The other day, a pastor showed up at one of our local St. Louis atheist meetups. He didn’t come to convert, he came to listen in and try to better understand where atheists are coming from when they decry religion. He was a very, very nice, open guy.
Of course, Flimsy and I told him that we go to a different church every week and then blog about our experiences. He thought this was a great idea and asked us to infiltrate his church. He asked us just to come in and do what we do and then blog about it without sugarcoating.
So, now someone has requested that we infiltrate their church. I think this is pretty cool. He asked us lots of questions like:
What have you heard at churches that you liked?
What should pastors NOT say if they are trying to interact with non-theists?
What really turns you off or raises your hackles at a church?
The pastor plans on continuing to attend our meetings to get to know us. He is interested in bridging gaps between believers and non-believers by finding common ground. I absolutely must applaud him for this – it’s the kind of thing we’ve been saying needs to be done all along.
We’ll see how it goes: stay tuned.
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He turned me into a newt!
I still think it’s a better idea to burn him. BURN THE WITCH!
He turned me into a newt!
I still think it’s a better idea to burn him. BURN THE WITCH!
He turned me into a newt!
I still think it’s a better idea to burn him. BURN THE WITCH!
I think that’s super cool! Yay for Open-Minded Pastor!
Nelli
I think that’s super cool! Yay for Open-Minded Pastor!
Nelli
I think that’s super cool! Yay for Open-Minded Pastor!
Nelli
We went to his church this past Sunday – you’ll see our Faith Infiltration up soon. Not to spoil the surprise but, his church was very similar.
He was very cool! We talked for quite a bit and he was quite noble, educated and reasonable in his belief. Yay for making a good example of christians!
We went to his church this past Sunday – you’ll see our Faith Infiltration up soon. Not to spoil the surprise but, his church was very similar.
He was very cool! We talked for quite a bit and he was quite noble, educated and reasonable in his belief. Yay for making a good example of christians!
We went to his church this past Sunday – you’ll see our Faith Infiltration up soon. Not to spoil the surprise but, his church was very similar.
He was very cool! We talked for quite a bit and he was quite noble, educated and reasonable in his belief. Yay for making a good example of christians!