actually i dispaired at the inaccuracy in my metaphor because it doesn't capture the nature of a church divided against itself...but a multiple personality disorder blindly hitting people is both more absurd and less like the church. fundamentalists of any religion are scary. look at how much we fear fundamentalist muslims in this country. i love it that you talk about fundamentalist athiests. i had never thought of that before. how did i not know you are xian? any particular flavor? i must have only talked religion with your character.:)
i know exactly what you are talking about. people assume that fundamentalism =what it means to be xian (this is an abreviation for christian btw) and because it doesn't represent me i feel embarrassed. and it is confusing to feel embarrassed because i have to sort out my feelings every time in order to understand that it is not my christianity i am embarrassed about, but the "christian" beliefs and practices that seem un-christian. it is the feeling that i am unacceptable because of what other xians do.
i take comfort in the fact that this makes me a minority; an underdog xian. at least in this country. xians got into trouble by allowing themselves to be linked with those in power. power corrupted christianity and led to all sorts of atrocities like the crusades. as long as i am an underdog fighting for the reformation of my faith, i am unlikely to commit any atrocities.
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Date: 2006-04-03 11:03 am (UTC)fundamentalists of any religion are scary. look at how much we fear fundamentalist muslims in this country. i love it that you talk about fundamentalist athiests. i had never thought of that before.
how did i not know you are xian? any particular flavor? i must have only talked religion with your character.:)
i know exactly what you are talking about.
people assume that fundamentalism =what it means to be xian (this is an abreviation for christian btw) and because it doesn't represent me i feel embarrassed. and it is confusing to feel embarrassed because i have to sort out my feelings every time in order to understand that it is not my christianity i am embarrassed about, but the "christian" beliefs and practices that seem un-christian. it is the feeling that i am unacceptable because of what other xians do.
i take comfort in the fact that this makes me a minority; an underdog xian. at least in this country. xians got into trouble by allowing themselves to be linked with those in power. power corrupted christianity and led to all sorts of atrocities like the crusades. as long as i am an underdog fighting for the reformation of my faith, i am unlikely to commit any atrocities.