Comments on: horton hears a who and the culture of fear http://whyismarko.com/2008/horton-hears-a-who-and-the-culture-of-fear/ life, faith, youth ministry, emerging church, leadership, whimsy Tue, 22 May 2012 22:17:47 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 By: Eric http://whyismarko.com/2008/horton-hears-a-who-and-the-culture-of-fear/comment-page-1/#comment-927726 Eric Thu, 10 Apr 2008 02:18:59 +0000 http://www.ysmarko.com/?p=2640#comment-927726 wow.. i kind thought Mrs Kangaroo was HOT! Actually i thought Mrs Kangaroo was a great metaphor for anyone in power to preserve their power... saw the Church and other parts of our culture ( media, academic, race) as well. so maybe i just think "power" is HOT? ummm... Power! wow.. i kind thought Mrs Kangaroo was HOT!

Actually i thought Mrs Kangaroo was a great metaphor for anyone in power to preserve their power… saw the Church and other parts of our culture ( media, academic, race) as well.

so maybe i just think “power” is HOT? ummm… Power!

]]> By: Brett Stuvland http://whyismarko.com/2008/horton-hears-a-who-and-the-culture-of-fear/comment-page-1/#comment-926781 Brett Stuvland Wed, 09 Apr 2008 18:49:38 +0000 http://www.ysmarko.com/?p=2640#comment-926781 Very insightful and helpful. i have blogged about this sort of attitude in the modern church at guidemeintruth.blogspot.com see the heading, "America's Dad?" Very insightful and helpful.

i have blogged about this sort of attitude in the modern church at guidemeintruth.blogspot.com see the heading, “America’s Dad?”

]]> By: Paul Loeffler http://whyismarko.com/2008/horton-hears-a-who-and-the-culture-of-fear/comment-page-1/#comment-926481 Paul Loeffler Wed, 09 Apr 2008 16:31:42 +0000 http://www.ysmarko.com/?p=2640#comment-926481 I haven't seen the movie, so my thoughts are based on the above comments. As I struggle with the very "kangaroo-ishness" of people in our church, I am challenged by Horton's response, not only to not step on her, but to include her in the end. God not only speaks through all of you, but Horton, too. Thank you. I haven’t seen the movie, so my thoughts are based on the above comments. As I struggle with the very “kangaroo-ishness” of people in our church, I am challenged by Horton’s response, not only to not step on her, but to include her in the end. God not only speaks through all of you, but Horton, too. Thank you.

]]> By: Darrin http://whyismarko.com/2008/horton-hears-a-who-and-the-culture-of-fear/comment-page-1/#comment-926461 Darrin Wed, 09 Apr 2008 16:23:31 +0000 http://www.ysmarko.com/?p=2640#comment-926461 Horton had to accept her becasue "A persons a person no matter how small." Now if we as followers of Jesus could just love others who oppose us, speak against us, or don't live up to our standards like that... Horton had to accept her becasue “A persons a person no matter how small.” Now if we as followers of Jesus could just love others who oppose us, speak against us, or don’t live up to our standards like that…

]]> By: jim e http://whyismarko.com/2008/horton-hears-a-who-and-the-culture-of-fear/comment-page-1/#comment-926360 jim e Wed, 09 Apr 2008 15:28:49 +0000 http://www.ysmarko.com/?p=2640#comment-926360 i agree. a great movie. i do like the end how the kangaroo lady was not left out. horton still accepts her. i agree. a great movie.

i do like the end how the kangaroo lady was not left out.

horton still accepts her.

]]> By: Kyle http://whyismarko.com/2008/horton-hears-a-who-and-the-culture-of-fear/comment-page-1/#comment-926273 Kyle Wed, 09 Apr 2008 14:43:27 +0000 http://www.ysmarko.com/?p=2640#comment-926273 I took this movie the same way Mark did - seeing Mrs. Kangaroo defying belief in anything beyond empirical evidence. While she uses the fear and control tactics of the world, building an empire of under herself, Horton truly has humility and love (because lets be honest, when she chews him out in a few of those scenes, did no one else think that all Horton had to do was step on her and she would be a pancake?). Horton recognized the value EVERY person had, which I think is a message we need in the Church so badly today! I took this movie the same way Mark did – seeing Mrs. Kangaroo defying belief in anything beyond empirical evidence. While she uses the fear and control tactics of the world, building an empire of under herself, Horton truly has humility and love (because lets be honest, when she chews him out in a few of those scenes, did no one else think that all Horton had to do was step on her and she would be a pancake?). Horton recognized the value EVERY person had, which I think is a message we need in the Church so badly today!

]]> By: Mark http://whyismarko.com/2008/horton-hears-a-who-and-the-culture-of-fear/comment-page-1/#comment-926192 Mark Wed, 09 Apr 2008 14:05:05 +0000 http://www.ysmarko.com/?p=2640#comment-926192 We took our family and really enjoyed the movie. I found the mother kangaroo character to be much more opposed to what we in the church are trying to be and do. I saw her ranting and raving as fear tactic attacks from the scientific world against the church. I saw Horton's response at the end to be accepting and grace giving. We took our family and really enjoyed the movie. I found the mother kangaroo character to be much more opposed to what we in the church are trying to be and do. I saw her ranting and raving as fear tactic attacks from the scientific world against the church. I saw Horton’s response at the end to be accepting and grace giving.

]]> By: Heidi Renee http://whyismarko.com/2008/horton-hears-a-who-and-the-culture-of-fear/comment-page-1/#comment-926013 Heidi Renee Wed, 09 Apr 2008 11:58:18 +0000 http://www.ysmarko.com/?p=2640#comment-926013 ) - that dangling parenthesis was driving me crazy! :) (I didn't want to, I had to!) ) – that dangling parenthesis was driving me crazy! :) (I didn’t want to, I had to!)

]]> By: joe http://whyismarko.com/2008/horton-hears-a-who-and-the-culture-of-fear/comment-page-1/#comment-926012 joe Wed, 09 Apr 2008 11:58:15 +0000 http://www.ysmarko.com/?p=2640#comment-926012 i hear you and have experienced this kind of fear myself. i dont know what causes it. is it preservation or "defending the truth" or the idea that what i have believed to be true for all these years may not actually be? haven't seen the movie yet. i guess i will now. i hear you and have experienced this kind of fear myself. i dont know what causes it. is it preservation or “defending the truth” or the idea that what i have believed to be true for all these years may not actually be?

haven’t seen the movie yet. i guess i will now.

]]> By: Heidi Renee http://whyismarko.com/2008/horton-hears-a-who-and-the-culture-of-fear/comment-page-1/#comment-926010 Heidi Renee Wed, 09 Apr 2008 11:57:19 +0000 http://www.ysmarko.com/?p=2640#comment-926010 I almost blogged on this, we took our kids last week and were very moved - noticed the connections you mentioned, and personally have been on the "Horton" end of things, loving the "little people" (not my term, but how some of the churches we have worked at made children's & youth ministry feel - and being persecuted because we were teaching things that didn't line up with the kangaroo "modern" mindset. I find this a great vehicle to illustrate the growing modern/postmodern divide in the Western church and how the mob mentality can drown out the fact that caring for the little people is what we are all called to do. Where is the love?? I almost blogged on this, we took our kids last week and were very moved – noticed the connections you mentioned, and personally have been on the “Horton” end of things, loving the “little people” (not my term, but how some of the churches we have worked at made children’s & youth ministry feel – and being persecuted because we were teaching things that didn’t line up with the kangaroo “modern” mindset. I find this a great vehicle to illustrate the growing modern/postmodern divide in the Western church and how the mob mentality can drown out the fact that caring for the little people is what we are all called to do. Where is the love??

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