The Christian Stench:  Intolerant, Judgmental Hypocrite

There is a foul smell to hypocrisy.  It curdles the mind and sickens the senses.  It spoils thoughtful discussion on matters of right and wrong, and marginalizes the opinions shared by those caught in its nauseating funk.  To discuss moral obligations with a hypocrite is to bath in a septic tank.  It serves no purpose and leads only to violent, involuntary vomiting.  Or is that just me? 

Now add the malodorous adjectives “intolerant” and “judgmental” to the stinky noun “hypocrite” and it’s like tossing rotten eggs and a decomposing corpse into a bathtub of liquefied excrement to create the devil’s potpourri or what modern society calls:  the Evangelical Christian.

But worse than repugnant disapproval for those emanating the “stench”, the offended scream for excommunication, imprisonment, and eradication from the public square of those Bible-believing Christians who fail to adapt to an ever changing society and who refuse to celebrate the lifestyles that are contrary to their biblical beliefs.

Is the outright condemnation of the Bible-believing Christian morally correct?  Or has society gone remarkably mad?  If we take the time to parse these inflammatory words and explore the ideas behind them, what will we find?  Will the Bible-believing Christian be convicted of intolerance…judging…or hypocrisy?  If so, does that then mean he is guilty of something far worse…unpardonable hate? 

The authors of the articles and videos linked below offer insight to the powerful claims of hypocrisy, intolerance, and judging charged to Christians.

They have been categorized by content.

Hypocrisy

Articles:

• Does Christian Hypocrisy Undermine the Reasonability of the Faith?  by Sean McDowell, PhD., SeanMcDowell.org – (s)
• Can Christianity Be Trusted Given All Its “Sins”?  by Sean McDowell, PhD., SeanMcDowell.org
• Christians Aren’t Allowed to Be Jerks  by Greg Koukl, STR.org – (l)
• Sex, Sin, and Christian Hypocrites  by Lenny Esposito, ComeReason.org – (s)
• Does Christian “Hypocrisy” Falsify Christianity?  by J. Warner Wallace, ColdCaseChristianity.com – (s, r)
• Why are all Christians hypocrites?  Are all Christians hypocrites?  from GotQuestion.org – (s,r)
• What does the Bible say about hypocrisy?  from GotQuestion.org – (s,r)

Videos:

• Are Christian Hypocrites? My Response! Sean McDowell, PhD., SeanMcDowell.org – (s)
• 400. Isn’t The Church Just Full Of Hypocrites?  from OneMinuteApologist.com – (s)

Intolerance

Article:

• Is Christian Intolerance a Good Reason to Reject the Faith?  by Sean McDowell, SeanMcDowell.org – (l)
• The Intolerance of Tolerance  by Greg Koukl, STR.org – (l, *)
• Should Christians be tolerant of other people’s religious beliefs?  from GotQuestions.org – (s)
• Is Christianity Intolerant?  by J. Warner Wallace, ColdCaseChristianity.com – (s, r)

Videos:

• Are Christians Narrow-minded? 2 Minute Video Response.  Sean McDowell, PhD, SeanMcDowell.org – (s)
• What Is True Tolerance? Quick Video  Sean McDowell, PhD, SeanMcDowell.org – (s)
• How has the notion of tolerance been twisted?  Greg Koukl, STR.org – (s)
•  Are You Tolerant? (Quiz)  from Impact360Institue.org – (s,*)
• With Greg Koukl – Intolerance  from OneMinuteApologist.com – (s)

Judging

Article:

• What does the Bible mean that we are not to judge others?  from GotQuestion.org – (s)
• Who Are You to Judge?  by Greg Koukl, STR.org – (s)
• Why are Christians so judgmental?  from GotQuestions.org – (s)
• What “Thou Shalt Not Judge” Really Means  by JP Moreland, posted on ComeReason.org – (s)
• Not All Judgment Is Wrong  by Greg Koukl, STR.org – (l, r)
• What is the difference between discernment and being judgmental?   from Bible.org – (s, r)
• The Verse the Culture Misquotes Most Regularly in an Effort to Quiet Christians  by J Warner Wallace, ColdCaseChristianity.com – (s, r)

Videos:

•  Should Christians Judge Others?  One Minute Apologist, OneMinuteApologist.org – (s)

Et Cetera

Articles:

•  Parenting Without Guilt: How to be a Recovering Hypocrite and a Good Parent at the Same Time  by Jeff Myers, Ph. D, Bible.org – (l)
• What does the Bible say about reputation?  from GotQuestion.org – (l)
• How important is Christian conduct to how the unbelieving world sees Christ?  from GotQuestions.org – (s)
• Responding to Atheist Critiques of Christian Hypocrisy  by Lenny Esposito, ComeReason.org – (s)
• What Are the Two Most Important Christian Virtues Today?  by Sean McDowell, PhD, SeanMcDowell.org – (s)

Videos:

•  Why Are Christians So Easily Offended? Quick VIDEO.  Sean McDowell, PhD, SeanMcDowell.org – (s)

An important note about the linked articles/videos on this page:

All the articles/videos linked within The Armory were written by authors who produced the material for other websites.  None of the websites or authors of the linked material are associated with the Christian Faith Armory website. 

The purpose for The Armory is to lead the seeker to those trained authors and resource websites that can provide informed opinion and analysis on the subject topics.

i.e. this is an aggregating website for Christian Apologetics.  When you discover an article/video that you feel speaks directly to you, please spend time on that website for you may find an author who can speak in a voice heard by your heart.