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Has Seeker Sensitive Churches Discover Furries: Relevance Fail
A site I like to go to is The Museum of Idolatry which exposes idiocy and utter failure of the seeker sensitive church. This is not The Onion, first there was Pole Dancing for Jesus now there is Painful to Watch, Relevance as quoted “In the never ending quest maintain relevance, the church is only spiraling down in to the abyss. This video, promoting small groups is a prime example.” What is concern to furries is 35 seconds (if you can last that long ) is the guy striking a pose with two guys dressed in cheesy costume shop animal costumes. The could try to get a few fursuiters, better they don’t. To whit.
I dread the day the seeker sensitive churches finds about attempt to pander to furries as another unchurched group they want to get in the door. In the old day some fundamentalist / revivalist pastor would rile against the “evils” of furry fandom; now today the same church will go into a tizzy over furries as an unchuch group and immediately call a meeting of the outreach ministry and buy a tail and ears for the youth pastor.
Some will say this would be good for both; I say is a sure road to mutually assured destruction. The problem with the seeker sensitive movement is in their attempt to be relevant, they those out sound biblical doctrine. Instead of preaching Christ and him crucified for our sin and the proclamation of repentance and forgiveness of sin, one most likely will hear therapeutic moralistic deitism with a side of foolishness. One can go to Fighting for the Faith (link below) and pick out any bad sermon. It why I had to leave the Baptist Church and return to my Anglican roots and deep in Reformed theology.
Sooner or later, I pray, never some sever sensitive pastor will do a furry themed sermon series, it the come for a few fursuiters and ask you to come: run away quickly.
Blog: Obama’s furry new plan unveiled in Pittsburgh
Blog: Obama’s furry new plan unveiled in Pittsburgh.
I got a kick that Osama’s speech was at the same Friday as Anthrocon.
“Not unlike Mr. Obama, furries don elaborate costumes in an attempt to draw attention to their fantasy alter-ego while concealing their true appearance. Of course these folks are engaging in a little harmless fun and they rarely if ever change costumes in order to continually pander (although some of them panda) to the gathered audience of the moment. A number of the furries waved at the Obama motorcade as it sped by on Friday.”
The irony is some furries organized themselves as Furries for Obama. Now one may laugh but it shows unlike our side Obama’s 2008 campaign was brilliant in that instead of telling who and how to reach, Obama told how and left the who visitor of his campaign site. The campaign went viral. Now I don not think there were ever a furry initiative in both Republican and Democrats camping headquarters. We can lean form Obama’s Campaign we in the GOP need to run a similar dynamic campaign
A Mild Rebuke and Rebuttal
A good online friend had posted about difference between Furry, Anime and Science Fiction Fandom called The difference between Furry vs the Sci-Fi and Anime fandoms.. Bothered by his reply I offered a mild rebuke. Instead of posting it you can read it at his site.
This got me thinking about who I am. I said something that I need to ponder on, that I am more of a furry in the Science Fiction fandom that a furry in the furry fandom. Perhaps my feelings is due to my increasing listening to Science Fiction Podcast like Escape Pod and Starship Sofa and recent falling out and ending the PDX fur meets or with limited funds I am involving myself in the local con seen where I rather attending Radcon, Orycon or Rusty Con that allocate for a far off furry convention. More later
(my reply to him as follows)
“From what I’ve seen at their cons and experienced online, the Sci-Fi and Anime fandoms completely worship what comes out of Hollywood and Tokyo. And any fan who tries to create something that deviates even a fraction from what the author or studios created (like a furry version of Harry Potter) will usually get “dissed” by the hardcore fans for being blasphemous. “
You are correct about one thing about we are fans of our own creation. This is creative force makes furry interesting. Still I have to offer an rebuttal to your narrow view of Science Fiction and Anime fandom. I have to admit I am more of a Furry in the Science Fiction fandom than a furry in the fury fandom. First Science Fiction is at heart a Literary fandom, a fandom that has a rich history in art and literature going back a century and longer. While there are some good furry writers, I enjoy like Phil Geusz, Anthropomorphic Dreams, or the Outcast podcast novels, there a fare more diversity of content in the Anime and Science Fiction fandoms. There are some good up and coming fury writes and far better than the homoerotic of Kevin Gold but there no one yet at the level of some of my favorites in Science Fiction like Nancy Kress, Harry Turtledove, and Allen Steele. Furry art is just dim candle compared to Science Fiction Art.
As for conventions I enjoy the energy of a furry convention but enjoy more a Science Fiction convention like Orycon were I can see diverse fans from six to sixty and have an intelligent conversation with a fan my own age. If I fault a furry con, it is the sameness of them all , exhibit one you Photo collection Wild Bill; all I see is another fursuiter, anther rave and another parade with the same furs from another convention. You collection makes me want to take camera and capture a fursuiter-free photo shoot just to capture the other aspects of the fandom. (Do not take it personally just some constructive criticism)
After all I said still I enjoy the freedom of creation on the fandom even though there a lot of negative aspects such as porn. Yes, one huge advantage is as our own creators We are not restricted in our creativity as in Anime Cosplay or Star Trek fandoms. We do not see the cascade of criticism if one cosplay is not right or no Star Trek mantra of how some fan content is not cannon.
Even with all it problems and my criticism of furry fandom, I still am proud to be a furry and proud wear my tail at any fan convention. It is my hope with all this creativity we furries should go beyond the fur con; we should move back to SF and take furry fandom beyond.
AS a part gift, if you think Science fiction is just out of Hollywood:
Expand you mind
Escape pod
http://escapepod.org/
Starship Sofa
Light speed Magazine
http://www.lightspeedmagazine.com/
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