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Mark Driscoll

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Religious Figure

The Resume

    (October 11, 1970- )
    Born in Grand Forks, North Dakota
    Pastor of Mars Hill Church in Seattle, Washington
    Books include 'Real Marriage,' 'Doctrine' and 'Religion Saves'

Why he might be annoying:

    He is a Calvinist.
    He firmly believes in gender roles, including the belief that wives must be submissive to their husbands.
    He complains that many Americans hold an emasculated, 'limp wristed' view of Jesus Christ.
    Conservative evangelicals dislike the raunchy nature of his sermons, dubbing him 'the cussing preacher.'
    He strongly opposes homosexuality.
    He said men should only masturbate in the presence of their wives or masturbate to pictures of their wives; otherwise, said behavior borders on homosexuality.
    He doesn't shy away from making nasty personal attacks, mocking people or labeling things he dislikes as 'Satanic.'

Why he might not be annoying:

    He graduated Washington State University.
    He estimates that podcasts of his sermons are downloaded more than 10 million times annually.
    He thinks his sermons appeal equally to conservative and liberal ideologies (or, at least, he offends them equally).
    Within the boundaries of heterosexual marriage, he gives the thumbs up to both oral and anal sex.
    His controversial sermons and opinions generate healthy discussion and debate for both Christians and non-Christians.

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Featured in the following Annoying Collections:

Year In Review:

    In 2023, Out of 184 Votes: 68.48% Annoying
    In 2022, Out of 19 Votes: 73.68% Annoying
    In 2021, Out of 12 Votes: 91.67% Annoying
    In 2020, Out of 3 Votes: 100% Annoying
    In 2019, Out of 57 Votes: 47.37% Annoying
    In 2018, Out of 8 Votes: 75.00% Annoying
    In 2017, Out of 71 Votes: 84.51% Annoying
    In 2016, Out of 1 Votes: 100% Annoying
    In 2015, Out of 30 Votes: 43.33% Annoying
    In 2014, Out of 75 Votes: 45.33% Annoying
    In 2013, Out of 38 Votes: 68.42% Annoying
    In 2012, Out of 89 Votes: 75.28% Annoying