Why am I defending what is right?!

After reading an online article as well as its many comments (and most pastors) I hope what I felt was biblically correct, like the anger Jesus felt when people were turning His Father's home into a marketplace! I am not angered just mad and sad that people spill forth whatever first comes out of their heads without for a second thinking, so your honor here is my statement:


I have been a member of Flamingo Road for over 12 years now. I along with my family have grown up at that church! I’am now a servant to many different ministries there all which I have a passion for. I have read many of the comments here and for the purpose of community between the body of Christ, I am sad to say have seen a lot of tearing down. I’am all for expressing views and opinions but as the proverbs have shown the way things are said are sometimes more important then the information behind it. I would ask for anyone doubtful of the idea of my church to instead of critize, ask questions and then think about our culture and location. South Florida is a melting pot, the only other one I have found in the whole of the US like us is New York, we consist of thousands of different backgrounds and lifestyles, and we have to find the way to maintain culture while building community. I was born in Cuba, and when I moved here grew up at a church that celebrated my background and allowed me to understand and do the same for all the others around me. You could flood this page with opinions of what is right and wrong and whether this is biblically sound, but please don’t give authoritive opinions on a culture you don’t understand, a church you have never been a part of and pastors you have never met, and a calling (and this I believe wholeheartedly) of a church who is running full speed ahead as it never has in the many years I have been there to reach a community, were 90% of the people are unchurched. We are a family focused on community (specially since half of our congregation gathers in smaller communities all through out South Florida and Peru giving true authentic relationships like I have never seen in any other family). My church has just looked at in where our community spend most of their time (the internet) and leverage this tool to break the mold of their thoughts on “hypocritical” Christians and become raw and bare in front of them that we are broken people with the greatest hope in the world!

I didn't enjoy writing this, and don't feel much better about it because sadly most of the people with those comments will sadly continue believing what they said and more then not have chosen to tear their family down instead of building up or even doing the impossible attempt of asking questions and making suggestions instead of criticism.

Let me know your thoughts....