Phil Johnson gives five reasons he’s not jumping on the anti-Slice bandwagon here:
Pyromaniacs: Slice Capades
I’ve struggled with this question myself recently, since I, too, link to Slice of Laodicea from my “blogroll” on the right. But I have to agree with Phil:
Most of the abominations highlighted at Slice really deserve a healthy dose of righteous indignation. Personally, I’m embarrassed that evangelical outrage is so easily mustered against the “tone” and “tenor” of a Slice post decrying youth ministry modeled after a circus sideshow while so few are outraged by the common practice of making a burlesque of evangelistic ministry.
While the “tone” and “tenor” at Slice can sometimes be harsh, I agree that the outrage is too often very misdirected… Like the psalmist, we should be indignant at the forsaking of God’s law, not at those who point out error.
(See also: Psalm 119:49-56 “Zayin”)