CHRISTIAN RHETORIC: Scraps for a Manifesto

Christians brought the theology of the church house to the very gates of hell in Atlanta . .. gentle Christian warriors brought the Gospel of Christ to the "Pride Parade" held in beautiful Piedmont Park. God help us.1 Here is what I actually heard from the "gentle Christian warriors&q...

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Published inCross currents (New Rochelle, N.Y.) Vol. 56; no. 3; pp. 328 - 337
Main Author Jordan, Mark D.
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published New Rochelle, NY Association for Religion and Intellectual Life (ARIL) 22.09.2006
Association for Religion and Intellectual Life
University of North Carolina Press
Blackwell Publishing Ltd
Subjects
Analysis
Asymmetry
Bible
Camping
Christian history
Christian literature
Christian theology
Christianity
Classical rhetoric
Doctrine and exegesis
Folklore
Gays & lesbians
History and sciences of religions
Morality
Overall studies
Philosophy
Political rhetoric
Propaganda
Queer theology
Religion
Religious conversion
Religious literature
Rhetoric
Rhetorical devices
Sophistry
Speaking
Theologians
Theology
Writing
United States
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Summary:Christians brought the theology of the church house to the very gates of hell in Atlanta . .. gentle Christian warriors brought the Gospel of Christ to the "Pride Parade" held in beautiful Piedmont Park. God help us.1 Here is what I actually heard from the "gentle Christian warriors": a droning misquotation of the Christian Bible as proof that homosexuals must repent or else commit crimes from treason to child-abuse and then be tortured forever by a God who will delight in their screams. On Sunday evenings in Atlanta, a troupe of drag queens used to take over a gay bar to hold a Gospel Hour.2 With the help of their guest musicians, and the enthusiastic participation of the crowd, they sang old hymns and new praise music. Southern Evangelical Religion and Gay Drag in Atlanta," in A Rainbow of Religious Studies, ed.
ISSN:0011-1953
1939-3881