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This is a really fun read on Robert "no link" Turkel. Hillarious expose...<g>
A SMALL SAMPLE!
Despite biblical admonitions against the sin of pride, Turkel brags constantly and with great enthusiasm about what he perceives is his thorough dismantling of skeptical arguments. He often uses very violent imagery to describe the destruction he assumes he is wreaking. Indeed, he believes that he is a "warrior" in a holy war for God, that God is actually working through him and his web site. In a plea for cash to support his efforts, Turkel wrote the following:
"We need Tekton full time. Mr. Walker's impotence and fish-flopping is plain evidence (only the latest!) of this ministry's effectiveness, of the Holy Spirit's movement through these pages. Please submit your testimony and help make full-time ministry a reality. Free my warrior side from its shackles, and let the destruction of strongholds begin in earnest." (LOL!)
As was noted above, he heaps insults on those who do not agree with him. He does it constantly and even derides other Christians. He will invent babyish nicknames for people in an effort to minimize and denigrate them. His insults become more petulant and childish directly in proportion to how powerfully his claims are being refuted or how desperately he is trying to dodge a question. Many people would describe this type of behavior from a 34-year-old man as incredibly immature, possibly indicative of some form of mental illness. However, Turkel sees things a little differently. To Turkel, spewing childish insults is a way to appear cocky and confident, and he believes that this ultimately helps him to win souls for the Lord. The following is from a "Tektonic Ministries" essay:"
"If you play the nice guy, you're likely to get swarmed, not by any irrefutable arguments, but rather, by a veritable skyscraper of excess and inflammatory verbiage. And unfortunately, there are those, on both sides of the argument, who are persuaded by such things. We are humans, not computers, and a show of confidence or arrogance does, to some, seem to equate with being the victor." |
