THE CHURCH IS RESPONSIBLE FOR SO MUCH INJUSTICE (4 OF 7)
by J.D. Greear
Scripture: Luke 10:25-37
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The Church Is Responsible for So Much Injustice (4 of 7)
Series: Why I'm not a Christian
J.D Greear
Luke 10:25-37
Intro Video: ''In the so-called ages of Christian faith... there was every kind of cruelty practiced upon all sorts of people in the name of religion.'' Bertrand Russell, Why I am not a Christian1 ?
''I like your Christ; I do not like your Christians. Your Christians are so unlike your Christ.''2 Mahatma Ghandi ?A lot of things going on at the Summit: Gospel Class/NT?West Club Campus ?Wow... well, this is kind of a huge objection... so much to cover... kind of feel like a mosquito at a nudist colony... where to begin? ?When you talk about the history of the church, people can point out a lot of dark spots... Crusades; Inquisition; Salem witch trials; Christian leadership in the slave trade. Modern skeptics like Richard Dawkins and Christopher Hitchens say that religion has overall been really bad for the world... religion gives groups a sense of superiority, aggravates tribal hatred and leads to violence... ?
For many of you when I say ''conservative Christian'' today you get all kinds of images... bombing of abortion clinics/people with signs that tell you who God hates. Or, you think of right-wing warmongering or people trying to take away rights of women. I've shared with you before an experience I had here at Peace College...
1 Bertrand Russell, in his famous book Why I am not a Christian, said, ''In the so- called ages of faith, when men really did believe the Christian religion in all its completeness, there was the Inquisition, with its tortures; there were millions of unfortunate women burned as witches, and there was every kind of cruelty practiced upon all sorts of people in the name of religion.'' 2 Alex McFarland, The 10 Most Common Objections to Christianity For many of you, though, this is more of a personal thing... Maybe you personally have experienced injustice or judgmentalism or greed by someone in the church.
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Series: Why I'm not a Christian
J.D Greear
Luke 10:25-37
Intro Video: ''In the so-called ages of Christian faith... there was every kind of cruelty practiced upon all sorts of people in the name of religion.'' Bertrand Russell, Why I am not a Christian1 ?
''I like your Christ; I do not like your Christians. Your Christians are so unlike your Christ.''2 Mahatma Ghandi ?A lot of things going on at the Summit: Gospel Class/NT?West Club Campus ?Wow... well, this is kind of a huge objection... so much to cover... kind of feel like a mosquito at a nudist colony... where to begin? ?When you talk about the history of the church, people can point out a lot of dark spots... Crusades; Inquisition; Salem witch trials; Christian leadership in the slave trade. Modern skeptics like Richard Dawkins and Christopher Hitchens say that religion has overall been really bad for the world... religion gives groups a sense of superiority, aggravates tribal hatred and leads to violence... ?
For many of you when I say ''conservative Christian'' today you get all kinds of images... bombing of abortion clinics/people with signs that tell you who God hates. Or, you think of right-wing warmongering or people trying to take away rights of women. I've shared with you before an experience I had here at Peace College...
1 Bertrand Russell, in his famous book Why I am not a Christian, said, ''In the so- called ages of faith, when men really did believe the Christian religion in all its completeness, there was the Inquisition, with its tortures; there were millions of unfortunate women burned as witches, and there was every kind of cruelty practiced upon all sorts of people in the name of religion.'' 2 Alex McFarland, The 10 Most Common Objections to Christianity For many of you, though, this is more of a personal thing... Maybe you personally have experienced injustice or judgmentalism or greed by someone in the church.
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