Jen Hatmaker

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Tyler’s not even 50. I doubt he has any interest in assuming a grandparent role or name.

You are wrong, he will take on this role with a big smile on his face. I am looking forward to seeing this. He may not be over 50 but he darn sure looks over 50. Can we take bets on what name he will want to be called?

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:I’m a liberal Episcopal but even I roll my eyes at these deconstructionists. It feels like they’re just trying to play up to an audience. And they all sound the exact same! We get it, you were embarrassed remembering your fundy youth camp and purity ring. My God, we get it.

A phase many people have "deconstructed" privately, long before their late 40's, without feeling the need to "instruct" everyone else. I also roll my eyes at the way they didn't question the narrative, because it was working for their image, their lives, while ignorning the people who were suffering from not being able to fit into the framework, preaching it right up until life smacks them in the face, then all the sudden, they are "deconstructing". Like this would have been a lot more impressive if you had done this when you were 30.

Oh my gosh, this is it. Every time I hear about someone deconstructing and it started in 2016, I think, why weren't you doing this when you were 19 as is developmentally appropriate? That's when you're supposed to kick the tires and figure out if the faith you inherited is really your own. And you're probably a little obnoxious about it at 19 because that's basically the definition of being 19, but everyone gives you a pass because you're going through an essential spiritual and developmental stage. At 40, I just wonder what's wrong with you and if you could please do it quietly and privately.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Tyler’s not even 50. I doubt he has any interest in assuming a grandparent role or name.

You are wrong, he will take on this role with a big smile on his face. I am looking forward to seeing this. He may not be over 50 but he darn sure looks over 50. Can we take bets on what name he will want to be called?

Jen called him “hot pops” in the comments. 🤮

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I’m a liberal Episcopal but even I roll my eyes at these deconstructionists. It feels like they’re just trying to play up to an audience. And they all sound the exact same! We get it, you were embarrassed remembering your fundy youth camp and purity ring. My God, we get it.

A phase many people have "deconstructed" privately, long before their late 40's, without feeling the need to "instruct" everyone else. I also roll my eyes at the way they didn't question the narrative, because it was working for their image, their lives, while ignorning the people who were suffering from not being able to fit into the framework, preaching it right up until life smacks them in the face, then all the sudden, they are "deconstructing". Like this would have been a lot more impressive if you had done this when you were 30.

Oh my gosh, this is it. Every time I hear about someone deconstructing and it started in 2016, I think, why weren't you doing this when you were 19 as is developmentally appropriate? That's when you're supposed to kick the tires and figure out if the faith you inherited is really your own. And you're probably a little obnoxious about it at 19 because that's basically the definition of being 19, but everyone gives you a pass because you're going through an essential spiritual and developmental stage. At 40, I just wonder what's wrong with you and if you could please do it quietly and privately.

Agreed. People who who are doing this stuff past their 20s are most likely followers who are latching onto asocial trend and falsely believing they will find "liberation" by doing so.

[Anonymous]

Jen here. Seriously, y'all need a life. Petty much?

[Anonymous]

Hey Jen! So you say the gospel is either true everywhere…. Or it is true nowhere (Amen). But where exactly does that leave room for your new interpretations of scripture/ “faith deconstructing”? It certainly seems like you’re taking what you want and throwing out the parts that you don’t like to hear…

[Anonymous]

Jen, please give up social media for Lent.

[Anonymous]

Jen, Tyler is just not that into you. We all see it. You know it deep down. Move on.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Jen, Tyler is just not that into you. We all see it. You know it deep down. Move on.

Oh Sweetheart, I’m not that into him either. It a matter of economics and convenience, really.

[Anonymous]

Y’all it’s not that complicated. A rebound relationship that became too public. He gives her just enough to keep her hooked. Don’t forget he’s only her second boyfriend ever in life.

And yes you can deconstruct at any age. Who gives a f.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Jen, Tyler is just not that into you. We all see it. You know it deep down. Move on.

Oh Sweetheart, I’m not that into him either. It a matter of economics and convenience, really.

Sure “Jen”
🙄

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Y’all it’s not that complicated. A rebound relationship that became too public. He gives her just enough to keep her hooked. Don’t forget he’s only her second boyfriend ever in life.

And yes you can deconstruct at any age. Who gives a f.

Sure, you can deconstruct at any age.

Deconstructing after 1) Becoming a public author and speaker profiting off your traditional church beliefs, then 2) Creating a church that aligns with your new progressive church beliefs (and profiting off of those), then 3) Throwing those beliefs out the door and believing whatever it is she believes now (what is a meta-Jesus?), solely because (*checks notes*) you got divorced(?), and profiting off of these new beliefs….
Yes, she can do that. And I can say that sounds shallow, unserious, and so very dumb.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Y’all it’s not that complicated. A rebound relationship that became too public. He gives her just enough to keep her hooked. Don’t forget he’s only her second boyfriend ever in life.

And yes you can deconstruct at any age. Who gives a f.

It floors me how she wants to be the authority on everything - what religious beliefs are right, what a great relationship looks like, and what trinket people need to buy to make their life complete - and when challenged, comments are taken down from her page, and only Jen worship comments are allowed, or she just turns the comments off. Fine, her page.

So in a space that is definitely not hers, where people are challenging what she says, it is somehow still threatening.

Yes, you CAN deconstruct at any age, go ahead and deconstruct away. No one cares, until, until, you start lecturing everyone else like these are new insightful thoughts that we all need to learn from. Then, yes, eye rolling will occur.
There are some questions no one has a definitive answer to. It's OK not to have answers.

OK, rebound relationship that became too public. Fine. Again, 3 years in, and instead of just pulling back publically, lecturing about sex, continuing to make over the top comments about how wonderful he is, and how she has never been loved like this, etc, etc.

Everyone is allowed to have imperfect relationships, to believe whatever religious beliefs they like, etc. It's when you start lecturing everyone else like you are some type of authority that people raise a brow. When you present your life in some sort of way for everyone else to somehow aspire to, people are going to question this. Especially people that followed a very different version of you.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Jen here. Seriously, y'all need a life. Petty much?

Nice try anonymous poster.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Y’all it’s not that complicated. A rebound relationship that became too public. He gives her just enough to keep her hooked. Don’t forget he’s only her second boyfriend ever in life.

And yes you can deconstruct at any age. Who gives a f.

Yes, you CAN deconstruct at any age, go ahead and deconstruct away. No one cares, until, until, you start lecturing everyone else like these are new insightful thoughts that we all need to learn from. Then, yes, eye rolling will occur.

One of the things that is so annoying about the deconstruction crowd in general is their condescending pretension that they are more insightful and intellectually superior to ordinary Christians when all most of them are doing is almost mindlessly parroting typical progressive beliefs and talking points.