Question: What is the state of religion in America?
Warren: Well I’m both hopeful and pessimistic. I’m pessimistic when I watch television or watch a lot of the stuff that reflects culture, because I do see a deterioration of some of the values that I think Americans have been known for. But I also see a resurgence of hope in that I see churches coming to the table and saying it’s not enough for us to just talk about the souls of people. We also need to talk about their bodies. When I see churches that are coming to the table and saying let’s not just talk about people’s salvation; but let’s talk about the fact that the people that we’re trying to bring salvation to also are hungry. They’re not wearing any clothes. They don’t have a way to make a living. They’re sick. They have HIV. They don’t have access to good water. They don’t have access to good healthcare. When I see the marriage of those two ideas together – caring for the body and the soul, and a lot of churches realizing that’s our responsibility – to me that gives me a lot of hope.
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Musycks on March 27, 2009, 9:18 PM
less religious and more spiritual is not a good thing to Mrs Rick? and why? only because Jesus is not always in the equation I guess?
So she wants to look after the body of the less fortunate members of society but tack the help onto salvation for the souls. But her type of salvation boils down to ‘accept Jesus as your personal saviour of rot in hell’.
I guess it’s something to wash the meal down with, but to me it’s a prettier word for exploitation.
sciencesaves on March 29, 2009, 5:39 PM
It’s easy to judge the needy. Sprituality, religiosity, they’re only words. You could candy-coat a turd and somebody’d eat on it for awhile.
If you’re gonna take other folks money and spend it on some things that the less fortunate need, don’t be condescending, questioning their faith.
They need help, not god concepts.
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