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Dear Compass Bible Church

By Jim on Tue, 06/27/17
Church & Ministry
Evangelism
Jewish proselytizing

Dear Compass Bible Church: I have a favor. Please stop inviting my daughter to church events. Please stop inviting my daughter to overnights. Please stop inviting my daughter to lunch. Please stop. I’ve seen this playbook 1,000 times before in 1,000 different places. I’ve heard all the lines—”It’s really fun!” and “We’re gonna have ice cream!” and “It’s a bunch of kids goofing around!” and “Bring friends if you want!” and “We’re all just gathering to play some volleyball!” You know what you’re doing, I know what you’re doing.

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Jim

NewComment - I follow him on Twitter

Tue, 06/27/17

Jeff Pearlman - former S/I [Sports Illustrated] writer and author

https://www.amazon.com/Jeff-Pearlman/e/B001IQWHF6/ref=sr_tc_2_0?qid=149…

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NewHis Tweet & my response

Tue, 06/27/17

https://twitter.com/jeffpearlman/status/879764063412027392

https://twitter.com/jrpeet/status/879770499483676672

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Bert Perry

NewHe's consistent

Tue, 06/27/17

He’s argued that he wanted Tim Tebow to fail because of evangelism, so at least he’s consistent.

Aspiring to be a stick in the mud.

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NewThe Jeff Pearlman / TT "fail" link

Tue, 06/27/17

http://www.jeffpearlman.com/i-want-tim-tebow-to-fail/

because a famous Tim Tebow is a dangerous Tim Tebow

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NewPuzzled

Tue, 06/27/17

Was a bit puzzled by this post. Starting reading the article, came across a colorful curse word. Was still puzzled about what this was about. Maybe in future the teaser should give folks a bit more to go on. So this guy’s unsaved and doesn’t like a ministry trying to reach his daughter by appealing to her using pizza, etc. That’s pretty standard stuff in outreach. Just took too long for me to figure out what this was about.

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NewAdam Blumer wrote:

Tue, 06/27/17

[Adam Blumer]

Was a bit puzzled by this post. Starting reading the article, came across a colorful curse word. Was still puzzled about what this was about. Maybe in future the teaser should give folks a bit more to go on. So this guy’s unsaved and doesn’t like a ministry trying to reach his daughter by appealing to her using pizza, etc. That’s pretty standard stuff in outreach. Just took too long for me to figure out what this was about.

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NewWhat it is....

Tue, 06/27/17

….is a person who appears to be mostly culturally Jewish (as opposed to Orthodox, Conservative, or the like), and sees the Holocaust as a Christian deed. So making his daughter into a Christian would be, for him, a repeat of the Holocaust on a smaller scale.

Now this doesn’t make sense to me, historically and ethically—the Austrian corporal came awfully close to being denounced by no less than the Vatican in 1934 (there was actually a treaty) for what he was doing to the state church (this also resulted in the Confessing Church and Bonhoeffer), but I am pretty sure that’s where he’s coming from. He will simply get nervous whenever anyone takes their religion seriously enough to suggest it might be a blessing to others.

Aspiring to be a stick in the mud.

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NewMeh

Tue, 06/27/17

So Jeff likes Christians as long as they aren’t, you know, serious about their faith.

Duly Noted. Still don’t care about his opinion.

#hatersgonnahate​#unbelieversdontbelieve

"Our task today is to tell people — who no longer know what sin is...no longer see themselves as sinners, and no longer have room for these categories — that Christ died for sins of which they do not think they’re guilty." - David Wells

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