As a person of faith, I have been horrified to watch Christianity’s fall from grace in mainstream America. The former president’s legacy stands out as an embodiment of what is missing today from our leaders in Congress, and in church.
As a person of faith, I have been horrified to watch Christianity’s fall from grace in mainstream America today. Having mentioned my church in passing to a group of peers, I was once recently met with surprise—surprise that I’m a practicing Christian because, I “seem like a nice person.” I’m no biblical scholar, but I’m pretty sure that if people conflate your religion with being a terrible human being you’re probably doing it wrong. Yet in recent years that has arguably become the face of mainstream Christianity, and any Christian who cares about the future of our faith should be deeply concerned.
Seriously. Looking back, Christian love was something that caused a lot of subconscious confusion and friction for me over years, and was probably what started my journey out of Christianity before I had any conscious doubts.
Yet in recent years that has arguably become the face of mainstream Christianity
I’m not so sure it’s all that recent. But now that xtianity’s numbers are dwindling year over year, it’s now no longer politically incorrect (in the real sense of that term) to point it out, as the number of “nones” is no longer some kind of fringe element and cannot be marginalized quite so easily.
TBF, I grew up around a lot of xtians that were definitely on the left, and in the general sphere, it did take me a bit as a child to square their behaviors and moral structure with the general, mostly right-wing, xtian population. So I definitely know many xtians that actually seem to have paid attention to that Sermon on the Mount type of stuff and try to put it into practice.
Amen to that.
“No hate like Christian love.”
The writing has been on the wall…for decades.
Seriously. Looking back, Christian love was something that caused a lot of subconscious confusion and friction for me over years, and was probably what started my journey out of Christianity before I had any conscious doubts.
“Why are they treating me like this, when they’re supposed to love me?”
That dissonance has been fucking up America for a long time.
“Love thy neighbor as thyself.”
“Above all, clothe yourselves with love, which binds us all together in perfect harmony.”
Shit is dead simple.
I’m not so sure it’s all that recent. But now that xtianity’s numbers are dwindling year over year, it’s now no longer politically incorrect (in the real sense of that term) to point it out, as the number of “nones” is no longer some kind of fringe element and cannot be marginalized quite so easily.
TBF, I grew up around a lot of xtians that were definitely on the left, and in the general sphere, it did take me a bit as a child to square their behaviors and moral structure with the general, mostly right-wing, xtian population. So I definitely know many xtians that actually seem to have paid attention to that Sermon on the Mount type of stuff and try to put it into practice.