I'm all in favour of being slandered and slurred (slurred, not shaken). But at least do it creatively! The Bible-thumper perjorative is getting stale, and I gotta tell you, I can't remember the last time I thumped my Bible.
But bloggers are a creative bunch, and we all know that creativity is part of being "in the image of God". So, when hostile bloggers show creative disgust with Christians, they are bearing witness to being made in God's image, plus, the hostile/hateful part bears witness to a fallen nature, so, hey, we get both the doctrine of creation and the doctrine of the fall from these bloggers! We must remember to bless them!
(If you run across one, please bounce it my way.)
1."churchy puppeteers". Source: Stalock Rujulus from Toronto January 2006 G&M. "Churchy" has been a useful perjorative for years. But "churchy puppeteers" is a nice combo. We get the mindless puppet theme married to the churchy perjorative.
2. "fruitcakes". Source: M D from Ottawa, Canada, January G&M. "I think Harper's biggest challenge is going to be keeping the more radical social conservatives in check - the anti-gays, the militarist flag-wavers, the Christian fundamentalists etc.... if he can bide his time and keep the fruitcakes under control he has the opportunity to build towards a majority...
Although the term "fruitcakes" could apply more generally to the "anti-gays, "militarist flag-wavers", as well as the "Christian fundamentalists, I'm accepting this as an anti-Christian slur.
3. "fundamentalists". From above "fruitcakes" entry. This one has been around for a long time, and isn't that imaginative. I'd rather be a Christian fundamentalist, rooted and grounded in love, than a secular fundamentalist, rooted in hate and a social death-wish.
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