The Kind-Hearted Smart Aleck

Allow me to take you all back about 18 months. On April 26th of 2013, I wrote a blog, entitled, "I smell bacon - no, it's not the cops. The pig I smell is Pastor Mark Driscoll." For those whom read the blog, but can't remember it, or for those whom have yet to read it, here's how it went: It's people like evangelical leader Mark Driscoll who pushed me away from the Christianity and honestly, religion altogether. Driscoll is the pastor of the Mars Hill Church in Seattle, Washington, who gave a sermon recently which has a few people talking. At this sermon, Driscoll said: "Wives, submit to your own husbands, as to the Lord. For the husband is head of the wife, as also Christ is head of the church; and He is the Savior of the body. Therefore, just as the church is subject to Christ, so let the wives be their own husbands in everything." He wasn't done there. Driscoll added this: "If the wife disrespects the husband in front of his c...

No t long ago, I posted a blog entitled, " I smell bacon - no, it’s not the cops. The pig I smell is Pastor Mark Driscoll ." In addition to posting it on this site, I posted it on Tumblr as well , where i t received a lovely co mment - one to which I've already countered . I'm now awaiting the comm enter 's next mov e. Her e's a brea kdown of the deba te. First off, here's the blog I posted: It’s people like evangelical leader Mark Driscoll who pushed me away from the Christianity and honestly, religion altogether. Driscoll is the pastor of the Mars Hill Church in Seattle, Washington, who gave a sermon recently which has a few people talking. At this sermon, Driscoll said: “Wives, submit to your own husbands, as to the Lord. For the husband is head of the wife, as also Christ is head of the church; and He is the Savior of the body. Therefore, just as the church is subject to Christ, so let the wives be their own husbands in everything....

It's people like evangelical leader Mark Driscoll who pushed me away from the Christianity and honestly, religion altogether. Driscoll is the pastor of the Mars Hill Church in Seattle, Washington, who gave a sermon recently which has a few people talking. At this sermon, Driscoll said: "Wives, submit to your own husbands, as to the Lord. For the husband is head of the wife, as also Christ is head of the church; and He is the Savior of the body. Therefore, just as the church is subject to Christ, so let the wives be their own husbands in everything." He wasn't done there. Driscoll added this: "If the wife disrespects the husband in front of his coworkers, will they respect the husband? No. Women who publicly disrespect their husbands, they encourage others to disrespect their husbands. And this doesn't mean you don't disagree with your husband but you do so respectfully, privately." The portion of the sermon which has garnered the most att...