but he became every bit as into Jesus as he'd been into dope.
Who cares? I certainly don't see the harm in that.
Everyone needs an "crutch" that eases their mind in troubled moments. Rather than finding that relief in a bottle or crack pipe, I would rather have them crack open the good book, or even the Koran, and learn some self-responsibility.
Religion may be the opiate of the masses, X, but at least you don't find many of these people sleeping in alleys working off a major drug trips, or hangovers.
And the consequences of such an addiction is pretty positive as well, namely love for one another, and sense of place in this world.
Instinctively, mankind has always looked for his Raison D'Etre. We see evidence of belief in the supernatural extending back to primitive times, as well as in current primitive tribes in the Amazon and Africa.
The fact that you claim to be an agnostic, rather than an atheist, is proof that even you sense something greater than ourselves, but you just don't know what it is.
Sorry to get so personal with you there.. but you're sounding a lot like my mother (she's agnostic as well).... <VBG>
Btw, as a christian (pure as the driven slush.. :0), I also despise the "holier than thou" attitudes presented by many evangelicals and "moral majority" types.
Jesus was a doctor of souls.. and he emphasized numerous times that to heal the spiritually sick, he needed to mix among them.
Regards,
Ron |
