When Ignorance is a Good Thing

Kas is in Germany right now to visit with her family; she met a bunch of her friends at a class reunion the other day, and it wasn't long before the questions about American culture came.

One part of the American way that is completely strange to them is when Kas told them of "Christian" tele-evangelists (and I'm generalising here with the quotes--Rev Billy Graham is not one evangelist I am speaking of). The whole concept that the Bible can be commercialised just didn't come into their circle of comprehension.

Man, I love that.

Europe may not be the most Christian continent on the planet right now, but at least it's all or nothing when it comes to Christianity. That a "pastor" can pick and choose the best parts of the Bible for a ministry intended to be nothing more than some kind of personal wellness scheme or financial success program, in the opinion of Kas's friends (most of whom do not have Christian faith as of this writing), is perverted.

I dare put forward that her unchurched friends are closer to God's heart in this than the "Christian" TV personas and their thousands of members who believe this. It is the same way with God: all or nothing.

The Bible is a complete document. The reason we have so many denominations in this world is because too many churches take it upon themselves to copyedit The Bible(?!!) "to better fit with the times". This is the same arrogance giving us "man-made global warming", same-sex "marraige", splits within the Anglican Union, Mormonism etc.