More Baptist Parkies and Secular Culture
It looks like the conversation is still heated on Merritt’s Baptist v. Secular post.
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It looks like the conversation is still heated on Merritt’s Baptist v. Secular post.
Thanks, Kristiana.I see that you tagged your post as “entertainment” in addition to “news” and “religion.” I’m glad my relgious future is entertaining. I’m really thinking that I might try out the Presbys.
Harry Potter is entertaining, Merritt. Don’t get me started on how much I love those books. As for religious wanderings, you could just be agnostic and call the whole search off.
OMG! I’m for sure going to hell now. Please take that back.
Being agnostic won’t send you to hell, exactly. I think of it more like a big religious shrug of the shoulders. Surely no one would judge you in the PC, it’s not like you’d be Christopher Hitchens or anything.
I have debated whether to put my two cents in on this subject since the original post came out. I had the idea that after a few days it would be long forgotten but I see it is still a hot topic. I do however choose to post a response here rather then in the original, as I don’t want to add any more fuel to the anti-christians that use believer’s discussions about faith as a reason to bash our faith. This is a legitimate topic for believers to discuss. My opinion on our culture today is God is in it. He is in our culture. The more the secularists try to take God out of it the more He is in it. They tried to shut down The Passion of the Christ with unjustified criticism, but it was wildly successful because God was in it. They tried to mock God in the movie Dogma…he ended up being in it in ways that edified Him. They tried to shake a few sticks at religion in Constantine and God was in that movie too. God is in Harry Potter and Narnia and Middle Earth. The atheist who wrote the book The Golden Compass (and it’s sequels) and Hollywood, who produced the movie, will move to keep God out, but I can guarantee that God will be there. I also find it fascinating when the “strong” in faith try to move us “weaklings” in faith by trying to sway our intake of the culture. They don’t realize that God is in the culture because we, as believers, are in the culture. My 10 and 11 year olds went trick-or-treating this year and enjoyed Halloween just as I did when I was growing up. I took the opportunity (as I do every Halloween) to discuss good and evil as well as God’s Kingdom versus the world (or the culture). My 10-year-old professed Jesus as her Savior, unprompted by anyone, twice during this past Halloween. The culture gives us numerous opportunities to teach and evangelize. How do we come together as believers in regards to this subject? Lets look at God’s Word for an answer. I think what everyone involved in this situation, and everyone who posted about it need to do a study in Romans 14. It will be of great benefit the next time this situation occurs. And Merritt, don’t worry, you are not a “they”, you are a “we”.
Phew. James, thanks for the last sentence.
I know…a little heavy for a Friday.
Yeah, Merritt has some really strict rules about what you can post on a Friday. I’ve run afoul of them myself, but I say take the risk, James.
James, one of the best Comments of all time. You nailed it.