The Widening Gap

If you would like to see an example of the widening gap between secularists and mainstream Christianity, then read the article by Charles M. Blow (here). In the article Mr. Blow takes great pains to use a poll conducted by the Pew Research Center’s Religion & Public Life Project to paint Christians as a dysfunctional social ailment at best, and at worst, as a part of a cynical ploy by the Republican Party to keep their base in the conservative fold. Mr. Blow allows that he has no problem with religion as long as it is “not used to impose outdated mores on others.”

Mr. Blow follows the standard methodology for liberal thought regarding Christianity. He believes Christianity is fine as long as it does nothing to interfere with the liberal mindset and agenda. When it does, he labels it bigotry and ignorance. Mr. Blow states, “I don’t personally have a problem with religious faith, even in the extreme, as long as it doesn’t supersede science and it’s not used to impose outdated mores on others.”  

What he really means is that religion is fine as long as it fits into a neat little box that meets all of the liberal requirements of the day. What Mr. Blow believes Christian faith should be is a once a week social club; a weekly gathering of the ignorant who sing and praise God; a group of people with a similar dysfunctional disorder; a group of people who do not believe as he does. In an odd way Mr. Blow is right. Christians have chosen to be set apart, to forsake what the world has to offer and to place our trust and our faith in Jesus Christ. We pray he will eventually join us.