Comments on: What the ODMs are really against

By: Chris L

Chris L — Mon, 07 Jan 2008 04:29:21 +0000

It is very possible that I missed a reference in this thread, but a LOT of churches I know of in the area I live in have large NYE parties for their High School kids with encouragement to bring friends is to provide an alternative to many of the other things going on NYE which tend to get kids into trouble – sometimes with deadly consequences.

When I was in leadership for our church’s youth group, this was an unspoken reason we gave up our New Year’s Eve to provide something for the kids…

By: Matt B

Matt B — Fri, 04 Jan 2008 17:24:29 +0000

CR?N was, in my mind, implying that something nefarious was going on at MBC. CR?N doesn’t just post news stories. They always have a reason.

I actually wasn’t going to post about this until Ingrid jumped in with her comment.

By: Phil Miller

Phil Miller — Fri, 04 Jan 2008 17:01:02 +0000

However, should the CR?N article be included with Slice this time?

I don’t quite get what you’re saying, as Slice refers to the article linked on CRN.

Anyway, on a related note, I’ve always found it quite funny that CRN has SOL listed as a “Research Link” on the side of the page. “Research” is simply copying and pasting articles, I guess.

By: Tim Reed

Tim Reed — Fri, 04 Jan 2008 16:53:39 +0000

Thadd is my homeboy.

By: thadd

thadd — Fri, 04 Jan 2008 16:50:40 +0000

Please forgive me for my mistake. I only read what was posted at the CR?N website. I didn’t read what was over there at Slice. My mistake. Looks like my commentating could use some work. Please accept my humblest of apologies.

(However, should the CR?N article be included with Slice this time?)

By: Phil Miller

Phil Miller — Fri, 04 Jan 2008 16:45:37 +0000

thadd,
Click on the link at the top of page that says “Slice”.

By: thadd

thadd — Fri, 04 Jan 2008 16:44:06 +0000

“McLean Bible Church had teens â€œpartying all nightâ€ to bring in the New Year. I wonder what Christians in North Korea were doing. While â€œpastorsâ€ today are filling their time with booze, video games and chat rooms, the true Bride of Christ is purified around the world by suffering.”

I missed this part, where is the link to this?

By: iggy

iggy — Fri, 04 Jan 2008 15:25:05 +0000

Thadd,

Ingrid is contrasting the “true”church which is under persecution against the “false” church that has parties on New Year.

If you look at her wording it is pretty clear she is doing this.

McLean Bible Church had teens â€œpartying all nightâ€ to bring in the New Year. I wonder what Christians in North Korea were doing. While â€œpastorsâ€ today are filling their time with booze, video games and chat rooms, the true Bride of Christ is purified around the world by suffering.

In her mind somehow the two are connected. Ingrid also is very upfront that “certain” targeted churches are of Satan and not of God… such as in her recent attack on Tim Reed who is a writer here.

Hope that helps.

iggy

By: thadd

thadd — Fri, 04 Jan 2008 15:15:24 +0000

Matt B.,

Did I miss something in this article posted at CRN? I cannot seem to find anything that either supports or is against teens having a New Years Eve party on church property. And furthermore, from what the article says, it does not seem that Ingrid is against the Church helping AIDS victims in Africa. Ingrid even puts a link on her report so that people can read the entire article. Help me out here. I would really like to understand where you are coming from. But right now it just seems like things are getting taken out of context and really distorted.

By: Joe Martino

Joe Martino — Fri, 04 Jan 2008 14:44:21 +0000

Phil, that is a dynamite point.