Man, I hate that bullshit. Humanity's attempt to understand and touch the divine is a big, epic, important thing. It is not supposed to get you more business as a plumber, it's not there to sell more paintings, it's not supposed to help you meet girls. It's bumper-sticker-theology at it's worst.
I very much like the idea of spirituality and religion being a personal and private thing. I've seen this sort of Praise-to-God stuff and it seems so pushy and impersonal. But then pushy, impersonal, and nepotistic seem to be the defining characteristics of Christianity in America.
There's gotta be some word for the whole dynamic where left-leaning people basically screw themselves over by being true to their values, whereas right-leaning people have no such compunctions.
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branchandroot
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Date: 2007-09-05 06:32 pm (UTC)I very much like the idea of spirituality and religion being a personal and private thing. I've seen this sort of Praise-to-God stuff and it seems so pushy and impersonal. But then pushy, impersonal, and nepotistic seem to be the defining characteristics of Christianity in America.
There's gotta be some word for the whole dynamic where left-leaning people basically screw themselves over by being true to their values, whereas right-leaning people have no such compunctions.