Source: Musings from Two-Sheds Gomer

Comments: In his ever-so-subtle way, Brendt lays out a position that Slice would agree with, and then replaces a few nouns, revealing a rather large plank in the eyes of the in-speck-tors.
Memorable Quotes:

There are those in this world (call them Group A) who are less-than-intelligent enough to think that all people in the Church are alike. People who think that Benny Hinn and Fred Phelps speak for all of the Church. There are certainly those who are active in the Church who have ideas and/or actions that are flat-out wrong. But Group A denies that there is any possibility that there may be some (many?) in the Church that do not subscribe to the same ideas or do the same things.

OK, now I’m going to repeat that paragraph with only a few minor additions/changes. These will be italicized.

There are those in this world (call them Group B) who are less-than-intelligent enough to think that all people in the Emergent Church are alike. People who think that Brian McLaren and Tony Campolo speak for all of the Emergent Church. There are certainly those who are active in the Emergent Church who have ideas and/or actions that are flat-out wrong. But Group B denies that there is any possibility that there may be some (many?) in the Emergent Church that do not subscribe to the same ideas or do the same things.

So what’s the difference between those two groups? (other than the fact that Group A doesn’t have the audacity to label what they do as a ministry)

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