Those who know me well know I get fired up about things that I consider to be important to me. Some of these topics are Mothers at the Mall, Four wheel drives and songs about utter dribble. These topics are saved for some other time however dig deep enough and I will fire up on such topics. There are two such topics relating to my faith that I become equally passionate about. One of them is the image of Christs Army which I will address latter but the other is the Ned Flanders Christians.
Before I strip threads of Ned its important to acknowledge there are positives to this character as well. He is completely uncompromising on his beliefs to the extent that the community walk all over him and at the end of the day i believe what Ned believes i just don't believe in his methods. I believe that Christians like Ned do more damage than good. Also referred to as Vomit Christians Ned Flanders and sadly many believers like him are so far over the top that anyone remotely interested in exploring religion would steer clear of Christianity. One person close to me whom I have had several discussions about faith with threw this Question at me “why would I want to be a Christian if it means I will end up like that?” He is spot on the money. Too many Christians are not Grounded these days they are not living in the real world and frankly are scaring new comers away.
Let me challenge you with this if you do call yourself a Christian what is your attitude towards body piercing, skydiving, tattoos, Alcohol, Loud audio systems in cars , Mohawks, Sports Cars, adrenaline sports, dyed hair, ripped pants, jewellery on males, mini skirts and low cut tops showing cleavage. These are the things young people are into these days and too many church goers are anti one or many of these items. Change your attitudes or the church will die with its people.
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