18 April 2009

What ever happened to religion being a personal thing?  Seems that now everyone wants to be in everyone else's face on the subject - or at least the vociferous do.  I think it is unfortunate.  And regardless of one's personal beliefs it is difficult to ignore the benefits Christianity have b brought for our nation and its people.

I think it's sad - and a bit dangerous - that one sector of our culture wants to turn its back on that.  But I also think it's unfortunate that another cannot live with the fact that the first prefers an approach different from theirs.  I would lament once again the sad loss of our ability to discuss, understand and compromise, although perhaps that was a myth and never existed as we want to believe that it did..

What particularly bothers me is the aggressive and blindlly arrogant intensity with which both sides demand to have their way, and viciously put down the other.  It is proving truly destructive, but particularly for those who press too vigorously for their religious beliefs, not because they are worse than those who attack them, but because the media sides with the attackers, and thus are carrying the day among those who are content to be led.

I am turned off by religious activism, but that doesn't mean that I am not appreciative - and supportive - of what it has brought us, and fearful of what the attackers offer.  Christianity has brought us a strong moral underpinning that has served us well; what do the detractors offer?