I'll probably get pilloried here for saying so, but I really object to the mystified, almost baffled, tone to articles such as this that reflect that people who possess a sincere faith can actually have thoughtful, nuanced views on complex social issues. It reflects, in my opinion, an utter dearth of people of faith in the daily life of…
I'll probably get pilloried here for saying so, but I really object to the mystified, almost baffled, tone to articles such as this that reflect that people who possess a sincere faith can actually have thoughtful, nuanced views on complex social issues. It reflects, in my opinion, an utter dearth of people of faith in the daily life of the reporter. Christians, of which I am one, are seen by writers like this one as an oddity, a throwback, a relic of a bygone age with irrational beliefs and a cult-like fealty to whomever is in the pulpit of wherever we kneel on Sundays, whose orders we follow with blind passion. That perception of me, and people like me is a caricature, which can be found I admit, yet a cartoonish depiction of the way most people of faith approach trying to live their lives, trying to sort complex issues in the light of sincere spiritual beliefs. Now I know how the animals at the zoo feel when people come to observe them. Maybe that is why I am increasingly not a fan of zoos.
Good points. I am also a Christian and wish people writing about Christianity would stop looking for an angle and just write about the nice, decent people who go to church on Sundays, run their businesses and personal lives in an ethical way, and take care of their families. Instead, we only get the sensational or controversial stories of faith, so incoherent, disrespectful, shallow, and disappointing.
“Why would generally pro-life people vote against this” is the right question to ask. There are a lot of wrong questions in this article.
I'll probably get pilloried here for saying so, but I really object to the mystified, almost baffled, tone to articles such as this that reflect that people who possess a sincere faith can actually have thoughtful, nuanced views on complex social issues. It reflects, in my opinion, an utter dearth of people of faith in the daily life of the reporter. Christians, of which I am one, are seen by writers like this one as an oddity, a throwback, a relic of a bygone age with irrational beliefs and a cult-like fealty to whomever is in the pulpit of wherever we kneel on Sundays, whose orders we follow with blind passion. That perception of me, and people like me is a caricature, which can be found I admit, yet a cartoonish depiction of the way most people of faith approach trying to live their lives, trying to sort complex issues in the light of sincere spiritual beliefs. Now I know how the animals at the zoo feel when people come to observe them. Maybe that is why I am increasingly not a fan of zoos.
Good points. I am also a Christian and wish people writing about Christianity would stop looking for an angle and just write about the nice, decent people who go to church on Sundays, run their businesses and personal lives in an ethical way, and take care of their families. Instead, we only get the sensational or controversial stories of faith, so incoherent, disrespectful, shallow, and disappointing.
“Why would generally pro-life people vote against this” is the right question to ask. There are a lot of wrong questions in this article.