tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7995252502628895189.post5982082968580536363..comments2023-05-19T01:40:20.508-07:00Comments on Mike Erich - The Mad Theologian: Why All the Anger?Mike Erich the Mad Theologianhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04682504413797395786noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7995252502628895189.post-66258311123989664282014-02-06T18:50:58.598-08:002014-02-06T18:50:58.598-08:00I think a lot of it is that Christians became so c...I think a lot of it is that Christians became so comfortable and complacent in the culture that when the culture departed for traditional Christian values we just went along with it in many cases and things like the Televangelist scandals are symptoms of this. But it is sad when we cannot see much real difference or even when it goes the other way.Mike Erich the Mad Theologianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04682504413797395786noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7995252502628895189.post-42619108822956929462014-02-06T14:18:31.514-08:002014-02-06T14:18:31.514-08:00I enjoy dialog with atheists and visit a few blogs...I enjoy dialog with atheists and visit a few blogs where a civil discussion is possible. Regarding:<br /><br /><i>"until recently Christianity at least seemed to be nominally in charge of western culture and took this for granted and was comfortable with it. But in more modern times we have lost this kind of control. "</i><br /><br />I think that things began to change in the 80s with the televangelists scandals. Christians lost the moral edge and, with the divorce being the same as outside of the church, do not seem to be very different than anyone else.<br /><br />My neighbors do not go to church but have served me greatly while my wife has been in the hospital (a week and counting) with meals and rides to the hospital in really bad weather.<br /><br />I know that faith is not all about morality but it is hard to see the difference sometimes between those inside and outside of the church.kc bobhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17440862813109808755noreply@blogger.com