Thoughts and Prayers: The Religion Thread

I happened to be watching part of telecast of National Prayer Day events (today) in Washington, D.C., and I've got to say, I was blown away by the out-loud prayer offered over the crowd by Darryl Strawberry, who I've barely heard of since all his problems as a talented but troubled baseball player.

So interesting -- and truly wonderful -- to see and hear.

 

God is not sentient. God has no power to intervene in anything. God is simply the laws of nature. God cannot judge because god cannot reason or chose. God cannot cure cancer because god is as much cancer as god is human. At best, religion is a lie created to placate the ignorant from a permanent existential crisis, religion is not about god. But mostly religion is about oppression

 

Friday night news dump!

On a Wednesday.

Carl Lentz, pastor of Hillsong East Coast and Justin Bieber, terminated for 'moral failures' says church

 

Usually with these things it’s the shepherd seeking and finding a little comfort in the flock. Or outside of it.

Although I think Mark Driscoll was simply a monstrous asshole.

 

Who had cheated on his wife?

Oh, everyone?

Hillsong pastor Carl Lentz is spotted having tense talk with wife after admitting to cheating | Daily Mail Online

 

What kind of weird church is it that actually holds its leaders accountable for immorality?

 

Quite a few. Happens a lot, too, on the adultery. That’s one of few consistent accountability pieces.

greed is not.

 

Only because he got caught.

 

Did you expect him to come forward and confess without being caught?