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<blockquote data-quote="Stonewall Jackson" data-source="post: 1324801" data-attributes="member: 17875">I'm aware of them. My dad is a pastor and I grew up in evangelical culture. I always thought Christian bookstore culture was incredibly lame. You'd be shocked how many of the authors, activists, and bands from the 90s/early 00s era whose work was most prominently sold at Christian bookstores have apostatized. The same issue always pops up. God isn't &quot;nice&quot; in some way. This is a big hit to some people, especially artistic types. &quot;Niceness&quot; and &quot;Jesus is your friend&quot; type teaching was emphasized in evangelical culture. The problem is that the greater culture has shifted in the past couple of decades from portraying evangelicals as dumb, weak-minded, and naive, to portraying them has pure evil. If the entire foundation to your faith was based on being &quot;nice&quot; person, then this is a major blow.Christian bookstores need to shut down.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Stonewall Jackson, post: 1324801, member: 17875"] I'm aware of them. My dad is a pastor and I grew up in evangelical culture. I always thought Christian bookstore culture was incredibly lame. You'd be shocked how many of the authors, activists, and bands from the 90s/early 00s era whose work was most prominently sold at Christian bookstores have apostatized. The same issue always pops up. God isn't "nice" in some way. This is a big hit to some people, especially artistic types. "Niceness" and "Jesus is your friend" type teaching was emphasized in evangelical culture. The problem is that the greater culture has shifted in the past couple of decades from portraying evangelicals as dumb, weak-minded, and naive, to portraying them has pure evil. If the entire foundation to your faith was based on being "nice" person, then this is a major blow. Christian bookstores need to shut down. [/QUOTE]

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