Can You Tell the Difference? Self-Parody or Earnest Evangelism
Update II: The hoax has been uncovered. Pastor Donnie is really an actor from Dallas named Joel Oglesby. Too damn bad. Donnie was such a good preacher!
Update I: A fellow blogger has suggested that Donnie Davies, the focus on ths blog, may be a performance artist named Todd Quillen. More info. here. We are still not sure.
Yes friends, the very thin line between self-parody and earnest evangelism has been cut permanently. Love God's Way Ministries (http://www.lovegodsway.org/) has put together a music video entitled, "The Bible Says." I know is sounds a bit harsh but it really is a very snappy tune with great production values. So good, it could probably make it on American Idol. Please watch and listen.
God Hates a Fag
The best part is when the singer, Donnie Davies, exclaims that "Jesus, my savior, is the only man for me." On Donnie's website he shares that he is "...a Reformed Homosexual and I'm trying to let people know that there is an escape from being Gay. By letting people know that "God hates a Fag" I am doing God's work, I'm preaching." I guess we have to take Donnie at his word.
I watched the video twice and went to the website. I kept thinking this has to be some clever spoof on the Christian fundamentalists' efforts to demonize gays. I have come to the conclusion that Donnie is very sincere and believes his ministry will convert gays to love only his guy, Jesus! He has a plan called C.H.O.P.S. and it stands for CHANGING HOMOSEXUALS into ORDINARY PEOPLE.
Let's see...God hates gay people and Donnie wants to change gays into ordinary people. This is such an affirming and positive message. I am sure Donnie is going to have hundreds of gay men flocking to his ministry very soon.
Can we take Donnie seriously? You be the judge. I think Donnie has some issues and believe he is going to struggle to overcome his former gayness. Frankly, I think poor Donnie hates himself.
Here is an updated message from Donnie. Frankly, I still can tell if he is earnest or a very clever fake.
Donnie's most recent message.
1 comment:
You have entirely TOO much time on your hands, Mr. ...uh, 'Fatboy'... Apparently this is what one does if one finds oneself COASTING towards retirement (while the rest of us keep the gears turning full-tilt so we CAN retire) ;-D
On to the topic at hand... I fear you give the 'Christian' evangelicals too much credit. As one who lived in the middle of one of their biggest lairs (5 miles from BOTH Haggard's and Dobson's 'churches'I can tell you that there is only one true way to describe them - these people are hypnotized sheep who have had their most sincere intentions hijacked by the never-ending flow of Elmer Gantry's who line up to fleece them and their kids. Picking holes in their logic is like shooting fish in a barrel - but it's no fun and proves nothing that should not already be obvious - to the un-saved. And there is no limit to the number of suckers who fall for their slop. Haggards New Life is MASSIVE - and it is not the biggest one by a long shot.
...2 new pieces you might find interesting (but really just more bricks in the body of evidence against these morons that never seem to make a difference) - Harris' new book, Letter to a Christian Nation, and Pelosi's daughter's latest film on HBO.
Harris had to write his book after he got so many emails on his last one, The End of Faith, that he wanted to make one published statement and point these dimwits to it. It's short and should have been a mag piece but it is a nice statement to toss back at the righteous right - if you think it will do any good.
Pelosi's film is a must see - if for no other reason than to catch the 'Christ Freak Wrestling Federation'. The Christian comedian is also a nifty piece of work - check out the audience reactions when he hits his 'us vs. them' notes - it's all very disgusting and pathetic. Their ignorance and gullibility are profound and you know most of them voted for Bush.
That Harris book really stoked me to let these people have between the eyes. I am tired of their ignoring logic and citing scripture (but only THAT scripture that supports their argument at hand) and their self-righteous intonations. I'm sick of their Armegeddon talk and their rapture crap - and it IS crap! I didn't mind them so much when they kept their lunacy to themselves but they more than any other group enabled the Bush presidency and that should be enough to make the world of the living and thinking stand up to them. It's time for the educated class to take these assholes on - and their kids too because they truly need to be saved from their parents! Man the barricades!
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