Why do Indy Fundies have the cheesiest websites?

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Pergamum

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Serious question...


The more Fundamentalist a church or group gets the worse their webpages seem to get.

Is there some mathematical relationship that equates cheesy graphics to Indy Fundy doctrine?
 
Okay, this is obscure, but formulas often are; Indy/Fundy theology derives from revivalism - a major source of which was the Keswick Conventions of the 19th and early 20th Century. I have it from a website on the history of the place;

Since 1276 there has been a market in the town of Keswick (from 'Cese-wic' - the cheese town), and cheese fairs were held regularly until the early 1900's.
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Hence the cheese!
 
I am, too, curious what you consider cheesy (though I would agree with your assessment before seeing an example). My personal belief is that fundamentalists are driven by fear of making a mistake or stepping out of line. They stay with what they know and what is safe. This can stifle creativity and originality.

When I was a music student at a certain fundamentalist university not too far away from where I live, I was not taught musical improvisation. The rules about making music were tight, and you were not allowed to step out of the clear boundaries that were set. To my knowledge, they still don't teach improvisation at the school. This is the same for artists in the fundy world. No wonder everything is cheesy. It's not original, just a regurgitaion of the same old stuff.
 
uberkermit said:
You want examples? How about this, which I found here.
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Wow! That's scary! I think that's the old Jesus is Lord website isn't it?

Anyway...

Why are Fundy websites cheesy?

Basically zeal without knowledge compounded with no sense of taste!


Psalm 119:66
Teach me good judgment and knowledge, for I believe in your commandments.
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Perhaps it is some notion that it is the message that matters, and that entirely, with no thought for how it is presented.
 
Seriously, I think it's more what J.Baldwin has said - but I'd go farther; I think they think there's something virtuous about not putting anything "worldly" on their sites. They wouldn't want to pander to "the flesh". Anything not directly "spiritual" must be evil. Believe me, I grew up in this art-free environment. Ironically, there was no perception that they were still expressing an artistic preference - just for the "cheesy". We had probably the worst interior decoration, and all the stupid polyester '70's stuff - just not the macrame, that was a hippie thing.
 
oh, but there's all sorts of art, pics and music to these sites often. These sites are usually not art-free, just taste-free.
 
The fundamentalists in the circles I was in for many years were big on art and music, but always within the "accepted parameters". A friend of mine who had a daughter in the art department at the same fundamentalist university I mentioned earlier recounts that she always got poor grades in her art classes. When she asked why, she was told that if she would do her art like the teacher did, she would get a good grade, but since she was being original, she could only expect to fail the class. My niece, who also attended classes at the same place encountered the same bias.
 
JBaldwin said:
I am, too, curious what you consider cheesy (though I would agree with your assessment before seeing an example). My personal belief is that fundamentalists are driven by fear of making a mistake or stepping out of line. They stay with what they know and what is safe. This can stifle creativity and originality.

When I was a music student at a certain fundamentalist university not too far away from where I live, I was not taught musical improvisation. The rules about making music were tight, and you were not allowed to step out of the clear boundaries that were set. To my knowledge, they still don't teach improvisation at the school. This is the same for artists in the fundy world. No wonder everything is cheesy. It's not original, just a regurgitaion of the same old stuff.
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I agree. Also, toss in their bent towards a utilitarian view of the arts and the scene is ripe for CHEESE....
 
Semper Fidelis said:
smhbbag said:
The email forwards are far cheesier than the websites.
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:amen:

Please forward this post to everyone you know!
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:lol:
I once sent out a mass email to all in my address book begging to be sent no more forwards...I was trying only to reach one perpetrator, who flooded my inbox constantly with moronic forwards...out of all of them, this person replied, "Yeah, I hate those forwards." She sent me two more that day! :lol:
 
Pergamum said:
Serious question...


The more Fundamentalist a church or group gets the worse their webpages seem to get.

Is there some mathematical relationship that equates cheesy graphics to Indy Fundy doctrine?
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One of my favorite geekoid-webmaster sites, http://www.healyourchurchwebsite.com , talks about this all the time. Spinning crosses? Flapping doves? He calls this "Jesus Junk".

By the way, if you poke around on his site he has plenty of examples.
 
Most of them also use lots of bold writing and ALL CAPITAL LETTERS, combined with garish bright colours. It's the text equivalent of raising your voice, shouting, screaming. Like evangelists (so called) who stand on street corners and yell the gospel in the direction of unsuspecting passers-by. I think it is part of the Fundamentalist mindset: "we're right, and we're so obviously right that if we just shout it a little louder than everyone will see just how right we are." Oddly enough, it doesn't often work.
 
Timothy William said:
Most of them also use lots of bold writing and ALL CAPITAL LETTERS, combined with garish bright colours. It's the text equivalent of raising your voice, shouting, screaming. Like evangelists (so called) who stand on street corners and yell the gospel in the direction of unsuspecting passers-by. I think it is part of the Fundamentalist mindset: "we're right, and we're so obviously right that if we just shout it a little louder than everyone will see just how right we are." Oddly enough, it doesn't often work.
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:lol: Well said. The fearbased mindset of Fundies does not help: they do not expose themselves to any art, literature or music that does not come from approved sources. Which explains the Jack Chick influences on the writing and abominable artwork. :eek:
 
J, it's the same with Anabaptist publications, they all DRAW the same! Every drawing is done the same way with no variations.
 
Here's something funny. Right now I'm on my daughter's school PC. It is equipped with AFO Netguard (a very good filter). It blocks the Jesus-is-saviour.com site as dangerous.
 
Hyles Anderson College. :eek: They make PCC look like wimps. And that is NOT a compliment to either school. :worms: ETA that BYU has better women's song and dance festivals....
 
JohnGill said:
calgal said:
Hyles Anderson College. :eek: They make PCC look like wimps. And that is NOT a compliment to either school. :worms: ETA that BYU has better women's song and dance festivals....
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Hyles-Anderson College

Try listening to the sermons.
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:barfy: I could barely get through 2 minutes of Me memememememe! Look at me nd how holy I am (with a prop to God every now and again). Their introduction video to HAC is something to see (bless their hearts). :lol: may God forgive me for laughing but this is sad. Unintentionally hilarious (and it makes me think Calvin is not so bad: heck even Hope College looks good compared to the Hot Mess that is HAC).
 
calgal said:
JohnGill said:
calgal said:
Hyles Anderson College. :eek: They make PCC look like wimps. And that is NOT a compliment to either school. :worms: ETA that BYU has better women's song and dance festivals....
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Hyles-Anderson College

Try listening to the sermons.
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:barfy: I could barely get through 2 minutes of Me memememememe! Look at me nd how holy I am (with a prop to God every now and again). Their introduction video to HAC is something to see (bless their hearts). :lol: may God forgive me for laughing but this is sad. Unintentionally hilarious (and it makes me think Calvin is not so bad: heck even Hope College looks good compared to the Hot Mess that is HAC).
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For a real treat try the baptist city link above and listen to the master of ME, Jack Hyles.
 
Those websites, pretty much all of them are light-years ahead of SWRB. I get a head ache trying to find anything on their site.
 
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