I really didn’t understand why Warren’s supporters would then try to shut down those who were offended (and I include myself in the camp of those hurt, upset, offended AND distressed) by telling us/me to be more Christian like they themselves were being.
I wanted to hear and open up dialogue because I didn’t understand Warren’s logic, humor or joke. I had a lot of questions because I wanted to understand. I know there were others who emailed him. But for the sake of argument, let’s assume Warren is talking about my email, which I re-read. Do I think so highly of myself to think that Warren’s apology and reference to an email is actually about me? That is ridiculous. Let’s break this down and put this puppy to rest. I am breaking it down because sometimes, as a bicultural woman, I think I am being direct, but, because of multiple cultural influences on my language and approach, folks who lean more towards the Western culture find my Asian American tendencies indirect. I am going to break this down for clarity sake because I and others who have been vocal about this have been accused of being un-Christian, mean, thin-skinned, sensitive, unaware of how much Warren’s ministry has done, racist, stupid, and all sorts of things we grown-ups hopefully are not teaching the children in our midst to call other children. I don’t have followers or a congregation. As of this morning (Thursday), there is not.Īutomated response. Tuesday night I received what appears to be a standard response indicating that there will be a response to me forthcoming.Tuesday night I sent him a personal email so that I could Matthew 18 the situation.By Tuesday afternoon Warren’s controversial post, image and comment thread and tweet connected to that thread are erased, which is why I have chosen to leave all images and posts, and to quote directly when possible.It’s a joke people! If you take this seriously, you really shouldn’t be following me! Did you know that, using Hebrew ironic humor, Jesus inserted several laugh lines – jokes – in the Sermon on the Mount? The self-righteous missed them all while the disciples were undoubtedly giggling!” By 8:30 am Monday morning, Warren responds with this: People often miss irony on the Internet.There are also commenters rebuking people for communicating their hurt and concern over the image. Hours later there are many, many Facebook posts by people concerned about the use of the image, evoking the horrors of the Cultural Revolution, and trying to connect that with a church staff’s attitude.“The typical attitude of Saddleback Staff as they start work each day.” Monday morning Rick Warren posts an image of a female Red Guard with the caption.(If you’re not sure about this, I would be thrilled to walk you through a manuscript study of the book of Mark.)įor those of you just tuning in, please start here and then I would suggest going here, here or here. This is Day Four, and in social media time that means you are probably late to the party. Jesus knew his audience, context, words, power of place and space. They are not “secular” things we Christians need not worry about. This is no picnic or attempt at building a reputation or platform at the expense of someone else.Ī wonderful opportunity to engage publicly, because that is where this whole thing started, on cross-cultural skills and integration in mission, in the Gospel, was missed. Reconciliation comes with time and more often than not at great cost. There is no smug, self-satisfaction in this, sisters and brothers.
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