Wednesday, October 05, 2005
If God were to die tonight ...
If God were to die tonight, do you think most Christians would even notice? Or do you think the church world would be business as usual? Would there be any obvious difference in their gatherings, or would they continue with their rituals without noticing? Would their worship change, or will the entertainment that churches offer disguise God’s absence? Would people notice God's silence in their prayers, or would they keep on ‘hearing’ God because they make up much this dialogue themselves?
Would their wealth and “benevolence” find new outlets, or will preachers keep extorting money with false doctrines? Would they reconsider their hostility towards homosexuals, or would they simply find alternative rhetoric to defend their homophobia? Would they rethink their dogmatic political allegiances, or would they remain pawns of the same ideological con artists? Would anybody know if nobody told them? Or would the whole machine grind on, with the people in the pew, the preacher in the pulpit, and the special offering for the building fund?
I question, because I think Christianity mostly have faith in their credenda's, and not in the reality and faith of Christ. Strip away the theology and doctrines, and the whole contraption implode like a cheap Lego set. Take away their bibles and the letter, and they would have no idea how to express the reality of Christ to others. I look at Christianity, and it makes as much (or little) difference in the world as any other religion. They promote the same separation theology than most other religions.
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