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 Tuesday, March 14, 2006

Words mean things

I usually don't like it when writers use intentionally inflammatory headlines to draw readers. I think it's a cheap trick and I often avoid such articles just on principle. This morning, however, I went ahead and read Kenn Hermann's article "Why I Don't Believe in God - and You Shouldn't Either" despite the title. He makes an interesting point. We live in a society that truly has created their own gods, redefining that term in ways that are comfortable to them. Whether someone says "I believe in God" or "I don't believe in God," we have to realize that most of the time they're not referring to the God we worship. To have an effective conversation about any topic, you have to agree on you terminology.

That being said, I'm NOT going to start telling people I don't believe in God. It's like saying "I'm not religious, I'm a Christian." It's disingenuous.

Missional

Tuesday, March 14, 2006 - 03:17 PM Eastern Standard Time          Comments [0]

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