Wednesday, December 21, 2005
Reader Comments
I would like to take a moment to respond to some recent reader correspondence. The first letter comes from an anonymous - but genuine - follower of Jesus Christ:
May the Grace and Mercy of the Lord Jesus Christ truly abound in your life, Doug.
From a genuine follower of Jesus Christ, the Resurrected Savior and Lord above all. He is alive. He's coming back. He loves you. Seek Him while you can because today is all you have. Read a Bible for yourself. And please - don't judge the doctrines of the Bible by the many abuses of that doctrine. Go straight to the source.
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Be on guard - Jesus said that the days before His return would be marked by wordwide deception in His name. In some small way, your own article hints at that - there are many who call themselves by the name christian who neither know Jesus nor honor Him as Lord. Sadly, most of what is considered the "visible" christian church today, has abandoned Jesus Christ for a false gospel of "self".
Reader, a healthy chunk of the case against organized religion is built right into your letter: there are many who call themselves by the name christian who neither know Jesus nor honor Him as Lord. Its as simple as this: how do you know who is who? How can you tell the true believers from the imposters? How can you tell the ordinary people from the terrorists? Sadly, you can’t. Is George Bush really a genuine follower of Jesus Christ, or is he following a false gospel? More importantly, is this the sort of question we should be discussing in the 21st century?
I have no issue with your personal religious convictions. Go ahead and worship whomever you like. But would you be so kind as to admit that your beliefs are simply things you hope to be true, and that there as many sets of things hoped to be true as there are people in the world? Would you be so kind as to spend a few minutes each day pondering the possibility that your beliefs may be wrong? And when we sit down to discuss what sorts of laws we will make, what sort of society we want to live in, would it be too much for me to ask that you stick to the facts? I know – it probably is too much to ask. I’m asking anyway.
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I received this thoughtful critique from another anonymous reader:
These articles are ridiculous! It isn't Satire to just write an article taking a certain point of view and then saying it is funny because you don't actually feel that way. I would expect your next article to be from the point of view of a Pro-Life supporter, talking about the sanctity of life and justifying the killing of abortion clinic workers to save lives, and then we will all laugh because we know you aren't actually serious!
Reader, these articles are indeed ridiculous. You have seen through my disguise: I do not actually condone the teaching of Christian gravitation.
You have taken a few moments of your time to tell me that my articles are not true satire. Please take a few more minutes and write me again, and tell me what would make them into satire. Help me out.
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I received this keen insight from yet another anonymous reader:
God, please have mercy on this moron.
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I would like to personally thank all of you for your comments and suggestions. I can assure you they will be given due consideration.
May the Grace and Mercy of the Lord Jesus Christ truly abound in your life, Doug.
From a genuine follower of Jesus Christ, the Resurrected Savior and Lord above all. He is alive. He's coming back. He loves you. Seek Him while you can because today is all you have. Read a Bible for yourself. And please - don't judge the doctrines of the Bible by the many abuses of that doctrine. Go straight to the source.
---
Be on guard - Jesus said that the days before His return would be marked by wordwide deception in His name. In some small way, your own article hints at that - there are many who call themselves by the name christian who neither know Jesus nor honor Him as Lord. Sadly, most of what is considered the "visible" christian church today, has abandoned Jesus Christ for a false gospel of "self".
Reader, a healthy chunk of the case against organized religion is built right into your letter: there are many who call themselves by the name christian who neither know Jesus nor honor Him as Lord. Its as simple as this: how do you know who is who? How can you tell the true believers from the imposters? How can you tell the ordinary people from the terrorists? Sadly, you can’t. Is George Bush really a genuine follower of Jesus Christ, or is he following a false gospel? More importantly, is this the sort of question we should be discussing in the 21st century?
I have no issue with your personal religious convictions. Go ahead and worship whomever you like. But would you be so kind as to admit that your beliefs are simply things you hope to be true, and that there as many sets of things hoped to be true as there are people in the world? Would you be so kind as to spend a few minutes each day pondering the possibility that your beliefs may be wrong? And when we sit down to discuss what sorts of laws we will make, what sort of society we want to live in, would it be too much for me to ask that you stick to the facts? I know – it probably is too much to ask. I’m asking anyway.
******
I received this thoughtful critique from another anonymous reader:
These articles are ridiculous! It isn't Satire to just write an article taking a certain point of view and then saying it is funny because you don't actually feel that way. I would expect your next article to be from the point of view of a Pro-Life supporter, talking about the sanctity of life and justifying the killing of abortion clinic workers to save lives, and then we will all laugh because we know you aren't actually serious!
Reader, these articles are indeed ridiculous. You have seen through my disguise: I do not actually condone the teaching of Christian gravitation.
You have taken a few moments of your time to tell me that my articles are not true satire. Please take a few more minutes and write me again, and tell me what would make them into satire. Help me out.
******
I received this keen insight from yet another anonymous reader:
God, please have mercy on this moron.
******
I would like to personally thank all of you for your comments and suggestions. I can assure you they will be given due consideration.
