tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6356363460965043698.post3460017633038102332..comments2023-12-24T00:52:24.736+00:00Comments on Jody Stowell: If only I'd known before that the way to have a voice was to tattoo "I'm not an evangelical" across my forehead...Jody Stowellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15534042687275254272noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6356363460965043698.post-4648541869836397882007-10-23T07:47:00.000+01:002007-10-23T07:47:00.000+01:00thanks John, I'm quite smiley really :-)thanks John, I'm quite smiley really :-)Jody Stowellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15534042687275254272noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6356363460965043698.post-79923421948516175042007-10-21T23:47:00.000+01:002007-10-21T23:47:00.000+01:00It's a much nicer photo!It's a much nicer photo!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03590979027426082714noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6356363460965043698.post-28809633751303654102007-10-20T09:17:00.000+01:002007-10-20T09:17:00.000+01:00Hi Christythanks for this, yes I think I realised ...Hi Christy<BR/><BR/>thanks for this, yes I think I realised that you are in the US (asshole is a distinctively american denigration :-), we just say arse)<BR/><BR/>still, I think that there is a move afoot in gellie world that sees a shift of the framework - those in the US like Brian Maclaren and Rob Bell are examples you might recognise - which might mean that clinging to the gellie title is simply false.<BR/><BR/>but in the UK there is a sense that those of us who are moving are having their voice stamped out in gellie land because it's all a bit worrying - I think that most of us are so used to having to say 'no I really am an evangelical' in order to be heard, that to not be an evangelical in order to be heard is a bemusing concept.<BR/><BR/>anyway, thanks for your post, I came to it from Maggi Dawn, by the way, and I found it heartwarming.<BR/><BR/>JodyJody Stowellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15534042687275254272noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6356363460965043698.post-89542745296862902362007-10-19T22:48:00.000+01:002007-10-19T22:48:00.000+01:00Hi Jody - I like the word 'gellie too, and thanks ...Hi Jody - <BR/><BR/>I like the word 'gellie too, and thanks for the link to the post. As for your question, I think it depends on who you are. For me, saying that I'm not an evangelical is just a simple statement of fact at this point, rather than being a reaction to being hurt. I realized that I just don't believe the core theology and probably never really did, and I connect with God in ways that the 'gellie world doesn't recognize. <BR/><BR/>It's not so much that I disagree with the 'gellies - we just have entirely different spiritual vocabularies. <BR/><BR/>I tried for many many years to fit into the gellie framework, and it never ever worked for me. It was a tremendous relief to admit that for me, there's no THERE there. It frees me up both to find my own path and let other people find theirs. If that is in the evangelical church for somebody - great. For me, though, it would be dishonest to label myself as an evangelical when I know that I'm not on board with the core beliefs. <BR/><BR/>I'm in the U.S., so the context is really different from the U.K., and I'm sure my experience would be different if I were there.Christy Lambertsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10733328011929876546noreply@blogger.com