Every religious faith has to negotiate between the mores of the society in the era and its scripture.
Jesus is now a brand, as we can see in thr juxtaposition of the He Gets Us Jesus and the mores actively practiced by those who promote and finance the HGU campaign.
I respect the identities of parishioners. I respect that they have beliefs. I respect when their principles are consistently held.
But once they are a danger to themselves or others, I cannot any longer afford that respect.
Every religious faith has to negotiate between the mores of the society in the era and its scripture.
Jesus is now a brand, as we can see in thr juxtaposition of the He Gets Us Jesus and the mores actively practiced by those who promote and finance the HGU campaign.
I respect the identities of parishioners. I respect that they have beliefs. I respect when their principles are consistently held.
But once they are a danger to themselves or others, I cannot any longer afford that respect.
I have no issue with faith until it wants to direct the government. Then I get cranky.