A New Religion
This is part of an article I recieved from Ron Degges the President of Disciples Home Missions and I believe it is worth passing on.
A new religion has been birthed. Well, it is kind of a new religion. It is a religion that has infiltrated all religions and it is a real danger. If it were just another ordinary, run of the mill religion I would not bring my concern to you. Neither would I if it were a religion that amalgamated a little bit of this one and a little bit of that one. Religious goulash has been around for millennia.
The religion I am talking about is LCD religion. Akin to Melba toast and pabulum rather than meat and potatoes, it sucks you in and then leaves you a complete mess. It attacks your spine and makes you spineless continuing to spread to your head, mouth, hands and feet. You do not know what to think, what to say, what to do, or where to go. It is Least Common Denominator (LCD) religion and it has taken hold of the faithful, their houses of worship, and their denominational structures.
More pervasive than you might think, Least Common Denominator religion drains the substance out of faith, hope and love leaving only a smiling veneer religion in white, patent leather shoes, singing the jingle: nothing matters any more/close your eyes and shut your doors/let's snuggle up and cozy be/it's not our problem/don't you see. Under its hypnotic spell religions have retreated from addressing the grand questions of fairness, equality and justice that are at the core of their identity.
I told you it is a real danger. This is the reason why we together have to get the boldness back into our religion(s) and back into ourselves. We have to turn the other cheek. We have to go the extra mile. We have to forgive and not look back. We have to embrace and not refrain from embracing. We have to love without exception. We have to do what Jesus taught us is right. We have to stop being afraid and start allowing God to lead. Fear is what neutralizes the Spirit's ability to lead thus causing LCD religion.
The religion I am talking about is LCD religion. Akin to Melba toast and pabulum rather than meat and potatoes, it sucks you in and then leaves you a complete mess. It attacks your spine and makes you spineless continuing to spread to your head, mouth, hands and feet. You do not know what to think, what to say, what to do, or where to go. It is Least Common Denominator (LCD) religion and it has taken hold of the faithful, their houses of worship, and their denominational structures.
More pervasive than you might think, Least Common Denominator religion drains the substance out of faith, hope and love leaving only a smiling veneer religion in white, patent leather shoes, singing the jingle: nothing matters any more/close your eyes and shut your doors/let's snuggle up and cozy be/it's not our problem/don't you see. Under its hypnotic spell religions have retreated from addressing the grand questions of fairness, equality and justice that are at the core of their identity.
I told you it is a real danger. This is the reason why we together have to get the boldness back into our religion(s) and back into ourselves. We have to turn the other cheek. We have to go the extra mile. We have to forgive and not look back. We have to embrace and not refrain from embracing. We have to love without exception. We have to do what Jesus taught us is right. We have to stop being afraid and start allowing God to lead. Fear is what neutralizes the Spirit's ability to lead thus causing LCD religion.
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