Noble: We don’t fight critics (except when we do)
Perry Noble took a few minutes to coach his congregations on how not to respond to critics last Sunday. Here’s some of what he said (after bragging about asking God for permission to throw over the...
View ArticleWhat makes critics tick?
Perry Noble has revived an old post about why people criticize him. It’s an interesting list, but one that–to our great distress–totally nails PP. Because you have an opinion about something. Actually,...
View ArticleNaming critics (Updated)
Because Perry still won’t name names, I will. The critic Perry refers to in this post is me. This is a huge, complicated story, and I’ll have it for you soon. UPDATE: I don’t mean to be teasing you,...
View ArticleHoly rage at the ‘Spring
In mid October, Perry Noble made an intriguing statement in one of his sermons that the church had fired one of its employees for “going over the line” against a critic. “Don’t worry,” Noble assured...
View ArticleSome posts to re-read with new eyes
Especially for long-time PP readers, you might be interested to read a few of these older posts against the context of the weekend’s story. This is the Paranoid Pastors post that promoted Duffey’s...
View ArticleShut up, they explained
I don’t know what kinds of questions Perry Noble is having to answer in his world, but if you survey the comments on this blog you’ll find a number of challenges to my position. While we await Noble’s...
View ArticleFisking Christian Today’s defense of Perry Noble
Fisking: a point-by-point criticism that highlights perceived errors, or disputes the analysis in a statement, article, or essay. The day after covering the Ten Commandments controversy, a Christian...
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