Thursday, September 14, 2006

More than a name?

Craig Williams, reacting to comments by Bill Maher, wonders if we in North America are more than Christians in name only:
The American religious world is more concerned about holding on than letting go. We give in percentages, trying to figure out how we can have the appearnace of generosity and still holding on to more of what we've got. We are not close to lavishly sharing out of our abundance. We want the strong Christian who is in-charge and confident that they know God's purposes for our lives. We don't have time for the meek or the humble who might simply trust God without fanfare or great schemes. We want something that works! It's interesting that our culturally dominated Western styled Christianity has led to the observation of a religion that is anemic at best, hypocritical at worst. Christians in name only.
Ouch.

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