"When you begin to think outside the box, you often become some other "leaders" lousy follower. That usually costs something" (Andy Rayner)

"Our guardian angels are bored." (Mike Foster)

It's where I feel I'm at these days. “In the second half of life, it is good just to be a part of the general dance. We do not have to stand out, make defining moves, or be better than anyone else on the dance floor. Life is more participatory than assertive, and there is no need for strong or further self-definition” (Falling Upward. Richard Rohr.120).

Monday, February 10, 2014

Quack Theology And Dangerous Imprinting

"But imprinting can go wrong. Baby ducks imprint on the first moving creature they encounter, no matter what it is. If the eggs are hatched in an incubator box, then the human being who cares for the new hatchlings will become the object of the babies' imprinting. If the eggs are hatched near a friendly dog, then the ducklings' "mom" will forever be a barker, not a quacker. There are some Christians who think they are following Christ, when really they have simply been imprinted by a culture that calls itself Christian. As any quick tour of religious history will reveal, following some accepted line of pious behavior is not necessarily the same as being a true disciple. This kind of imprinted behavior easily develops its own "quack" theology as well. This is what allowed the Nazis to enjoy church on Sunday after a long week of manning the crematoriums. It's what made it reasonable to burn heretics, sack Byzantium, and slaughter saints. Quack theology is what slams jetliners into skyscrapers and straps bombs onto the bodies of children"(Leonard Sweet. I Am A Follower. Pg 240)
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