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The 8 Kinds of Commenters in the Christian Blogosphere

3. Disciples. 

I so appreciate your theological perspective. In fact, your words always seem inspired and therefore I cannot disagree with what you write. Ever.

I will share everything I read as a matter of course because I want to spread the word.

4. Ecclesial Evangelists. 

Everything you’ve said just affirms my own faith tradition even though you don’t belong to it. All of those problems or issues you raise have been dealt with in my faith tradition and that’s why we’re right.

If only everyone, including you, would become one of us the Christian world would be fine.

5. Theo-politicos.

I come to this blog to find ammo for my moral and political views and your efforts to offer an “alternative” perspective are not helpful. I don’t care if we do share the same faith tradition, please stick to the party line of this site.

If you cannot, go away, go far, far away.

6. Discoverers of Deeper, Hidden Meaning. 

I’ve read your post quite carefully and, while I know you have not said this explicitly anywhere, I am sure that the deeper meaning is an affront to the theological or ecclesial tradition I represent.

You are not simply trying to describe what’s going on in the Christian world, you’re really trying to invalidate that part of the world to which I belong and I need to clarify that for your readers.

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Dale M. Coulter is an associate professor in the School of Divinity at Regent University. Originally from Florida, he prefers warms climates and sunny days. He is happily married to Esther and together they share three young and vibrant children--Bella, Sophia, and Christian. He received his doctorate from the University of Oxford and has written on the 12th century. He also is part of Evangelicals and Catholics Together and serves as co-editor for PNEUMA: The Journal of the Society for Pentecostal Studies. In addition to reading ancient and medieval authors, Dale enjoys a good cup of coffee with some Smooth Jazz, especially the Rippingtons, playing in the background.