tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13008741.post5776806972643141638..comments2024-01-20T11:00:24.232-06:00Comments on ~michellependergrass.com: The Christian Modifier~michelle pendergrasshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04963999375035588206noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13008741.post-82849377144305997752008-10-24T11:14:00.000-05:002008-10-24T11:14:00.000-05:00that should be noun toward the beginning, not non....that should be noun toward the beginning, not non. <BR/>oy.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13008741.post-31708494408317888252008-10-24T11:13:00.000-05:002008-10-24T11:13:00.000-05:00You didn't know that I like Willie, huh? I'm just ...You didn't know that I like Willie, huh? I'm just full of surprises.<BR/>My issue, really, is there's no biblical or historical precedent for using Christian as anything else but a non for a group of people who find their identity in Christ.<BR/>We should all be striving to write good, beautiful stories that glorify Christ (we meaning Christians--I don't expect nonChristians to do that, although often they end up doing just that!) without worrying about the modifiers. And as Christians, like Amber said, our beliefs will naturally come out (which means we should always be looking to discuss those beliefs in the Church, going to the Bible, going to Christ). As Christians, we also have different beliefs and different lines re theological issues as well as more superficial issues such as drinking, cursing, etc (I call them superficial not meaning condescendingly whether you're for or against but meaning they're not more core issues), and these beliefs will naturally come out in our writing, which (and this is becoming a super-long sentence) gives other Christians plenty of options from which to choose to read.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13008741.post-85329775536694667242008-10-24T00:27:00.000-05:002008-10-24T00:27:00.000-05:00Okay, attempt number 2 at leaving a comment, summa...Okay, attempt number 2 at leaving a comment, summarized. <BR/><BR/>If you're a Christian, who writes horror novels, then the to say you're a Christian who writes Christian horror would be redundant - yes? Nobody can help but have their words, actions, and creations be tainted by their beliefs and experiences. Therefore, knowing you're a Christian, it should be obvious that your writing would be affected by that in some way - sometimes more, sometimes less. No modifier needed. <BR/><BR/>For me, ideally, the modifier "Christian" in front of some item, would indicate an item created from a Christian perspective - but since that does not always apply (non-Christian people create music, books, trinkets, etc and market them TOWARDS the Christian market) I think the modifier has lost it's meaning anyway.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13008741.post-82729211738909126642008-10-23T17:38:00.000-05:002008-10-23T17:38:00.000-05:00I don't read Christian fiction for safety reasons....I don't read Christian fiction for safety reasons. I read it because I want the truthful perspective when the ugly things are realistically portrayed--I could list a ton of "Christian" fiction which doesn't pull any punches, is real, deals with hard, tough subjects, etc.<BR/><BR/>I spent 30 years living the world's way. Drugs, sex, rock 'n' roll. I know it. I lived it. I no longer find any pleasure in reading about it from an unsound, fully engaged perspective of humanism and worldly philosophies. I did my share of that. Beautiful writing doesn't cover worldly depravity with no redeeming source. That's only my opinion. <BR/><BR/>I write raw and real, characters fully engaged in sin, without judgment. Some are redeemed. Some aren't. <BR/><BR/>There's bad and good Christian fiction. No one seems to have a problem identifying a church as a Christian church as opposed to a Mormon or JW church. Yes, I know the Church is us, but it also describes a building. Some are good, some bad.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13008741.post-72308431492173059802008-10-23T15:57:00.000-05:002008-10-23T15:57:00.000-05:00I prefer to just be a Christian that happens to wr...I prefer to just be a Christian that happens to write good stories. Don't care if someone calls it Christian fiction or not.<BR/>I think the word as a modifier is useless, and as a matter of fact, think people sometimes equate that modifier with the word crappy (not saying that's fair, just think sometimes it's true).<BR/>I don't think people went around telling Jesus He told great Christian parables. He just told stories that held the interest of his listeners. Don't remember Him saying anything about making sure everything is safe, either. Feel pretty sure the prodigal son's story wasn't really safe. Egads! Prostitution and wild living?? Jesus told a story like that??Ginhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04890919521209520815noreply@blogger.com