-Pentecostals, he wrote the following:
The fact is, in YWAM, and christianity, it's all about the Beautiful People. No, it's not just "one group of bad christians" but rather....almost every group of christians except for a few open minded non-evangelical churches. If you're an extrovert, and popular, then yes, there is plenty of love waiting for you in christianity. If you ask questions and want to understand things and/or desire a real and deep spirituality, or if you're just not popular...well.......you are considered as one of the horrible people and are either going to be abused or kicked out by "holy spirit love filled" christians. it's all about......
the Beautiful People........
Not to glorify the guy at all (far be it from me to do that), but that hit home a little bit. As an introvert, I've run into similar things (not the abuse, but the "popular crowd" syndrome); and I'm pretty sure that other introverts have as well. Has anyone else experienced, or known anyone who has, experienced anything like this? Any thoughts? Comments? Concerns?
Full raving available at:
http://www.godlikeproductions.com/fo...sage473624/pg1