In a recent casual study, I stumbled across the notion of something known as "Poe's Law"; it was said to be something that originated from this site sometime back and, to my knowledge (if I'm right) refers to a parody of extremist views on certain Christian theological and political issues being mistaken for someone who actually holds such extremist views, or vice versa. I've also been studying about differing convictions among the body of Christ (not that actually having convictions is bad), and how some believers have strongly implied that having certain convictions (such as no TV, no rock music whether Christian or mainstream, reading only KJV, no alcohol, no games that include playing cards or dice, no joking, women wearing dresses only and no makeup, and so on) makes them "holier" or "more Spiritual" than other fellow believers, even to the point as deeming those who don't share such convictions as no better than heathens, perhaps even unsaved. Then, I discovered a site called Landover Baptist a few years back, which I believed to be a real church organization at first glance, but learned not too much later on that it was meant to be a parody of such extremist views, created by an atheist who had apparently been soured against the Christian faith, and further readings of postings on their forum (which I am presuming is make-believe, but I could be wrong) confirmed that it was obvious that it's a parody. I read later on that this might be labeled an example of this "Poe's Law".
I am also very familiar with the music debates in Christian theology and whether or not certain kinds of music (particularly rock or any music with a "beat") was evil. Now, I do know that there are some Christians who honestly have strong convictions against certain kinds of music, and these "rock-is-evil" debates have been going on for many, many years (and I'm sure the same was said of ragtime, swing, jazz, and "Tin Pan Alley" music in the pre-rock era). Well, sometime back I happened upon this link which targets Southern Gospel Music, which I found unbelievable when I first examined it. Now, I am left to figure out whether this is someone's real views written in a rather snarky tone, or if this could be a parody of the "rock-music-is-evil" bunch using Southern Gospel instead of rock. In other words, could this link be an example of "Poe's Law"?
http://www.blessedquietness.com/journal/housechu/sgm.htm
Anyone who wishes to do so is welcome to share their thoughts. However, I do not wish this to turn into a debate of any kind (so please try to resist the urge).
It's just that this link is somewhat of a "cyberspace oddity" to me so I am merely trying to satisfy my curiosity. It's been eating away at me, and I want some relief!
Also, if all of this doesn't make sense, I explained what I'm trying to get at the best I knew how. Sometimes I don't phrase things exactly right, and that has gotten me in heaps of trouble.
Ok, it's open!
Note to moderators: If you can think of a more suitable part of the forum this topic would fit in under, feel free to move it accordingly. I feel it to tie in with the topic of Christian ethics and theological issues and the fact that some ideas can be carried to extremes on either end of the spectrum, which sometimes leads to parodies of such ideas, so here is the place I thought would be best to post it.
I am also very familiar with the music debates in Christian theology and whether or not certain kinds of music (particularly rock or any music with a "beat") was evil. Now, I do know that there are some Christians who honestly have strong convictions against certain kinds of music, and these "rock-is-evil" debates have been going on for many, many years (and I'm sure the same was said of ragtime, swing, jazz, and "Tin Pan Alley" music in the pre-rock era). Well, sometime back I happened upon this link which targets Southern Gospel Music, which I found unbelievable when I first examined it. Now, I am left to figure out whether this is someone's real views written in a rather snarky tone, or if this could be a parody of the "rock-music-is-evil" bunch using Southern Gospel instead of rock. In other words, could this link be an example of "Poe's Law"?
http://www.blessedquietness.com/journal/housechu/sgm.htm
Anyone who wishes to do so is welcome to share their thoughts. However, I do not wish this to turn into a debate of any kind (so please try to resist the urge).
It's just that this link is somewhat of a "cyberspace oddity" to me so I am merely trying to satisfy my curiosity. It's been eating away at me, and I want some relief! Also, if all of this doesn't make sense, I explained what I'm trying to get at the best I knew how. Sometimes I don't phrase things exactly right, and that has gotten me in heaps of trouble.
Ok, it's open!
Note to moderators: If you can think of a more suitable part of the forum this topic would fit in under, feel free to move it accordingly. I feel it to tie in with the topic of Christian ethics and theological issues and the fact that some ideas can be carried to extremes on either end of the spectrum, which sometimes leads to parodies of such ideas, so here is the place I thought would be best to post it.
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