Sat 3 Feb 2007
Listening to the Bob Edwards show on XM radio I was reminded of a reality.
Believing in Jesus is DANGEROUS.
My foggy memory tells me it was the Friday before last and Edward’s guest was a scholar/author of doubtless distinction. The topic they were discussing had turned to the new creation museum being built in the Cincinnati area.
What was not foggy was what he said about it; “These people are dangerous!”
“What people?” I replied to my absent antagonist. “The people who believe God created the earth are dangerous.” His rhetoric spun out of control. There was no analysis or reflection on the matter - He was certain anyone who believed in creation was dangerous to society. He was not saying dangerous like “If you fall off your bike you will scrape your knee” dangerous, but “The global community cannot tolerate the existence of these kinds of people!” dangerous.
Where was the dialogue? Where were the deep probing questions to uncover the heart of this animosity? Where was the open-mindedness that is suppose to come from honest scholarship? Here was a smart guy (Bob Edwards) interviewing a smart guy but the outcome was absurd. Actually it really was nothing more than good old fashioned scape-goating.
I believe it will not be long before society has little room for those who claim Jesus as Lord and Savior. I am not sure I want to be branded as dangerous - maybe even afraid of the trouble I will get into.
I guess go ahead and put me on your list.
| Romans 1:21-22 |
For although they knew God, they did not honor him as God or give thanks to him, but they became futile in their thinking, and their foolish hearts were darkened. Claiming to be wise, they became fools |
February 6th, 2007 at 9:53 am
This doesn’t surprise me, as it’s a sentiment I’ve seen reflected a lot in media lately.
Maybe we are dangerous - Spiritual Christianity is a threat to complacent darkness. It’s all a matter of who this is dangerous for - we’re not a danger to society, but we are a danger to people like this interviewee.
I think this whenever I see a blog or media outlet that is so vehemently against creation, spirituality (specifically Christianity), or anything that smacks of a real God - whoever runs these things feels threatened. What they’re really experiencing is God breathing down their necks. That must be an uncomfortable place to be given the circumstances!
February 6th, 2007 at 5:10 pm
Wow, I had no idea I was such a menace to society! lol
Actually, I feel bad for those who don’t believe in God. What do they have to look forward to? Death? And then what? I wonder what nonbelievers think after they die and realize that life goes on?
February 9th, 2007 at 7:54 pm
rather a frightening thought.
February 10th, 2007 at 1:18 pm
Are you suggesting that believing in Jesus means you are a creationist? Does believing in God prohibit a scientific view of our universe?
February 11th, 2007 at 8:20 am
Being “creationist” is not exclusive of having a scientific view of the universe, btw.
February 11th, 2007 at 11:41 am
I suppose I must ask what you believe a “creationist” is then…
To me it’s not a question of whether God created the Universe, but that some people seem to take the Bible’s story literally and that God made the Earth in 7 days (7 24 hour periods). Which to me is obviously a myth.
February 11th, 2007 at 4:41 pm
Jason - I think what is scary is how common this rhetoric is becoming. I have heard from three separate scholarly sources say that people who believe in God are too dangerous to have around. These authors are not concerned with the details of three days versus 3 million years or primary cause versus secondary cause. The premise seems to be that science is too important to allow these view to exist.
Frankly this rhetoric reminds me of the ‘Pink Scare’ in Europe during the 1920’s.
February 12th, 2007 at 9:28 am
Well, then these ’scholarly sources’ are ignorant, close minded and foolish OR have some political agenda or financial gain in mind. It’s a pretty insecure scientist whose facts cannot stand up to the scrutiny of religion.
I have felt the same way about global warming, the war on terror, and torture. “Experts” have been repeatedly telling us they know better than everyone else and now the experts have been proven wrong.
May 11th, 2007 at 7:56 am
I can’t wait to drag my family out to see the new museum.
Jode, this is Jay from ye olde school in Parsippany.