Comments on: Are There Any Big-Name Christians You Would Mourn?

By: Toby

Toby — Sun, 20 Dec 2009 18:30:56 +0000

I’ll second (or third, fourth, etc) Tony Campolo. To borrow a line from Maher, he is “Christ-like and not just Christian.”

By: JJR

JJR — Sat, 19 Dec 2009 17:07:33 +0000

Rev. Barry W. Lynn of Americans United for Separation of Church and State.

By: smellincoffee

smellincoffee — Fri, 18 Dec 2009 14:07:37 +0000

John Shelby Spong, certaintly. Maybe Marcus Borg. Dan Berrigan (social activist during the ’60s) might be also be a contender, but that’s mostly based on second-hand information, unlike Spong and Borg whose stuff I’ve read or talks I’ve watched.

By: Mike Johnson

Mike Johnson — Fri, 18 Dec 2009 13:09:48 +0000

Father Guido Sarducci

By: Eupraxsophy

Eupraxsophy — Fri, 18 Dec 2009 12:49:47 +0000

Anyone who believes in humility and puts the concerns of others before their own are people who I shall miss. The power of the example that they show shall be their legacy. An example for others to follow.

I’m am not pleased about the passing of Oral Roberts. It was a life that was waisted on his own self intrests. To save the life of another is to give oneself life.
It is a pityful life that Oral Roberts had lived. The legacy that he has left behind will always be tainted with deception and corruption.

Humility gives one the wisdom to see the ugliness and beauty that resides in truth.

By: Captain Werewolf

Captain Werewolf — Fri, 18 Dec 2009 10:27:18 +0000

I attended a Jesuit high school and am currently attending a law school attached to a Jesuit university. Through those institutions, I have known many, many priests and nuns for whom faith is the biggest part of their life and whom I would truly mourn in the event of their passing. Almost every single one of them has been thoughtful, understanding, insightful, progressive, and charitable. None of them are famous, but they’re certainly “full-time” Christians.

Also, I second Johnny Cash.

By: Heathen_Saint

Heathen_Saint — Fri, 18 Dec 2009 09:03:13 +0000

A Christian I’d miss most would probably be William Lane Craig. You gotta love that guy for his devotion and commitment to his faith. Especially for his intellectual prowess.

Christians I’d miss least of all would probably be Alvin Plantinga, Dinesh D’Souza, Josh McDowell, JP Holding, Kent Hovind, Kirk Cameron, Ray Comfort, Kenneth Ham and any Mormon profit.

By: Rob

Rob — Fri, 18 Dec 2009 07:13:00 +0000

Does my mom count? She’s quite a devoted Catholic and I’d be devastated if she died.

By: Randy

Randy — Fri, 18 Dec 2009 06:47:02 +0000

One of my favorite Christians who already has passed on is the late, great, Johnny Cash.

By: AxeGrrl

AxeGrrl — Fri, 18 Dec 2009 06:27:36 +0000

Robin wrote:

I actually did sort of mist up when I heard Tammy Faye Bakker dropped dead. I saw a terrific documentary about her, THE EYES OF TAMMY FAYE. Watch it. You’ll be surprised at how much you’ll actually like the woman.

She was deluded, but she was very nice.

Robin, I was genuinely a little teary-eyed when she passed away as well. Another example of a truly non-judgemental Christian. Tammy Faye Bakker reached out to AIDs patients way back when the disease was first showing itself…..without concern about being critized by other Christians for it.

I’ve always loved this quote of hers:

“I refuse to label people,” she said when asked about her attitudes toward gay rights. “We’re all just people made out of the same old dirt, and God didn’t make any junk.”

And for anyone who hasn’t seen ‘The Eyes of Tammy Faye’, do check it out.

I also loved her and Ron Jeremy together on ‘The Surreal Life’