1: Complementary context.
An enthusiastic preacher or person (might sometime literally thump the
Bible) that seems to know the
Bible well and not be wishy-washy and not to be poitically correct. Preaches fire and brimstone. esp. as a means of exhortation or rebuke.
2: In a negative critical context.
A preacher or a person that is hypocritically critical of others, as they are often worse of the people they are chastising. A person that uses religion to
try to inoculate themselves from criticism. A con
artist that does know much or some of the word of
God, but does not abide by it, but tries to use religion to pretend to be an honest good person for personal gain. A religious whitewash. These individuals have a tendency to be on either end of the spectrum. Spending most of their time criticizing others; or they
try to do token good deeds or token crusades to
try to make themselves look like saints. Often they spent most of their time criticizing others to
draw attention away from their own sins. Often they spend much time making token efforts, to
draw attention away from their own sins.
1: Complementary context.
Every time I asked the minister about a moral dilemma in
my life; he
will respond off the top of his
head with a Bible verse or a religious parable to help guide me in the right direction and make sense of my dilemma and to put my dilemma in perspective. He’s a Bible thumper.
2: In a negative critical context.
Frequently the minister gave a sermon demonizing infidelity and chastising the congregation;
yet it was later found out that he himself was having affairs. He’s just a Bible thumper.
