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'Published on Jul 25, 2012 10 Dating Tips For The Christian Man was based off of some tips online from the 60s, modified for our purposes.'
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I will preface my statements by writing that I am not on the attack against anyone in this article.
Not my style on my sites.
Rather, I am attempting to examine this issue reasonably, but it will not be exhaustive.
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I will admit I have mixed views on the video and that it was enjoyable as a work of satirical art. I found it amusing at points. I viewed it more than once in order to reasonably understand it.
I enjoy these documentary type videos from the 1960s as an art form and it was well-done by the producer, although modified.
Is the video mocking Christianity?
The producer of the video may or may not have a good, reasonable, intellectual understanding of Christianity and Christian worldview within an academic Religious Studies and Philosophy context.
I would deduce the producer has significant knowledge of Christian culture.
Some conservative and very conservative Christians may find the video offensive.
Some in these groups may find it offensive that a moderate conservative Christian such as myself would enjoy the video as an art form and find some of it amusing.
But, I find the Christian, conservative, 'humour police', sometimes just are not very realistic when it comes to humour and art.
I do not think a forced type of 'Puritan' approach to humour is very intellectually honest.
This video is obviously satirical.
And perhaps mocking Christianity, in the romantic, dating context.
However, intellectually and philosophically, there is room to consider negative critiques.
The Christian cologne example does portray how Christian culture/Evangelical Christian culture can 'Christianize' things where there is no need for that to take place.
It could be concluded from the video that Christians should not be socially inept with culture.
To reach the world, yet not be part of the world system, requires a reasonably good social understanding of the world and not social ineptness.
In regard to praying before a date, I reason it is not an action worthy of satire...
1 Thessalonians 5:16-18
English Standard Version (ESV)
16 Rejoice always, 17 pray without ceasing, 18 give thanks in all circumstances; for this is the will of God in Christ Jesus for you.
From a Biblical, Christian perspective, anything important is worth praying about, consistently.
I grew up in a primarily secular household in secular Canada and as well earned four degrees in Religious Studies and Philosophy; in Christian and secular contexts, North American and British/European contexts.
I will once again state on my site (s) that the secular Western world with its predominant lack of Biblical, Religious Studies and Philosophical education and knowledge, has a majority of citizens that are in no reasonable intellectual position to significantly opine on or judge the Christian worldview, any religious worldview, or any philosophical worldview, period.
Most persons in the Western world do not have a significant intellectual grasp of any worldview.
There are some professors, including secular ones and some within the intellectual elite that do have a reasonable, significant understanding of Religious Studies, Christianity, Philosophy and worldviews, but they are a minority in society.
The majority in Western society, and any society are largely following cultural and social norms, without significant education in Religious Studies and Philosophy.
The statement:
'People who live in glass houses shouldn't throw stones'...comes to mind.
In the same way that I am intellectually average in many areas such as fashion and landscaping and my critiques of those involved would not hold much intellectual weight!
