I ranted about my new term "fake Christians" the other day and a lot of people got it. Mostly you, my choir, that I knew already and was preaching to.
I got this note that my mother received from a friend she had forwarded my rant onto,
"Thanks for the link. Nicely written! I agree with Jim's rant and serve a church he'd feel comfortable visiting. Did you know Faith Lutheran is the only Lutheran church in Whatcom County that's 'Reconciling in Christ"? That's Lutheran-speak for "we welcome all people, regardless of age, sex, race, or orientation."Hooray! Somebody in my hometown gets it! Lots of somebody's! And that church is walking distance from my parents home.
Then I saw this today (via Towleroad.com), Signing For Something. It is a website with a purpose I can get behind:
Members of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints have been taught, “We do not believe it just to mingle religious influence with civil government …” (Doctrine and Covenants 134:9). Recent action taken by the First Presidency in support of a constitutional amendment in the State of California has rallied us to the cause of freedom.So I went. I signed the petition. I let them know about my rant on my blog. I'm not a Mormon, but I fully support the church staying out of politics.
I think there are some pissed off real Christians who are sick of being embarrassed by the fake Christians, but are too polite to say anything. Or perhaps they don't agitate foolishly to get themselves on TV news. Either way, it seems time to stop this nonsense and get back to raising people up and not trying to hold people down.
As the political campaigns keep telling us this election will be a milestone, a turning point, a change of the path we are on... but which side will you fall on to?
No matter who gets elected, with the current economic outlook I think we're going to need charitable societies more in the next few years than ever before.
I think we may be on to something here. (pssst... tell your friends)
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One of my friends who is less lapsed than I am sent me this link:
http://fathergeofffarrow.blogspot.com/
Thought you might be interested.
Jim, I so agree with your term "Fake Christians." In my opinion, these types are hypocrites and use the church as a crutch to promote and or authorize their own hypocrisy. We could talk about this for days. Lets hope their tactics do not work and that most Californians see it for what it is.
That is so cool that there are others out there who are just as pissed off as we are that a few extremists are trying to ruin it for the rest of us. THat's fantastic!
I remember Faith Lutheran. I went there a couple of times. They were nice folk.
Just remembered Hope Lutheran, over on Melrose and looked them up. Looks like they have the same doctrine. I just might have to make a visit some time.
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