Thanks to KAT for pointing me towards another site that has posted the Christian No More videos, and has generated no less than 59 comments about them. Wow. I am amazed and know not what to say, to quote Shakespeare... plenty of people who didn't get it - plenty who did. Plenty who thought that it was funny, plenty who didn't...
But here's a comment from an Atheist who "got it." Now if only he will "get it." Be praying...
Mike Says:
If anyone cares to hear a few thoughts from a sympathetic atheist, I would say to those of you who are the overly J-happy types: no matter how much you think you are worshipping your God you are driving more people away from Christ than drawing them nearer.
Please don’t try to use the above fact as part of some [
—admin]-backwards ‘proof’ along the lines of many being called but few chosen… etc.
This is just about plainly not emulating what Jesus was trying to accomplish during his (fictional or not) lifetime.
Jesus was not like the guy on the left, who chastises his brother about his plain-looking clothes, or lack of identifying badge/jewelry. Rewatch the first video and see who is criticizing who.
And please… do tell… how many of those several thousand who attended the original Sermon on the Mount had their handy bibles and hymn books to follow what the preacher said? Uh-huh. Thought so.
The whole point of these videos is plain as daylight to any of us outsiders. Your own benevolent co-believers are telling you to loosen up, but you are so wound up into your way of worshiping and honoring Christ you’d probably chastise Christ himself for being unshaven.
What I read from the story of Christ’s message was about humility, love, compassion, and basically getting along with the system (rendering to Caesar, slaves obeying masters, etc) and letting your non-believing neighbors be persuaded by your example, not by overly-professing words, or public prayers, or holier-than-thou fetish props.
None of us outsiders are at any risk of being converted by the guy on the left. The guy on the right is much more dangerous: he actually seems NICE.
So have a good day, all of you. Be healthy. And enjoy long lives, even the prudish ones!