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		<title>Rumpelstiltskin and the Gingerbread Man</title>
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		<dc:creator>John Immel</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[<p><span style="font-family: Tahoma; font-size: small;"><em>by John Immel</em></span>
</p><p align="center"><strong><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Tahoma;">&#8220;Run, run as fast as you can! You can&#8217;t catch me! I&#8217;m the Gingerbread Man!&#8221;</span></span></strong> <span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Tahoma;">Once upon a time, in a land far, far away, there were two bloggers taking on abuses in twenty-first century American Christianity. Rumpelstiltskin was clever, adorably blunt and talked about Metaphysics and Epistemology. The Gingerbread Man was sweet and cuddly, serving milk and cookies to his readers while grumbling about blogging for the greater good. Rumpelstiltskin talked about Ethical and Political theory. The Gingerbread Man gave people a safe place to tell their stories of being under the thumb of giants up the SGM beanstalk chanting, “Fee-fi-fo-fum! We smell the blood of an Arminian.” Rumpelstiltskin combated the roots of the Giants&#8217; power and the absurdity of reform. The Gingerbread Man railed against the “unbiblical” nature of Sovereign Grace Ministries&#8217; polity.  </span></span></p>
<p><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Tahoma;">For many days Rumpelstiltskin’s blog was listed on the Gingerbread Man’s blog.  And then one day, it was not.</span></span>&#8230; <a href="http://spiritualtyranny.com/rumpelstiltskin-and-the-gingerbread-man/" class="read_more">Read the rest</a></p>]]></description>
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