Happy Clappy Time
I’m off to church in an hour. My other half is a bit bemused by this and to be honest I’m quite surprised at my new found desire to get out of bed on a Sunday morning and go to church. But it’s not a normal church and I’m not a normal Christian so that makes it alright.
My church is Thornhill Church which is a community church where the congregation are ‘trying to be more like Jesus’. That’s it really. They don’t have any other defining criteria, there isn’t a vicar (although they do have Elders and Pastors), and they don’t sing traditional hymns but the Hillsong type stuff instead. Like this one that I’ve had stuck in my head all bloody week:
So that’s what’s unusual about my church, now for what’s unusual about my Christianity (other than the fact you’re reading this at Quasi-Evil); actually, it’s easier to tell you what’s normal about it: I believe in God. I believe in Jesus but not quite like other people do. That’s about it.
For the other major stuff:
- I don’t believe the world was created in 7 days. Or all that crap about apples. I reckon Darwin (and all the other less famous people) got it right.
- I don’t believe in Heaven. There’s no carrot. We are what we are and this is it. I believe we live here, we die here, and there is nothing afterward so you should probably make the most of it. Sometimes I wish I did believe in heaven, the thought of ‘nothing’ is quite scary.
- I don’t believe that a religious institute is a required element of our relationship with God but I think some people need it. I’m not one of them; I just like meeting other people who don’t think I’m weird for believing in God. And the songs are pretty good too.
About now people usually say, ‘So you’re not actually a Christian at all.’ And then I go on a massive rant about how the church does not get to dictate whether I am a full paid up Christian or not; I believe Jesus Christ was the son of God, and that makes me a Christian.
Welcome to Make Your Own Religion, it’s way more fun this way.
P.S.
I will not try to convert you! I think belief is personal and you should all sod off and make your own minds up.
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