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re: Church mission trips to Central America.
Posted on 7/27/14 at 10:12 pm to wmr
Posted on 7/27/14 at 10:12 pm to wmr
You need to give this one up. You're gonna lose. 
I haven't been inside a church outside of weddings and funerals for longer than most here have been alive. But churches and church people do a lot of good, including mission trips. With all the waste going on everyday here it makes no sense to me why you're complaining about this. If you have heartburn over Christians in general just say so. (But I don't expect that to go any better.)
I haven't been inside a church outside of weddings and funerals for longer than most here have been alive. But churches and church people do a lot of good, including mission trips. With all the waste going on everyday here it makes no sense to me why you're complaining about this. If you have heartburn over Christians in general just say so. (But I don't expect that to go any better.)
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Posted on 7/27/14 at 10:14 pm to finestfirst79
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If you have heartburn over Christians in general just say so. (But I don't expect that to go any better.)
I'm glad I'm not the only one who sees the thread for what it is.
Posted on 7/27/14 at 10:16 pm to finestfirst79
I'm not trying to win, other than to spur critical thought about the whole idea. I don't resent the people who go on mission trips. In the present culture, I am quick to criticize behavior that I view as attention-seeking.
Like the example I provided of kids wearing pink to emulate their NFL heros: my point isn't to support the spread of breast cancer. My point is to point out how absurd the whole "wear pink" thing has gotten, where people are spending 10x as much money on pink accessories as they are spending funding breast cancer charities. At some point, it becomes ugly and self-aggrandizing to me.
Like the example I provided of kids wearing pink to emulate their NFL heros: my point isn't to support the spread of breast cancer. My point is to point out how absurd the whole "wear pink" thing has gotten, where people are spending 10x as much money on pink accessories as they are spending funding breast cancer charities. At some point, it becomes ugly and self-aggrandizing to me.
Posted on 7/27/14 at 10:17 pm to finestfirst79
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If you have heartburn over Christians in general just say so. (But I don't expect that to go any better.)
I absolutely don't. I think we need more shame in our culture. I'm serious. People have no shame.
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