Thanks for clarifying, southpaw. No apology necessary, and no disrepect taken.
Unfortunately, no, your experience isn't an isolated case, and taking your comments as exaggeration, you're right. There is indeed a great deal in Christianity, at least here in the West, that is very "retarded". That's the basic point of, and reason for, publications like the "Wittenburg Door" and its "Loser of the Month" and "Theologian of the Year" awards, and others like the Landover Baptist Church, Betty Bowers, and the Church of the Blind Chihuahua.
I too have seen a great deal of hypocrisy. On the other hand, I have seen a great deal of genuine, even selfless love, enough that it's still worth it for me to "dance with the one what brung me".
Thanks for clarifying, southpaw. No apology necessary, and no disrepect taken.
Unfortunately, no, your experience isn't an isolated case, and taking your comments as exaggeration, you're right. There is indeed a great deal in Christianity, at least here in the West, that is very "retarded". That's the basic point of, and reason for, publications like the "Wittenburg Door" and its "Loser of the Month" and "Theologian of the Year" awards, and others like the Landover Baptist Church, Betty Bowers, and the Church of the Blind Chihuahua.
I too have seen a great deal of hypocrisy. On the other hand, I have seen a great deal of genuine, even selfless love, enough that it's still worth it for me to "dance with the one what brung me".
Peace!