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    The Lord and the Church

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    My favorite post on the discussion of the use of the word, God, is over at Reignite UK, written by Stephen Lingwood, a Christian UU about to study for the ministry. An excerpt:

    Our worship needs to become centred on praise and prayer, rather than readings and sermons. You can say God as many times as you want in a sermon but I’m only going to experience God directly if you shut the hell up and give me some silence so that I can have some time with God.

    Unrelated, but also on the subject of religion, I was telling a coworker yesterday that although there are numerous things about the Catholic faith that I feel connected to, I cannot bear to throw my hat into the Catholic ring. Theological differences aside, I could possibly even become a Catholic and strive to accept Jesus as my savior, but for the Church. There are just too many examples of things such as the condom ban that convey to me that the Pope and the Church are more concerned about preserving the institution (and the authority of the church) than preserving their own people. My heart could not abide by that. It already hurts me and I’m not even a member. When I think about how the Evangelicals supported Ríos Montt of Guatemala (because he was Evangelical), it makes me sick. Sometimes life appears to be one missed opportunity to practice justice after another.

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    1. Clyde Grubbs on June 29th, 2006 2:37 pm

      yrghfzjcYes, Hafidha there are many missed opportunities for justice making.

      And there are too many people who have a vested interested in injustice and are active in preserving their privilege.

      We shall overcome, someday….

      but for that fine day to come we will need to invite more and more people to take a stand on the side of love.

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