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October 15, 2007
Mere Christianity
I grew up in the Catholic Church, and never rejected it.* The church I grew up in taught me that being fully human was to fully love. They taught me that there are many paths to this, and that going there through Jesus-- the Church, was the only certain way. This song is exactly the sort of Christianity I grew up on:
It angers me greatly that for many people this sort of Christianity alien, weird, wrong. Too many of my friends believe that Christianity is about hate. Based on their experiences, they are right. Christianity has been stolen; the Pharisees are having their revenge. I'm looking forward to the day that someone kicks them out of the temple...
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*I did come to realize that I did not believe that Jesus ever walked around. And since that's a necessary precondition for Christianity, I was out...
Posted by Andrew at October 15, 2007 08:42 PM