As the quantity of communication increases, so does its quality decline; and the most important sign of this is that it is no longer acceptable to say so.--RScruton
"You cannot ally yourself with the good without also being allied to the evil, for on the stage the good and the evil are in close alliance."
Using this guide, any form of entertainment or amusement would be considered off-limits for a true fundamentalist.
(Wish I would've had this quote when I was forced to attend Vespers and Artist Series at BJU.)
And politics - certainly Christians should avoid politics at all cost -- for where is good and evil in more "close alliance" than on the political stage?
The enemies of Christianity are those who indulge in, or condone, dancing, card-playing, gambling, circuses, swearing, theater-going, billiards, baseball, low-cut dresses, society balls, novel reading, social climbing, and above all else, drinking alcoholic beverages.
Why circuses are on that list myself. Cruelty to animals, maybe?
"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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Oy vey iz mir
Brother Dixon is really ringing the changes. In his opinion, the whole BJU, MBBC, et al. drama (stage and screen) departments ought to be shut down.
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An oddity
It is interesting how many Christians condemned the theater when it taught virtue, and now embrace it when it teaches vice.
Different Folks
Ahh, but I do not think you are talking about the same Christians, are you?
Things That Matter
As the quantity of communication increases, so does its quality decline; and the most important sign of this is that it is no longer acceptable to say so.--RScruton
Not the same
No, indeed. Not the same Christians, but often their children, and sometimes the same groups.
Off Limits
"You cannot ally yourself with the good without also being allied to the evil, for on the stage the good and the evil are in close alliance."
Using this guide, any form of entertainment or amusement would be considered off-limits for a true fundamentalist.
(Wish I would've had this quote when I was forced to attend Vespers and Artist Series at BJU.)
And politics - certainly Christians should avoid politics at all cost -- for where is good and evil in more "close alliance" than on the political stage?
This is a good article about
This is a good article about Dixon by Priest:
http://www.dbts.edu/journals/1996_1/ACDIXON.PDF
Another Historical Tidbit
Evangelist Sam Jones (1847-1906):
Tyler is a pastor in Olympia, WA and works in State government. He's the author of the book What's It Mean to Be a Baptist?
No Baseball? That's just
No Baseball? That's just un-American. "Baseball, Chevrolet, an Apple Pie" is as wholesome as you get.
Circuses? That's probably circumlocution for Washington D.C.
Pastor Mike Harding
I'd be curious
Why circuses are on that list myself. Cruelty to animals, maybe?
"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
Jay wrote: Why circuses are
The history of circuses is fascinating. Not a good culture and it was abusive to employees as well as animals.
Circuses ... it's the clowns
It's the clowns
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Jim's Doctrinal Statement
In Sam Jones' Time Frame
hundreds circuses crisscrossed the country. It wasn't like today with only Barnum and Bailey.
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No Milltown Pride?
So Milltown Pride isn't as period-specific fundy friendly as advertised.
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Yeup
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