The thing that I do not agree with, however, is his use of "us and them." He constantly uses terms such as "us," referring to the Christians at the camp, and "them," referring to the hippies he left in Oregon. To me, there is no "us" and "them." There is only us. We are all people, and we should all be treated as such. If you separate people, then they will be treated as separates. We are all the same, yet we are all individuals.
Saturday, April 18, 2009
Blue Like Jazz
I really like what Don Miller has to say about love with the hippies. I think it's wonderful that he found people with this capacity for love. I also agree that a lot of times the most religious people can be the most hateful, and the so-called "God-less" people are the people who have the most love to give. As sad as this is, I have found a lot people who justify their hatred with God. They say that God wants them to hate people, especially people who are different. I see this most when religious people say that they hate homosexuals because God wants them to. To me, this has never made sense: God wanted us to love everyone as equal, for he created us all as equals, as brothers and sisters in His eyes.
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I think this dividing line you speak of is an one way street. I think groups of people can be divided through the prospective of the non-christian lens. But as Christians, we are all to love equally, treating everyone with the same love and grace. It is difficult as Christians to care for people, and not to be cared for in return. We just have to push forward with the the same fervor, no matter what we receive and don't receive for loving others.
ReplyDeleteI do and don't agree, because (from my experience) it has been non-christians who DO NOT separate people into different groups, and (once again, in my experience) Christians who have... But I may (and often hope) that I am wrong, and will be proved as such.
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