{"id":20382,"date":"2013-09-26T02:09:57","date_gmt":"2013-09-26T02:09:57","guid":{"rendered":""},"modified":"2013-09-26T02:09:57","modified_gmt":"2013-09-26T02:09:57","slug":"rick-warren-gets-backlash-from-asian-american-christians-for-posting-photo","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/asiancemagazine.com\/?p=20382","title":{"rendered":"Rick Warren gets backlash from Asian American Christians for posting photo"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Megachurch pastor Rick Warren received backlash from Asian American Christians after he posted a <a href=\"http:\/\/morethanservingtea.wordpress.com\/2013\/09\/24\/dear-pastor-rick-warren-i-think-you-dont-get-it\/\">Facebook photo<\/a> depicting a Red Guard during China&#8217;s Cultural Revolution.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe typical attitude of Saddleback Staff as they start work each day,\u201d the caption read on Monday (Sept 23).<\/p>\n<p>Several Asian American Christians commented and blogged that the photo was distasteful.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cPeople often miss irony on the Internet. It&#8217;s a joke people! If you take this seriously, you really shouldn&#8217;t be following me!\u201d Warren initially posted in a Facebook comment. \u201cDid you know that, using Hebrew ironic humor, Jesus inserted several laugh lines- jokes \u2013 in the Sermon on the Mount? 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