Happy St. Patty's day!
After writing my story the last few weeks - I thought of two videos that would help supplement some of what I was talking about.
The first is also an homage to St. Patty's day - U2 (Irish!) They wrote a song about the troubles in Ireland (Catholics fighting Protestants - or the other way around) and it was somewhat of a protest song about the stupidity of war. Lots of Jesus themes in it for sure - especially the last verses. The situation in Ireland - in the 80's - was a great example of Christian hypocrisy and was one of my arguments against religion. The speech in the middle of the song is pretty kick butt too...
The second is a great picture of how I saw the Church in High School (from the band Genesis). It's a funny (and sadly accurate) characature of the televangalist movement that was more about money than it was about Jesus. The line: "Jesus, He knows me, and He knows I'm right!" is a great depiction of what happens when following Jesus becomes a marketing plan - or an argument.
I don't follow a guideline - or a set of principles. I follow a guide - an actual person. Jesus isn't an argument. Here's what can happen when Christianity veers towards "being right":
Hahaha! So funny. Love it!
Have a great day!!
Jer
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