Caption challenge

[Andres]

No wonder the Puritans don't get RESPECT in America and Northern Europe, therefore their beliefs are a joke and are rejected in such places!

No wonder why other religious figures (Buddha, Ignatius of Loyola, Mohammed, etc.) get more respect in the world, and they really were puritans in the stereotypical negative sense!

Is that your caption?

 

[EverReforming]

"I would like to choose what's behind door number 1, please?"

 

[Mushroom]

Yo! Check out the dude with no sense of humor! Man, he sure takes things too seriously! Break out the beer so this guy can chill a little!

 

[jambo]

Regarding SolaGratia's comment, I would think that everyone on the PB has nothing less than the highest respect for the Puritans and all they stood for. I know that all of us would be defenders of the Puritans and Puritianism. No one is undermining their faith, practices or immense contribution to to the Reformed faith. It is simply a bit of fun trying to imagine what they could be saying when we all know that what they probably were saying is nothing like our suggestions. The Puritans have suffered a bad press in the world and even in the wider Christian community. They have been accused of being dull killjoys so I think having a laugh at some of the caption suggestions is not a bad thing.

 

[Skyler]

It may not a bad thing when done in moderation. Still, the culture around us engages in mocking of/laughing at people in great excess; perhaps it is not so wrong-headed, after all, to seek to balance that out with excess respectfulness.

 

[RC PENN]

She Must Be Grace

See that fetching native over there? Her name must be Grace because she is irresistible.

I have to give credit to Eddie Eddings of Calvinistic Cartoons.

 

[travstar]

It may not a bad thing when done in moderation. Still, the culture around us engages in mocking of/laughing at people in great excess; perhaps it is not so wrong-headed, after all, to seek to balance that out with excess respectfulness.

I completely agree. Looking at the forum, I see ninety-nine topics respectfully addressing topics from modern-day Puritans, questions answered by quotes from the venerable fathers, and inquiries where one could purchase and be edified by their biographies and histories. I see one caption challenge. That seems a decent percentage.