The Highway Forums General Discussion Open Forum The Emerging Church on Nightline

I did watch the video, and, it seems silly to bring the dog, but I don't think it is that big of a deal. If this is all that can be found in the entire clip that was worthy of posting and commenting, then what is all the controversy? I've seen very little discussion over what the pastors and people actually said and how heretical it is and how it is another gospel. So, maybe I was a bit off in my comments regarding the dog thing, but I did confess to being wrong. Did you not read that post?


I was not making my statements as a defense of the Emerging Church. I was making my comments because it seemed immature and unChristian to be making a mockery of someone bringing their dog to church.

Also, we don't know what was going on in the service. Maybe the dog was an illustrative device used by the Pastor. Who knows. Only God and the people at that service. My point was that we shouldn't be making fun of people or the things they do just because we don't like it. Making fun of people is never appropriate for the Christian.

And, the verses I used are not unapplicable. One of them just isn't a blatant statement. Sometimes we have to apply Scripture on our own rather than have someone do it for us. The story I shared about Jesus was to make the point that Jesus had compassion on the blind. I was using it to show that we should do the same with people who have a handicap. The parable I shared is to make the point that we have a responsibility to help people in need because in doing so we are serving Jesus. Notice the last part of that parable. God tells those on His left that because they DIDN'T help when someone needed it that they did the same to God. I think the connection holds that when we make fun of people or judge them with no knowledge that we are treating Christ in the same way; you would be passing judgment on Christ, which violates the 3rd Commandment (as I understand it), which states,