The Weirdest Thing I Have Seen in a Long Time
September 3, 2011
I’m at a bit of a loss for words here:
FYI: “racism” is considered a “heterodox-inclined word/phrase.” As is “slavery.”
What?
UPDATE: I have been accused of taking The Heresy Hunter out of context. I’m not exactly sure what that means. The Heresy Hunter is hereby invited to explain what he means by this accusation. Specifically, what is the actual “context” as he sees it? And, how have I missed that “context”?
Here’s the deal: I’ll even put it in block quotes right up here rather than leave it in the comboxes.
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Talking about the poor is heterodox? Someone call Jesus in for an inquisition!
This is a really blatant illustration of a widespread problem in North American Christianity (Catholicism in specific), in which concern for the poor and downtrodden is construed somehow as heterodoxy, but talking about being pro-life and praying the rosary daily is somehow a symbol of orthodoxy.
The tribes in the States generally seem to divide based upon their focus on the “horizontal” (the immediate physical or mental needs of the oppressed) vs. the “vertical,” (traditional prayer, devotion, and worship) with the exception of the abortion issue (which is clearly a concern for an endangered fellow person).
Heaven forbid a Catholic be moderate, or attempt to integrate (in spite of political divides) all Catholic teachings into their worldview, because then -no one- wants to have a beer with you.. and drinking alone is sad.
Thanks for the opportunity to have a o___O moment, Brett ;)
Not at all weird nor surprising. Conservative Catholics have largely moved in this direction long ago. You see, to them, “racism”is the one human sin that has been eliminated. Since it no longer exists, any accusation or mention is inappropriate. And the Civil Rights legislation of the 1960s had nothng to do with liberals. It was just apolitical people of good will coming together to demand enactment of new laws.
Well, it’s not surprising that some people think like this, but the whole project is certainly weird. I mean, any person with any common sense at all can see that the methodology is completely useless. In the comments, the way he engages the idea that the high prevalence of heterodox words (like “education”) used by his favorite orthodox publication can be explained away by the suggestion that they are just critiquing the heterodox should tell him how arbitrary the whole project is.
Thanks for pointing this out: I suspected that the fatal flaw in this project was experiment design, but this also shows how tendentious the conclusions are.
This is what happens when you start with a premise and design the experiment to prove it, rather than disprove it.
As are “poverty” and “poor.” The Bible must be a heterodox-inclined document.
I was wondering what such an analysis would reveal in the Catechism and the Scriptures.
Did you see what words they expected orthodox people to use in their discussions? Homosexual was one of them; obviously, one is expected to pound gays into the ground if one is to be orthodox, and not look into their human rights (rights being a heterodox word, too).
Fortunately, I think it is only “he,” not “they.”
This seems weirdly relevant to the scriptural reflection I have written for today’s gospel.
Um… just two questions:
1) is this person actually taking his bizarre personal crusade seriously?!
2) what in the world is a “luvvie” – some intra-Catholic slur I haven’t yet had the dubious honor of encountering?
1) Yes.
2) I’ve never heard it either. Maybe he made it up just for me! It’s probably “heterodox” like “mercy” or “compassion.”
For (2): a quick search of the internet turned up this definition:
an actor or actress (or other artistically minded person) who is effusive, affected or camp
Some sources (though not all) say that the artist in question is implied to be gay, and that it is a pejorative. But my guess is that in this context it was a put down.
I am woefully unartistic. I am also told that I am particularly UNaffected. He’s got me on effusive though.