The Duggars can't dance?

[Soarin08]

I would say that most Southern Baptists dance. Our church is Southern Baptist and at church we sing....GASP.....Christian Rock songs.

Marsha

We did too at the Southern Baptist church we attended before we moved. In fact, the old people got annoyed with our music minister because all he had us sing was Christian rock/praise songs! I don't think it's fair to assume that ALL Southern Baptists hold the view that dancing is immoral because alot of them don't think that way.

 

[WDWAurora]

NYT-Education

Just the one school. Not the SBC (I accidentally said association before, but it's actually convention). Individual churches, schools, etc. can make different rules, but that's not something done by "Southern Baptists" as a whole. The SBC has no official stance. Check their website if you need to fact check.

 

[Uncle Remus]

Down here in the sticks, good Baptists don't dance.

 

[torinsmom]

I went to a real country, in the sticks Southern Baptist Church in rural NC when I was growing up and even then, dancing was not frowned upon. Now, if someone got up in church and started dancing, they might get some weird looks, but with the organ music they played, I would look at someone weird for dancing, LOL. My dad's family has been going to that church for 200 years now, and he is a very religious man. He never once spoke to us about dancing or singing or even about listening to rock music. He didn't much care for rap, but that was because it was loud and had some curse words in it. There were lots of other Baptist churches around and I never knew anyone else who was not allowed to dance because of religion either. I think associating Baptists or even Southern Baptists with some of the weird ideas the Duggars embrace is very stereotypical. But that's just me.......

Marsha

 

[mum4jenn]

I am a Southern Baptist also and we don't have anything against dancing either. In fact my church has two services on Sunday mornings...one traditional music and one contemporary music with drums, electric guitars , etc. THe youth have all sorts of get togethers where there is dancing to contemporary christian music as well as clean current rock music. You can't group all southern Baptists into the same category.

 

[DISUNC]

Seems to me like Ma & Pa duggar like to dance, only vertically!

 

[merryweather20]

bookgirl-Hopefully you're being sarcastic about the Southern Baptists. That is not the stance of the Southern Baptist Association and hasn't been in my lifetime. There are plenty of religious groups who believe that way, but the massive SBA isn't one of them. Or if they are, I guess my card is being revoked (now I'm the one being sarcastic) since I took all those years of dance lessons and still have a hard time sitting still when music plays.

chobie-I think you've hit the point of Duggar overload, my friend. Time to walk away and never look back. But we all know that we all end up coming back because it's like a train wreck on Tivo.

Where is she being sarcastic? Her post had a couple of quick facts about the show and Footloose and a quick comment about her community... Sarcastic??

 

[Soarin08]

I am a Southern Baptist also and we don't have anything against dancing either. In fact my church has two services on Sunday mornings...one traditional music and one contemporary music with drums, electric guitars , etc. THe youth have all sorts of get togethers where there is dancing to contemporary christian music as well as clean current rock music. You can't group all southern Baptists into the same category.

Our church was the exact same way.

 

[RNMOM]

DISUNC, my thoughts exactly.

I wonder if they play music in their bedroom???

 

[Soarin08]

Seems to me like Ma & Pa duggar like to dance, only vertically!

My thoughts exactly!

 

[JARNJ3]

The more I read here about this family - the more I am glad I never watched their "show."

They are just too plain weird for me.

 

[DISUNC]

The more I read here about this family - the more I am glad I never watched their "show."

They are just too plain weird for me.

 

[LisaMommy]

Seems to me like Ma & Pa duggar like to dance, only vertically!

 

[CLEVERGIRL]

I used to attend an old Southern Baptist church and I remember days when an elder would break out in a good ol' Holy Ghost praise dance! I don't think any of the old sisters or deacons went to h*** for it. JMO.

 

[CPT Tripss]

Ok, so I'm watching a Duggar special, trying to keep an open mind -- really -- and they are at a baby store buying for # 18 when one of the little boys (about 3 or 4) starts some toy that plays music and he starts dancing. It was really cute to me, but apparently a big deal for the Duggars. He was told by an older brother he was not supposed to dance. Then an older sister (who I have respect for) defended him and said " he was just jumping for joy." Then Jim Bob made a comment about how they have to be careful what music the kids listen to because their bodies will move.


WTH???!!!!?? Even the little ones natural dance instincts have to be suppressed when a toddler toy plays the itsey bitsey spider or something of that (evil) nature.


And you know what? You almost never see Michell holding a child. You see Jim Bob, the other kids and even the new DIL holding children but rarely (if ever) Michelle.

Crikey, the woman's uterus has held embryos and fetuses (or feti) for close to 15 years in toal and you aren't satisfied.

 

[chisnpeke]

Don't you know dancing corrupts you. It leads to other things which leads to sin.

I really don't get the idea behind that way of thinking.

 

[Saxsoon]

Guess they forgot when David danced in the streets. Granted it was in praise of the Lord, but still, nothing wrong with dancing as long as it isn't that screwed up dancing you see in high schools.

 

[Saxsoon]

Hmmm . . . difficult to defend that stance from a Biblical point of view considering that several Old Testament characters are described as DANCING to praise the Lord. Specifically, King David -- who is known as a man after God's own heart -- is described as singing and dancing joyfully on numerous occasions.

Of course, you can also find examples of dancing leading to trouble in the Bible. For example, when Moses came down from the Mt. with the Ten Commandments, he found his people dancing around the golden calf idol -- and for that they were punished by wandering in the wilderness for 40 years.

From a reasonable standpoint, certainly much of the dancing that's done today -- specifically, I'm thinking of the teenagers who are into the "grinding" dancing -- is highly inappropriate. Parents may find it easier to just FORBID ALL DANCING rather than monitor good vs. bad dancing; however, that doesn't help the kids much in the long run. In fact, it can lead to serious confusion when they realize that the Bible doesn't forbid dancing. Kids who realize the difference between what their parents say and what the Bible says may then start to question other things, and that can certainly lead to things the parents didn't want to bring up at all.

Drinking is a similar topic. Nowhere does the Bible forbid drinking; in fact, Jesus' first miracle was to PROVIDE WINE for a wedding. Now, the Bible DOES forbid drunkenness, but many people find it more convenient just to say, "It's wrong to drink" rather than to look at what's really in the text.

Very well put.

Guess bands like Pillar, Red, P.O.D., Underoath, Kutless,12 Stones, etc are screwed because they are Christian Rock/sometimes rap depending on the songs.

I mean I only listen to Christian music but that lies in the fact that I don't care for most other music. I find more purpose in the music if it actually serves a purpose (IMO, others may disagree, I respect that). I also try not to dance mostly because I look like a fool when I do it and would rather mess around with friends on the outside of the dancing.

 

[Soarin08]

Very well put.

Guess bands like Pillar, Red, P.O.D., Underoath, Kutless,12 Stones, etc are screwed because they are Christian Rock/sometimes rap depending on the songs.

I mean I only listen to Christian music but that lies in the fact that I don't care for most other music. I find more purpose in the music if it actually serves a purpose (IMO, others may disagree, I respect that). I also try not to dance mostly because I look like a fool when I do it and would rather mess around with friends on the outside of the dancing.

We share alot of the same viewpoints, except I listen to all music except rap and country. Can't wait to meet you during the CP.

 

[disneydance]

There religion is messed up thats all I'm going to say
I mean when I was younger when I used to believe in God I was at a church that had a dance studio
We would train listening to Christian music
I thought dancing was a way of praising this so called God
I think there religion is whacked out of place
They bassically have made up there own...