Mark Driscoll and T.J. Mackey

November 3, 2011 By 20 Comments

I finally figured out who it is that “complementarian” Seattle preacher Mark Driscoll reminds me of.

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Because it’s not going to stop ’til you wise up.

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  • Mike Taylor

    Oh come on.

  • twig

    Absolutely nothing to do with your point, sorry, but the interview scene between Cruise’s character and the reporter made me gasp the first time I saw it.

    I love this movie, and I love the director for being brave enough to go way past too far in order to try and find what truth looks like, instead of sticking with what everyone else thinks is right to do.  I think this movie is heavily flawed but I think “There Will Be Blood”  is practically perfect, and you couldn’t  have that without this, they come from the same place.

  • http://twitter.com/FearlessSon FearlessSon

    What I do not understand is why someone like Mark Driscoll, in this society, gets any respect whatsoever.  I mean, who the hell follows a guy like this?  Who the hell would want to?  It is especially baffling why any women would do so.  

  • http://www.facebook.com/people/Marc-Tompkins/1152870328 Marc Tompkins

    I loved “Magnolia”, and I love that song… but I sorta spoiled it for myself, years ago, by re-imagining it as Elmer Fudd rabble-raising.  ”Wise up!  Wise up, evwybody!  Fwow off your oppwessahs!”

  • http://www.nightphoenix.com Amaranth

    Now I wish someone would stand up during one of Driscoll’s sermons and start acting this out. Just to see what excuses Driscoll would pull out of his arse to maintain that the above is not, in fact, what he’s actually saying…even though it, well, is. With a little God thrown in sometimes.

  • http://www.facebook.com/people/Roy-Corbett/578823596 Roy Corbett

    I disagree, Mr Clark. There is a big difference between sexism and complementarianism. And here it is:

    The sexist says: “Woman, get back in the kitchen and make me a sammich!”

    The complementarian says: “Dear, when God created woman he gave her special innate sandwich-making abilities that us men sadly don’t have. God also specially ordained a unique place for her to be happy called a “kitchen.” God also bestowed upon men the sacred duty of eating the sandwich with an attitude of humble servant-eatership. Sadly, feminism has tricked woman into thinking that they won’t be happy making sandwiches for men when we all know that she won’t be happy doing anything else. Feminism has also castrated men by telling them we can make our own sandwiches, leading to many kaiser rolls with too much mustard, burnt paninnis, and ridiculously tall Dagwood-style sandwiches that we just absolutely cannot finish.”

    “So you see that God obviously knows best and it is best for us to obey him. Now if you’ll excuse me, I have to go take our daughter to have a creepy, pseudo-incestuous ceremony with her at the local Quizno’s. Be a dear and pack my luch, will you?”

  • http://twitter.com/FearlessSon FearlessSon

    Funny how complimentarian views almost always align with socially ascribed gender roles.  

  • Lori

    This sounds about right. Complementarianism = sexism + lying about it. 

  • http://twitter.com/FearlessSon FearlessSon

    This sounds about right. Complementarianism = sexism + lying about it.

    I think it only counts as lying if they are actually deceptive about it.  I tend to think of Complementarianism as being something a sexist uses to justify an unjust view of gender roles.  

  • MaryKaye

    In my sillier Pagan moments I think that Mark Driscoll is fully and sufficiently explained as a response of the Fates to the choice to name a Christian megachurch “Mars Hill.”  I know the historical reason for it, but really!  They deserved to end up with someone who’d fit in better as a worshipper of Mars than a worshipper of Jesus–and they got it.

    (I don’t know about Roman Mars, but his Greek cognate Ares was a spring fertility god before he was the god of war, so it fits in with the film clip as well.)

  • Anonymous

    Darn!  I was waiting for the end, hoping that his massive ego would explode, sending shrapnel flying into his, um, er, “respect.”

    Anyhow, I just want to say that if you are a minister and you are being compared to a pick-up artist, Ur Doin’ It Rong.

  • Anonymous

    Uh, why would you need a pack lunch if you were going to Quiznos?

  • http://scyllacat.livejournal.com Scylla Kat

    If no one has wished Raj a happy birthday, I’ll do so here.

    Happy Birthday, Raj!

    I also want to know why you need to pack a lunch to go to Quiznos.

  • http://apocalypsereview.wordpress.com/ Invisible Neutrino

    Raj! Happy birthday! :D

  • Lori

    Happy birthday and many more Raj! May your birthday wish come true. 

     Uh, why would you need a pack lunch if you were going to Quiznos?  

    Maybe the sandwich is to take to work the next day (some people pack lunches the night before instead of in the morning) and he just wants to make sure she takes care of it while he’s out for the evening. 

    Alternatively, he could be watching his calories. Have you ever looked at the nutrition information for that place? Back when I was doing an eating program that required me to track fat, fiber & calories I found myself at a Quiznos once and literally could not believe that I had done the calculation correctly. I commented to a friend later that I had no idea how they managed to cram that many calories and fat grams into a turkey on whole wheat with no cheese and no mayo. I assume their bread must be half butter or something. 

  • Anonymous

    Ah, you see, any sandwich made at Quiznos would be inferior to the sandwich made by a god-fearing wife in her proper place, because by the nature of the location (a business) quiznos sandwiches are either made by a)men, defying their god-given role by performing duties only fit for women or b) women, defying their god-given role by perverting their natural inclinations to servitude by being paid for their labor.

  • Sgt. Pepper’s Bleeding Heart

    See, it appears you’re being funny but I stumbled across a blog on this very site where that attitude wouldn’t go down as satire :(

  • http://profiles.google.com/marc.k.mielke Marc Mielke

    Not having seen Magnolia, I thought you were comparing this guy to VIC Mackey! Actually, I think I’d prefer a bad cop preacher to a pick-up-artist preacher. 

  • http://www.facebook.com/chineschines Carrie Hines

    I live in Seattle.  My BIL & his wife belong to Mars Hill and it just boggles my mind.  The Seattle Times has a post linking to his blog the other day in which he declares that Yoga is Demonic.  He basically recycled his post from last year that garnered some controversy.  I figure that he is desperate for attention. 

  • Lucas Maria

    Yawn…