Comments on: Last of the Musings on Sue Monk Kidd

By: Elizabeth Bros

Elizabeth Bros — Fri, 06 Feb 2009 23:32:38 +0000

Susy,
After watching the movie I was a little angry and honestly disturbed as well. This movie and book would have been just amazing if it did not teach false doctrine! I agree with you fully on what you are trying to say. It breaks my heart to see a beautiful story like this became ruined because of what she was portraying as a pure religion, which is not at all. They were actually praying to a statue! I mean sorry to offend anyone but when you do kneel down in front of a statue and start putting your full trust and faith in it, yea I will say you are turning your back on God because in Deuteronomy, God even commands not to worship false gods and idols meaning statues as well. That also includes Mary the mother of Jesus. Jesus is the way the truth and the life, no one comes through the father EXCEPT through Him! that means praying to mary will not get you to God…praying to anything other than God will not get you to God! simple as that.
I will agree that Kidd has a talent of writing, but it is a well talent wasted if it is not use correctly, which is to glorify God. And what she is doing is by far not of God.
-Elizabeth

By: Rachelle de bretagne

Rachelle de bretagne — Sat, 26 Jul 2008 06:55:12 +0000

I thoroughly enjoyed this book regardless of the concept of idols and am a practicing christian.
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Rachelle,
Thanks for stopping by the blog. I, too, like the book as a novel. Kidd is a very good writer. I only wrote the blog articles to point out that she is highlighting a type of pagan spirituality in “Bees” and that it’s good to be aware of an author’s bias, don’t you think? Art always has a message, and if we know what that message is, we can choose whether we agree with it or not. That’s what I’ve tried to do with Kidd’s novel. Kidd’s spiritual beliefs are more clearly spelled out in her memoir, Dance of the Dissident Daughter.
Blessings,
SUSY
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By: Rachelle de bretagne

Rachelle de bretagne — Sat, 26 Jul 2008 06:53:50 +0000

I liked this book a lot and wrote an article because I thought it needed bringing to the public’s attention.

By: beth

beth — Fri, 01 Feb 2008 20:50:26 +0000

I was doing some research on Sue Monk Kidd and came across this blog.
Kidd’s work has meant a great deal to me. Coming as I have, from an evangelical background, I understand her searching for a more compassionate reading of the Christian narrative.
I deeply appreciate her personal journey and disciplined scholarship.
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Beth,
I absolutely agree that Kidd is a tremendously gifted writer who comes across as sincere, compassionate, and a genuine spiritual seeker. I would point out, however, that her contemplative practices and her search for truth have ultimately led her away from the Gospel, where Jesus alone saves, and to a circular inward journey ending in worship of the goddess and the self.
I think you can certainly appreciate Kidd without agreeing with her; that’s where I stand. The problem I see and have tried to draw attention to is that, being such a great communicator, she is leading other women away from the Gospel.
SUSY
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By: wynn manners

wynn manners — Fri, 09 Mar 2007 08:42:43 +0000

What makes you think that when people embrace Goddess that they are settling for stone idols?
There are definitely incomparable richnesses and a sweetness of grace (not to mention an abiding sense of peace and the healing *wonder* of being enwrapped by and *permeated* by Her Love) when one has a genuine relationship with Goddess.
Why assume people have turned their back on God — when, in reality, they are embracing the Other Half of the Larger Divine Reality?
Your Bible is too biased! The writers thereof did not have the experience of *truly* knowing Goddess.
Since Goddess (Shekhina/ Sophia) *is* precious to the True God, the writers of the Bible obviously didn’t know God very deeply, either!
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Good question about idols. I’ll do a future post on that topic. And I think you’re right, Wynn–the Bible is biased. That’s because it’s a personal message from the Creator God to us, made in his image.
Wisdom (what you call Sophia) is precious to God, but it is personified in his son, Jesus Christ.
The goddess is spoken about in the Bible, numerous times, but not in a positive way.
SUSY
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