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God and Country (Haiku) by dougsoderstrom

Prayers to Jesus, Flags a waving, Missiles launched from pews.

dougsoderstrom 18-Sep-02/12:37 PM
Dear Dark_Angel:

First of all, you do not need to call me sir just because I have a Ph.D. degree in psychology---we can dispense with the formality.

Yes, you are right ----we could simply do away with Christianity as, you say, a bunch of "bullshit." And I have considered that alternative quite seriously myself. However, at least for me anyway, that would be like throwing out the "baby" with the proverbial "bathwater." And that would not be a good thing to do.
In many ways then I have chosen to throw out the "bathwater of Christianity." But, on the other hand, I have decided that, at least for me anyway, it would be best to "keep a hold of the baby"------that is, keep ahold of The Baby Jesus. I say this because, in my own mind, he grew up to be one of the most (if not the most) wonderful example of how to live a life. He went on to show us how to live a life of love and compassion toward other fellow humanm beings. And he did such a thing , after a while, realizing that if he didn't stop doing what He was doing, that he would be murdered for his commitment to the poor, the hurting, and the wretched rejects of His time. So I would say that Jesus Christ, as a human being, was willing to place the value of love (His ultimate concern for other human beings around Him) above and beyond His own need to stay alive. And that, at least in my own mind, is what makes Jesus Christ (but not Christianity) such a wonderful model for human life.

Doug




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