Fr. Stitt brought a recent YouTube phenomenon to my attention the other night: Why I Hate Religion But Love Jesus...
The fellow's engaging enough, and the "vibe" is cutting edge...but there are an awful lot of holes in his arguments for those who pay close attention. (Jesus sure spent a surprising amount of time in synagogues on the sabbath and at the temple for festivals for a guy who "hated" religion.)
Which is why I'm so glad there are some great and thoughtful responses floating around out there to this on-beat but off-base message.
American Magazine has posted a great piece on one of its blogs, making it clear you can't really accept Christ without also embracing his Bride.
And then there's this priest who--to my mind--pretty much says, "Checkmate"...
For the record: I'm pretty much in love with 'em both.
This is amazing. That first guy clearly doesnt have a clue and the first thing that came to my mind when i watched the first one was Didn"t Jesus come not abolish the laws but to uphold them. then i when watched the second video and heard the priest say that i was like Gotcha. I am with the priest on this one I love my church and i love with all my heart, soul, and mind, Jesus the one who gave us religion in the first place.
ReplyDeleteWhat i meant to say is that i Also Love God with all my heart and soul you cant have the Lord without His bride and thats His church. I wanted to tell you cause i dont know how else to share it, but if you go to www.youtube.com and type in Why i hate religion guy vs catholic priest on the morning show. I thought it was kinda funny when the priest told him " let me holla from the colla".
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