“Camp Meeting”
Is it possible to have more fun than this? I submit that it is not.
I know I’ve done a few of these videos from the Sammy Allen crowd of late but I just can’t believe my eyes on some of this stuff since my experience with this “camp” of fundyland is quite limited.
I’ll try to go find some nice, calm, Bob Jones material.
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I kept watching the guy in the glasses and jeans at the right edge of the frame. He seemed ready to leave several times and at the last minute decided not to. Typical of this kind of service…the few make all the noise while most have to sit and take the antics.
I actually like this song, but couldn’t pay attention to it with all the chaos going on. Wow! Couldn’t you just feel God being glorified and praised by their sacrifice of worship [Insert sarcasm here].
We used to go to a very stoic (boring/dead) worship style IFB church. And in our church now, I still sometimes struggle to express my emotions during times of worship for fear of what others will think. But, as I was watching this, I keep asking myself if this camp style craziness doesn’t just draw more attention to the people expressing themselves.
oh shame shame…looks can be deceiving…but the 2 ladies kneeling up front and hugging look like they are fornicating…
I’ve been in churches like this. They always make me chuckle a little inside, though being from the BJU camp, it was considered ‘showy’ and ‘sinful’ if you can believe it.
My ears hurt.
I actually think out of all the crazies in IFB churches these may be the most genuine…or genuinely crazy. If you lived in North Georgia or parts of TN, SC and such you would realize this is a bit of that back wood culture.
Wait for it wait for it BAPTIST FLAG TIME! Yes perfect timing by Brother Shout’n Pants
My wife says my favorite word is “assinine”. Yeah, I get to use my favorite word! This whole scene was assinine!
If it’s your favorite word, you might want to spell it with only one “s.”
Thanks for the correction, Big Gary!
WTFlag?
Let all things be done decently and in order. Decency and order most surely was not in that service. Oh well, to each his own . . . :>/
OMG. Can I just say how much I DON’T miss that scene even one iota?!!? These people are full of something alright, but I dare say it ain’t the holy spirit.
@Natalie “My girls and I at work joke around about the same things that I do sometimes on here about our men, and trust me, these girls are neither insecure nor desperate (you should see some of them–they’re gorgeous).”
Honey, it is wonderful to have girlfriends to joke around with, especially about your men. But this sentence just reaffirms my suspicions that you are terribly insecure. Just because a woman is “gorgeous” doesn’t mean that she is free of insecurities or other problems, even relating to the men in their life.
“But this sentence just reaffirms my suspicions that you are terribly insecure.”
Read that for a minute, Alicia. How is that different from all the judgmental ugliness we found in fundyland? Was that not a judgment? Was that not a personal attack? Is that not bullying? Because the way I read it, in my opinion, it is.
And, what for? What’s your motive for flying into a blog and throwing blows at someone you’ve never met?
So what if I’m insecure at times and like attention? Doesn’t everyone at one point in their lives? So, what if I like to make people laugh and say things for comedic value (as I’m doing when I post off-color things)?
Why do you care?
So, you don’t like how I comment. Fine. Not everyone does, so scroll on. You don’t like me, fine, scroll on.
I’m not changing who I am or what I write based on what YOU have to say.
Based on how long you’ve mentioned that you’ve been here, I’ve been here LONGER, and I’m NOT going ANYWHERE.
“Based on how long you’ve mentioned that you’ve been here, I’ve been here LONGER, and I’m NOT going ANYWHERE.”
How in the world did you come up with the assumption that I am trying to get you to leave SFL, or that this is a competition as to who has been here longer?
I was merely (correctly) pointing out that I am tired of every single one of your posts being about what goes on in your bedroom. There is a time and a place for those kind of discussions, but I do not believe that this blog was created solely for you to flaunt what goes on in your marriage bed. Happily married people who truly enjoy physical intimacy with each other don’t need to brag about it on a constant basis. Sheesh.
The return of Captain Jealous McAngryPants
Is that a cousin to SpongeBob? I hope not.
Alicia – My dear, you need to lighten up. There is nothing Natalie said here or anywhere else on SFL that deserves this type of singling out.
Keep this up and you will never get invited up to the cockpit.
@Alicia/Natalie – I have my popcorn now. You guys work it out.
My money is on Natalie. For the little it’s worth Natalie, I enjoy your posts and don’t get any kind of insecure vibe at all. I’m typically tuned in because I don’t do well with insecure people. I’ve always been very confident and I’ve noticed that people who are very insecure typically don’t like me at all – because they mistake my confidence for arrogance.
Thanks.
I’m afraid shows over, though, at least with me. She can ramble on over here all she wants, but she’ll have to do it by herself.
I guess my comment about the girls at work did sound kind of shallow. What I meant, was that they are confident women. I’m sure they have their insecurities, of course, but they don’t seem to dwell on them and they certainly don’t let them stop them. And, I certainly don’t see the need of searching out their faults and making sure that I point them out to them. I have my own to worry about.
But, I’ve said my piece and I’m done. I’ll take my insecurity and my desperation and all my other hangups, put them all in a bag, and TRY to CARRY ON with my life (hums “Gloom, Despair…”)… Oh, WOAH is me… WOAH…OH, WOAH… IS ME!!!
(but my man still is gorgeous and hot and well-endowed and knows how to make me raise the roof… I’m just sayin’)
@Alicia – I agree that many gorgeous women are just as insecure, sometimes more so, than women who most would call average. For whatever reason, I’ve been blessed to date quite a few beautiful women. Girls that model, get invited up to the cockpit when they fly commercial, etc. The majority of them had big hangups about all kinds of things. So, in my experience, you’re right about that. That being said, LET’S GET READY TO RUUUUUMMMMMBBBLLLEEEE!!!!!!!!!
“…. get invited up to the cockpit when they fly…”
Don’t give away my secrets!
Jaw-dropping. Thought I’d seen everything. The caterwauling just didn’t stop. Why do fundy preachers prefer cheap brown suits?
Holy Sh*t. Thats all I’m saying.
*gasp* Can’t. Breath. *gasp* Laughing. Too. Hard *gasp*
In all seriousness, though, I’ve never understood how this kind of “worship” is God-honoring. Don’t get me wrong, different people express themselves in different ways, nothing wrong with that. But at some point, you’re just drawing attention to yourself. Could the guys shouting “amen” every .2 seconds even hear the singing??