Comments on: Asian American Pastor Speaks Only English

By: Rebecca

Rebecca — Wed, 28 Sep 2011 05:39:45 +0000

@Danielle M., How is it “unChristian and inhumane to expect people to give up their culture/language to reverse-assimilate to foreigners”? You have obviously never fully understood the story of Jesus, the son of God, who gave up His throne to fully cloth himself in humanity because He loves us. If that’s not reverse-assimilation in a complete sense, I don’t know what is. Being Christian has everything to do with putting others first and meeting others where they are, and if that means to reach and love another in their culture and language, let it be so.

By: Rebecca

Rebecca — Wed, 28 Sep 2011 05:31:45 +0000

I find the disappointment of the leadership of Mt. Olive Baptist church in their pastoral choice in Kim utterly ridiculous and completely racist. It’s laughable that they have pretty much lumped the whole Asian population together in thinking that just because someone has a “Asian face”, they will be able to do Karate, speak Chinese, and master the arts of Kabuki. Hello? Kabuki is not even Chinese–it’s Japanse, and how do they expect a someone with a “Kim” last name to speak Chinese? I highly doubt Pastor Kim “misrepresented” himself in the hiring process; as a matter of fact, it was probably more likely that the ignorance of the hiring committee to Asian cultures blinded their ultimate decision. Next time, they might want to be more forthcoming in making their intentions known to potential candidate and making a fool of themselves in the process.

By: Steve

Steve — Wed, 28 Sep 2011 03:59:09 +0000

I’m actually dissapointed to see such a deeply rooted racism that still exists.
1. I guess Lilly Rudd hasn’t seen many asians before to know the differences between the asian races? Last names go a long way in helping to distinguish (not that there should be a need to distinguish).
2. Kurt Eisen stated that they wanted to do a Karate program? And they are disappointed why? Because the new asian pastor doesn’t know kung fu? They assumed that kung fu flowed through his inner chi?

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By: Michelle

Michelle — Thu, 16 Dec 2010 19:27:45 +0000

this article is incredibly STEREOTYPICAL. just because he is Asian does not mean that he is an expert in martial arts, or that he would know anything about Kabuki drama skits. that is like saying every Caucasian blonde pastor is dumb or every black pastor is good at playing basketball..

By: Danielle M.

Danielle M. — Sat, 13 Feb 2010 16:37:51 +0000

I say, hooray for this pastor! He is a true example that anyone of any culture can be a real American by sharing our language-and I feel America is going the wrong way as far as allowing foreigners to keep their language (in public and expecting Americans to speak foreign languages speaking to people inside America). It is quite obvious that if foreigners are not “Americanized”, eventual loss of the American culture is at stake-and it is unChristian and inhumane to expect people to give up their culture/language to reverse-assimilate to foreigners who come to live in their country. (CORRECTION TO THE FIRST ONE SENT BY ME TODAY)