Sincerely,

Emily Shore-an old but soon to be upcoming author

I recommend that anyone interested in further discussion of this go the Andy Whitman post to see some good arguments on both sides of the issue. I think you’ll find it’s not as easy as equating this with the fact that Christ dined with prostitutes.

This is not about Christians throwing stones at Christians. It’s about sending an open invitation to the world to throw stones at Christians. Whomever made this call has contributed hugely to the public image of Christians as hypersensitive, culturally disconnected nutjobs who let fear of the unknown dictate their lives. We don’t need more people seeing Christians in that light. Christ himself was known to dine with actual prostitutes. It’s hardly Christlike to turn away perfectly decent people (and their seven zillion fans) simply because they jokingly named their band using a word which means someone who manufactures something objectionable. The word “Pornographer” isn’t even an objectionable word, in itself. Saying the word “Murderer” in jest is not the same thing as actually killing someone. The overreaction is huge and ridiculous.

I do wish that more Christians took the time to become familiar with othe religions, but so many Christians spend too little time becoming familiar with their own religion and that should be their number one priority.