Sometimes I am writing away on some post about something cheery and, hopefully, interesting. Maybe even useful. But then, I start drifting into a feeling of unreality. Take, for example, my last post. It was about where in Christianity you could find natural religion. In the post, I gave gentle tips about dealing with the parts of Christianity that might give you pause. While writing it, I was thinking, ‘does anyone live like this anymore?’. By that, I mean calmly and actually putting up with the weird ways of some grand old tradition like Christianity. Or are we just programmed to give the old girl the finger and move on to nihilism?
Very nicely stated Katie. I was trying to convey this very concept to my wife the other day but did not get my point across nearly as well as you have articulated it here. We can't hate, fear or make fun of half the country (who didn't vote the way we did) and call ourselves Christians or say we are on the path of seeking enlightenment. There is no good end that can come of it and it only deepens the divide further.
I have also drastically reduced my dose of daily news. One quick glance of objective, non sensational, non-divisive news per day is enough to know what is going on. Having said that I've had a hard time not watching Bill Maher.
Very nicely stated Katie. I was trying to convey this very concept to my wife the other day but did not get my point across nearly as well as you have articulated it here. We can't hate, fear or make fun of half the country (who didn't vote the way we did) and call ourselves Christians or say we are on the path of seeking enlightenment. There is no good end that can come of it and it only deepens the divide further.
I have also drastically reduced my dose of daily news. One quick glance of objective, non sensational, non-divisive news per day is enough to know what is going on. Having said that I've had a hard time not watching Bill Maher.
Thanks, Katie, this is great!