rainbow84uk
March 3rd, 2005, 4:56 pm
This is in no way intended to be a criticism of any religion or of religious people in general. But just generally it amazes me that some people will profess to be very religious and yet be incapable of following even the most basic rules or values of their own religion.
An example: I was raised as a Chuch of England Protestant, though I would really describe myself as agnostic. I don't attend church and almost never pray. But I thank God - or someone at least - for all the good things I have in my life every single day, and I mentally repent any bad thing I've done. I also try to be a good person in general, and treat other people as I wish to be treated. To me, that makes me a fairly 'christian' person...
However, I know plenty of Christians who workship fervently, attend church 3 or 4 times a week and spend all their free time spreading the word. However, some of them are amongst the nastiest people I've ever met - judgemental and intolerant to say the very least. Surely these people can see that the point of their religion - of any religion - is basically to treat other people well? To me, people who advertise their religion in such a negative way can only be doing harm to the views people have of their faith.
What provoked me to write this is that I just found out some news which absolutely disgusted me. Recently a West End musical called Jerry Springer The Opera closed in London. The show was profane and shocking, and it did make jokes about Christianity, including portraying Jesus, God, Satan, Mary, Adam and Eve in ways which have been described as blasphemous. However, to many people it was also very funny! Right or wrong, the show played for 18 months, and before it closed it put on an extra performance to raise money for a cancer charity. The show managed to raise a wonderful £10,000, but when they offered it to the charity, they were rejected. Why? Because a Christian protest group called Christian Voice were opposed to JSTO, and threatened to stop any voluntary work their members did for the charity, and to protest outside the charity's centres, if they were to accept the £10,000. The fact that CV thus denied dying people money or fractionally prolonged the search for a cure for cancer seems to have eluded them. Things like that actually make me feel sick... is it any surprise that people are turning away from organized religion?
Again, just want to stress that this isn't an attack on Christianity, or religion in general. Just on the kind of hypocritical, bigoted idiots who undermine everything their religion stands for, and are too stupid to see what they are doing.
Phew...rant over! Any comments?
Lauren xxx
An example: I was raised as a Chuch of England Protestant, though I would really describe myself as agnostic. I don't attend church and almost never pray. But I thank God - or someone at least - for all the good things I have in my life every single day, and I mentally repent any bad thing I've done. I also try to be a good person in general, and treat other people as I wish to be treated. To me, that makes me a fairly 'christian' person...
However, I know plenty of Christians who workship fervently, attend church 3 or 4 times a week and spend all their free time spreading the word. However, some of them are amongst the nastiest people I've ever met - judgemental and intolerant to say the very least. Surely these people can see that the point of their religion - of any religion - is basically to treat other people well? To me, people who advertise their religion in such a negative way can only be doing harm to the views people have of their faith.
What provoked me to write this is that I just found out some news which absolutely disgusted me. Recently a West End musical called Jerry Springer The Opera closed in London. The show was profane and shocking, and it did make jokes about Christianity, including portraying Jesus, God, Satan, Mary, Adam and Eve in ways which have been described as blasphemous. However, to many people it was also very funny! Right or wrong, the show played for 18 months, and before it closed it put on an extra performance to raise money for a cancer charity. The show managed to raise a wonderful £10,000, but when they offered it to the charity, they were rejected. Why? Because a Christian protest group called Christian Voice were opposed to JSTO, and threatened to stop any voluntary work their members did for the charity, and to protest outside the charity's centres, if they were to accept the £10,000. The fact that CV thus denied dying people money or fractionally prolonged the search for a cure for cancer seems to have eluded them. Things like that actually make me feel sick... is it any surprise that people are turning away from organized religion?
Again, just want to stress that this isn't an attack on Christianity, or religion in general. Just on the kind of hypocritical, bigoted idiots who undermine everything their religion stands for, and are too stupid to see what they are doing.
Phew...rant over! Any comments?
Lauren xxx