No Word from the Lord
Lee at Verbum Ipsum: "Jesus never said a word about about highway appropriation bills or FCC regulations!"
His point (or at least as I take it) - this is intellectual laziness - whether from the left (never said anything about abortion, homosexuality) or from the right (never said anything about environmentalism or government subsidies).
I once made the point to someone I was helping interview who brought up the "Jesus never said a word about it" line re: homosexuality that any theology that could fit on a bumper sticker was suspect to me.
Anyhow, I'd like to play a game. Feel free to join in. The more outlandish the better.
Jesus never said a word about...
SUVs
antidepressants(so there, Tom Cruise!)
post whoring (or comment whoring, in blogworld)
breastfeeding in public (hi, Annette!)
Social Security
watching "R"-rated movies
fairly-traded coffee
maple trees
public broadcasting
the flat tax
illegal immigrants
bubble-gum flavored ice cream (I'm against it)
DVD players in cars (ditto)
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Let's see:
getting your navel pierced
bringing 15 items to the express lane
praying at ballgames
the Julian calendar
Marty Haugen
reality TV
women in pants
MX missiles
daylight savings time
chocolate
committed same-sex relationships
Things Christians Assume Are "Christian":
Christmas, Christmas Trees
Easter. Easter Bunnies
Lent
Sunday-worship
pulpits, narthexes, Cathedrals and church buildings
Wednesday night pot-lucks
stained-glass windows
icthus-fish stickers
WWJD (What Would Jesus Do?) paraphenalia
The Pope
Cardinals, Deacons, Bishops, Presbyters, etc.
The term: "Communion"
The phrase: "The Trinity"
Things Christians Get in a Big Fuss About:
-the war in Iraq
-evolutionary theory
-etc.
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