“One of the charges against religious people by the atheists is that we believe in a sugar daddy in the sky who will take us to heaven when we die. In other words, for all our talk of self sacrifice and helping others and doing good--in fact it's simply self interest. We're investing in a great big life insurance plan. We pay in the good works and faith and love and all that good stuff and we get happiness and heaven and forgiveness and a chance to see Grandma and Grandpa and all our loved ones again.”
In a recent commentary, Father Dwight Longenecker (parish priest at Our Lady of the Rosary Parish, Greenville, SC) reflected on the Christian message as a message of hope, but not with a guarantee of salvation (“You might just get into heaven, but there's a high mountain before you, and there's many a chance to slip and fall into the pit.”).
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Standing on My Head: Gentle Jesus Meek and Mild? (16 DEC 11)
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