behind the blue curtain

Starting a new year of sunday school I was handed my new set of coloring books. More phoney coloring books, ugh! Just like school, public school. I was told I could go with the men then. They met behind the drawn blue curtain that separated the choir and pulpit from the congregants. Sitting with the adults the first words I heard the pastor say was that we are studying Samson. Of course we know that this Bible story is not true, only the meaning. So what does it mean then if something is not true, only the meaning? I knew exactly! It was Donald Duck, Santa Claus, the Easter bunny, and now Samson, Jesus Christ and God Himself! Just like over the rainbow, pay no attention to the minister behind the pulpit. A story the adults tell for the  benefit of the children behind the blue curtain The first nail in the atheist's coffin was in place.

sheep to the slaughter

"If you are educated you are an atheist," my college professor. Churches send their children to college armed only with Dick and Jane coloring book Biblical stories. I believe in my heart there are more atheists born in churches than anyone ever dreamed. They generally leave around fourteen and never return. The ones who stay could be called christian atheists.

anatomy of a lie

Key word to listen for in a restless church is the word lie, as in I caught him in a lie. This is how you will know when someone is to be disincluded from the group.  Defining what a lie is and how easily and often the word weaves itself into a church discourse... it is expected several will be returning to this in coming posts.