Hi Billy, > Christianity is about creating new life, new possibilities, and finding new > insights and new ways to do what is good. It is all about action, not sorrow. > It is all about > adventure, about overcoming hardships, and doing your imperfect best. > > Why would someone want anything else?
Why indeed? I agree, I have no use for an escapist pietism either. But that begs the question: why did Jesus die on a cross? Why not do what his disciples wanted, and rule like a king and smash all his enemies? Sometimes I get the sense that you wish the church was more like Islam, ready to kill anyone who disagrees with them. Would you really object to a new Spanish Inquisition aimed at homosexuals and Muslims? But do you really think Jesus would approve of that? Any more than he approves of the passive escapism of evangelical piety? Or just maybe, Jesus really was serious about the cross, and us carrying it. Maybe the way to get the world we and he long for can never happen with a sword, but only by dying to our anger, fear, shame and disgust in order to release God’s transforming love — and Justice. Sometime I think you want the power of God without having to pay the price of his holiness... Ernie the pious activist (Cue Billy ranting about how passive and unrealistic I am) -- -- Centroids: The Center of the Radical Centrist Community <[email protected]> Google Group: http://groups.google.com/group/RadicalCentrism Radical Centrism website and blog: http://RadicalCentrism.org --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Centroids: The Center of the Radical Centrist Community" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
