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Marrah_G

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59. We used to call them bible thumpers

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Is the term "Jesus Freak" bigoted? [View all] el_bryanto Mar 2013 OP

Absolutely yes! hrmjustin Mar 2013 #1

I haven't heard that term since the 1970s, sufrommich Mar 2013 #2

Yep. el_bryanto Mar 2013 #4

Me too! etherealtruth Mar 2013 #18

I remember 'Jesus Junkie' being more common RZM Mar 2013 #35

I used that phrase in a song I wrote last year... Dr Hobbitstein Mar 2013 #38

I used to call my neighbor "Jesus Whore" but that was his actual name. Bucky Mar 2013 #43

It seems to have morphed over the years KamaAina Mar 2013 #53

No, just antiquated... Blue_Tires Mar 2013 #3

No. By the end of the 1970s, Fundamentalism had been co-opted by Jerry Falwell and the "Moral... slackmaster Mar 2013 #56

Way back when it was in vogue I think it was a term "Jesus Freaks" came up with for themselves. Gidney N Cloyd Mar 2013 #5

I think so too. I don't remember it having sufrommich Mar 2013 #10

It's my experience that only Wrigley disparagers talk about Bleacher Bums as "Cubs Freaks" HereSince1628 Mar 2013 #6

I do not love the DH OriginalGeek Mar 2013 #15

We non-religious folk are not allowed to use the JF-word OriginalGeek Mar 2013 #7

Yes, and No. Applied to all Christians, yes. Applied to Jesus Freaks, no. cthulu2016 Mar 2013 #8

Thank you for the history el_bryanto Mar 2013 #12

I think most current usage is highly derogatory, but the bigotry question is not simple cthulu2016 Mar 2013 #22

It is what the term means however. The Churches that sprang from that movement are still thriving. Bluenorthwest Mar 2013 #48

I Was a Part of That in the 70s On the Road Mar 2013 #31

Bible Thumper would be more polite lunatica Mar 2013 #9

yet ChristoFascist is more accurate. uselessobot Mar 2013 #17

No more than Mohammed Freak or Moses Freak. Jews and Muslims are freaks too The Straight Story Mar 2013 #11

Depends on to whom one is referring to and what the intent of the speaker. KittyWampus Mar 2013 #13

If I want 1000 angry replies to my OP, I'd refer to "Atheist Freaks" in the title nt Dreamer Tatum Mar 2013 #14

I'll take it! defacto7 Mar 2013 #57

Sometimes. NCTraveler Mar 2013 #16

Just like the word "teabagger" they coined the phrase. Initech Mar 2013 #19

Um ... dawg Mar 2013 #33

True. But DC Talk are the ones who used it in their favor. Initech Mar 2013 #36

That's just an example of using a slur as a point of pride. dawg Mar 2013 #40

I know lots of Born Again Christians who call themselves that n/t FreeState Mar 2013 #20

I have to vote for Totally Not... TeeYiYi Mar 2013 #21

And just what were you guys smoking? HubertHeaver Mar 2013 #37

Well they claim to love jesus and they're certainly freaks (in the classic sense) tularetom Mar 2013 #23

freak in the "classic sense" means drug abuser Bucky Mar 2013 #45

Jesus Freak history UnrepentantLiberal Mar 2013 #24

This message was self-deleted by its author bike man Mar 2013 #25

What if we pipi_k Mar 2013 #26

I see a rainbow of nuance here. Bucky Mar 2013 #44

Makes me think of this: LeftInTX Mar 2013 #27

Uh oh..... Liberal Jesus Freak Mar 2013 #28

Are you a freak about Liberal Jesus or simply liberal about your Jesus freakiness? Bucky Mar 2013 #46

I loooove that question... Liberal Jesus Freak Mar 2013 #50

It's certainly impolite pscot Mar 2013 #29

In 70s no (as self-identified movement, and subset of hippie/freak culture) PufPuf23 Mar 2013 #30

11 long-haired friends of Jesus in a chartreuse microbus OriginalGeek Mar 2013 #32

How I wish I could give a Rec to a reply slackmaster Mar 2013 #63

Nope. It's insulting. Iggo Mar 2013 #34

I don't think it is bigoted, Jamaal510 Mar 2013 #39

As a Christian, I wouldn't take any offense from being called a Jesus Freak, but we still shouldn't dawg Mar 2013 #41

It is a vey specific term, so if used properly it is just descriptive and if not it would be Bluenorthwest Mar 2013 #42

Exactly. I think the term gets misapplied a whole lot. Bucky Mar 2013 #47

It is still commonly used by people to identify themselves Bluenorthwest Mar 2013 #49

Marks you as being of a certain age HockeyMom Mar 2013 #51

the term is more descriptive than bigoted rustydog Mar 2013 #52

Sure, like for instance, I'm a cock freak. Kurovski Mar 2013 #54

The term is anchored firmly to the late 1960s and early 1970s. I can assure you it wasn't bigoted... slackmaster Mar 2013 #55

This is an interesting post. Old and In the Way Mar 2013 #58

I think the community directs an inappropriate level of attention to minutiae of meaning... slackmaster Mar 2013 #60

We used to call them bible thumpers Marrah_G Mar 2013 #59

How about Holy Rollers and Happy Clappys? slackmaster Mar 2013 #62

Not when it's used as a compliment... cherokeeprogressive Mar 2013 #61