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My Monday Morning Rant – What’s Annoying Me? January 12, 2009

Posted by Jad in Uncategorized.
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pre⋅ten⋅tious  [pri-ten-shuhs]

–adjective- characterized by assumption of dignity or importance.

Hmmmm.

Sorry but I just get annoyed with things that are too pretentious.

Pretentious music, pretentious restaurants, pretentious people, etc. etc.

One might say that I picked the wrong career if I didn’t like pretentious people.

Now, let me step back for a minute…is this because I myself am pretentious?  Or is it just that I’m jealous of people who are pretentious? Do I secretly want to be as pretentious as they are?

Truth be told, I haven’t even really been using the word correctly.  When looking up the definition this morning I was kind of taken aback.  Because really, don’t we all want to FEEL “dignified and important?”  I think it’s just human nature.

My question is:  Where does Christianity fit into this discussion?  So many people look at Christians as being “pretentious” and I don’t disagree.  As Christians, shouldn’t we completely understand that we don’t need to project a pretantious air about us?  Shouldn’t we have faith that a loving God already holds us as “dignified and important?”

OKAY…so I’m done ranting.

But hey, if you want to join in the discussion then feel free.  Enjoy your Monday.

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1. Pete Wilson - January 12, 2009

I’m too pretentious to comment on your blog but if I wasn’t I would tell you that I totally agree with you. :)

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2. jodyduncan - January 14, 2009

My opinion is that too often Christians are looked at as pretenious by intellectual athiests. Why is this? I don’t know, but the bible warns us of this. I would rather introduce the weak to God, rather than the proud. The cool thing about AA is you run into both.

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