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The documentary makers of #ShinyHappyPeople did NOT have a responsibility to say, "not all Christians are like this."
That was not their responsibility.
That is OUR responsibility, to show by our actions and by the way we respond to the victims in this docuseries.
That was not their responsibility.
That is OUR responsibility, to show by our actions and by the way we respond to the victims in this docuseries.
I'm hearing so many criticize, saying, "They didn't do a good job of distinguishing IBLP from the rest of evangelicalism."
But that wasn't their job.
We didn't ask the movie Spotlight to explain "not all Catholics."
But that wasn't their job.
We didn't ask the movie Spotlight to explain "not all Catholics."
No, we watched Spotlight, and then we asked the Catholic church to do the right thing.
In the same way, the proper response by Christians to Shiny Happy People should be to disavow the teachings that enable abuse that are rampant in evangelicalism, and to support victims.
In the same way, the proper response by Christians to Shiny Happy People should be to disavow the teachings that enable abuse that are rampant in evangelicalism, and to support victims.
Complaining that we're not being treated well is not going to fly.
Besides, I don't see a lot of difference between IBLP teachings and much of the mainstream evangelical teaching about sex and lust and modesty, or the way we handle victims.
Besides, I don't see a lot of difference between IBLP teachings and much of the mainstream evangelical teaching about sex and lust and modesty, or the way we handle victims.
If we want a better witness to the world, let's stop complaining about documentaries, and let's start cleaning up our own act.
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