{"id":625,"date":"2006-03-02T22:09:00","date_gmt":"2006-03-02T22:09:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.chasclifton.com\/?p=625"},"modified":"2006-03-02T22:09:00","modified_gmt":"2006-03-02T22:09:00","slug":"625","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.chasclifton.com\/?p=625","title":{"rendered":""},"content":{"rendered":"

Bands that will be playing in Hell … <\/strong><\/p>\n

…are listed in the Field Guide to Evangelicals<\/em><\/a>.<\/p>\n

So have evangelical Christians developed a sense of irony, like those upwardly mobile black professionals who decorate with Aunt Jemima and Sambo advertising art<\/a>?<\/p>\n

Maybe so, based on some of the reviews<\/a>. <\/p>\n

Notice the lack of protest marches, burnings, and murders from people who might not<\/strong> like it.<\/p>\n

But humor + religion is a dangerous combination. One day you’re chuckling at Lark News<\/a>, and the next day you’re at Landover Baptist Church<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Bands that will be playing in Hell … …are listed in the Field Guide to Evangelicals. So have evangelical Christians developed a sense of irony, like those upwardly mobile black professionals who decorate with Aunt Jemima and Sambo advertising art? Maybe so, based on some of the reviews. 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