Fact-Checking a Popular Story of Christian Origins
Clementine Ford tells a story that the origins of the church were false, arbitrary and selfish. This account powerfully discounts the moral authority of Christianity.
Clementine Ford tells a story that the origins of the church were false, arbitrary and selfish. This account powerfully discounts the moral authority of Christianity.
The difficulty of entering the kingdom is not because the bar is too high for us to climb over, but because it is too low for us to crawl under. Unless we stoop low like a child we are excluded, just like this wealthy man.
Perhaps the clamour to see Swift live demonstrates a human impulse to see things for ourselves? In real life (IRL). This embodied experience is far more profound than just listening to a recording. Social researchers agree.
In spite of itself, Wish provides a beautiful opportunity for children and adults alike to see that when you turn to secular humanism for nourishing hope, the cupboard is bare.
But he didn’t stay dead. He came back from the dead and he went back up to heaven, back to the ultimate Christmas party. And the amazing thing is he offers us a place at his eternal Christmas table. For free.