Are You Being Salt And Light In the World?
Notable atheist Sam Harris (best known for his controversial book Letters To A Christian Nation ) recently commented on the role that religion plays in the many conflicts of our time. He wrote: We have Christians against Muslims against Jews, and no matter how liberal your theology, merely identifying yourself as a Christian or a Jew lends tacit validity to this status quo. People have morally identified with a subset of humanity rather than with humanity as a whole. That last line, which I marked for effect, was the one that bothered me the most because I'd like to believe that as a Christian, I am dedicated to following the example of Jesus. And it seems clear that Jesus truly identified with humanity as a whole. Jesus easily moved among people of all races, genders, classes, and religions--speaking truth to them, loving them, accepting them and seeking to move them closer to God and their true selves. Then, Jesus ...