Parallels between BO supporters and TB supporters
1. You show a controversial clip to them of some outlandish, crazy things, and they say "Well, you can't judge a person by one clip", so apparently, you can't judge anything anyone says EVER. If Jeremiah Wright said "Assassinate George Bush" and you called him on it, Obama's supporters would say "well, you didn't listen to the context of the whole message."
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Same thing with Todd Bentley's supporters. If you show them a clip of Todd Bentley hitting, punching, smacking people, or else defending false doctrines or practices, or if you question his past, or if you question his friendships with some weird people, or if you question his leading by the angel "Emma" or "Emma O" or whatever her name is, then TB's supporters say "Well, people are getting saved and healed, so don't question it."
The bottom line is that in both cases, people can never honestly answer your questions. They always have to deflect and change the subject. They can't ever say "Yes, you're right; let's look at what you said; wow, maybe there IS some validity to what you said."
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2. Todd Bentley's supporters are caught up in the mania - the hype - the atmosphere, and are so drunk on it, that they can't see straight, and they just dismiss questions or criticisms of Todd Bentley out of hand. They are so caught up in this electric feeling, they are so drunk, that they can't come down to earth and see that people truly have real concerns. And if you have questions or concerns, you're "the enemy".
Barack Obama's supporters are so intoxicated and drunk on the mania of "wow, America is finally electing a black guy" that his being black is all they can see. They can't see his bad associations, poor judgments, verbal missteps, or changing positions on at least ten major issues since he started running for president. And if you have questions or concerns, you're "the racist".
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3. Bentley's supporters act as though the methods are nothing - that the results are all that matters. It's the old "ends justify the means" adage. It doesn't matter if old ladies get bodyslammed, if cancer patients get piledrived, if people get punched, if deceiving angels lead this revival, if perverts and drunks are the spiritual fathers of it ... as long as people get saved and healed, that's all that matters, that it doesn't matter HOW we got there, just that we got there.
Barack Obama's supporters act as though flip-flopping on issues is irrelevant, that it doesn't matter how many positions he takes to get the largest number of voters possible, that his personality and charm are all that matter, that presidential leadership means nothing, that his lack of experience is completely out of the question, that as long as people get excited behind "change we can believe in", that it's all that matters.
There are more parallels, but I wanted to start with these.
1. You show a controversial clip to them of some outlandish, crazy things, and they say "Well, you can't judge a person by one clip", so apparently, you can't judge anything anyone says EVER. If Jeremiah Wright said "Assassinate George Bush" and you called him on it, Obama's supporters would say "well, you didn't listen to the context of the whole message."
???????????????
Same thing with Todd Bentley's supporters. If you show them a clip of Todd Bentley hitting, punching, smacking people, or else defending false doctrines or practices, or if you question his past, or if you question his friendships with some weird people, or if you question his leading by the angel "Emma" or "Emma O" or whatever her name is, then TB's supporters say "Well, people are getting saved and healed, so don't question it."
The bottom line is that in both cases, people can never honestly answer your questions. They always have to deflect and change the subject. They can't ever say "Yes, you're right; let's look at what you said; wow, maybe there IS some validity to what you said."
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2. Todd Bentley's supporters are caught up in the mania - the hype - the atmosphere, and are so drunk on it, that they can't see straight, and they just dismiss questions or criticisms of Todd Bentley out of hand. They are so caught up in this electric feeling, they are so drunk, that they can't come down to earth and see that people truly have real concerns. And if you have questions or concerns, you're "the enemy".
Barack Obama's supporters are so intoxicated and drunk on the mania of "wow, America is finally electing a black guy" that his being black is all they can see. They can't see his bad associations, poor judgments, verbal missteps, or changing positions on at least ten major issues since he started running for president. And if you have questions or concerns, you're "the racist".
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3. Bentley's supporters act as though the methods are nothing - that the results are all that matters. It's the old "ends justify the means" adage. It doesn't matter if old ladies get bodyslammed, if cancer patients get piledrived, if people get punched, if deceiving angels lead this revival, if perverts and drunks are the spiritual fathers of it ... as long as people get saved and healed, that's all that matters, that it doesn't matter HOW we got there, just that we got there.
Barack Obama's supporters act as though flip-flopping on issues is irrelevant, that it doesn't matter how many positions he takes to get the largest number of voters possible, that his personality and charm are all that matter, that presidential leadership means nothing, that his lack of experience is completely out of the question, that as long as people get excited behind "change we can believe in", that it's all that matters.
There are more parallels, but I wanted to start with these.
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