While many do seem to check their brains at the door, what they really seem to want is someone to fill their brains with all the “answers” so that they won’t have to think at all, or use their brains.
good point pastor m. it’s back to the topic of consumer christianity + many church people feeling more secure when being told what to do, what to think and what to feel. what’s the answer?.. it seems to have been this way for centuries!
Eureka..you’ve come on the perfect solution for how to get people to see things from other people’s perspective and to walk a mile in someone else’s shoes before making a judgement about them.
All the brain check worker has to do is switch brains on them one week.
Re Jon’s point 4)-: the thing is you can get all the answers on a Sunday, but it starts falling apart when you have a real relationship, or I don’t know have to work really hard or something. It’s so pyschologically unstable.
It points out that I’ve possibly been too harsh on leaders in the fundamentalist side of things. I picture them as thought police, but when it gets right down to it, it takes a willing victim/participant in that process….
Oh, it’s such a shame this wasn’t up a couple of weeks ago. My Dad was speaking at our church about how faith is NOT about leaving your brain at the door, but engaging with faith and doubt and learning to live with questions, and in fact to encourage questions and see them as your faith journey. This would’ve been a perfect piece to have at the beginning!
So true. It seems like we do go through church services without thinking, especially in the Anglican church!
Comment by Ros — November 13, 2007 @ 1:50 pm
very sad.
Comment by jonbirch — November 13, 2007 @ 2:02 pm
While many do seem to check their brains at the door, what they really seem to want is someone to fill their brains with all the “answers” so that they won’t have to think at all, or use their brains.
Comment by Pastor M — November 13, 2007 @ 5:09 pm
good point pastor m. it’s back to the topic of consumer christianity + many church people feeling more secure when being told what to do, what to think and what to feel. what’s the answer?.. it seems to have been this way for centuries!
Comment by jonbirch — November 13, 2007 @ 5:38 pm
Eureka..you’ve come on the perfect solution for how to get people to see things from other people’s perspective and to walk a mile in someone else’s shoes before making a judgement about them.
All the brain check worker has to do is switch brains on them one week.
Well done!
Comment by Laura — November 13, 2007 @ 7:07 pm
Obviously, with those large blue brains, you’re not depicting fundamentalists.
Comment by Lori — November 13, 2007 @ 7:35 pm
hahaha… nice one laura! it might just work!
now, now, lori… there’s no need for that.
Comment by jonbirch — November 13, 2007 @ 8:42 pm
Re Jon’s point 4)-: the thing is you can get all the answers on a Sunday, but it starts falling apart when you have a real relationship, or I don’t know have to work really hard or something. It’s so pyschologically unstable.
S
Comment by sarah — November 13, 2007 @ 10:05 pm
It points out that I’ve possibly been too harsh on leaders in the fundamentalist side of things. I picture them as thought police, but when it gets right down to it, it takes a willing victim/participant in that process….
Comment by Jeff Moulton — November 14, 2007 @ 4:54 am
i guess in many respects there is a collusion of two willing parties… and maybe the perpetrator is as unwitting as the victim.
Comment by jonbirch — November 14, 2007 @ 8:32 am
Oh, it’s such a shame this wasn’t up a couple of weeks ago. My Dad was speaking at our church about how faith is NOT about leaving your brain at the door, but engaging with faith and doubt and learning to live with questions, and in fact to encourage questions and see them as your faith journey. This would’ve been a perfect piece to have at the beginning!
Comment by Serena — November 20, 2007 @ 12:09 am
hi serena… i dare say he’ll need to speak about it again soon anyway!
feel free to take what you need. cheers!
Comment by jonbirch — November 20, 2007 @ 12:19 am