The back to Jesus the preacher man
movement in Christianity, in essence back to the synoptic Gospels, while
not blessed by the hierarchy except maybe Pope Francis, is becoming a
very powerful movement within Christianity. WWJD has become love the
poor, the homeless, indeed all neighbors. The hate the sinner, er sin
Christians are still powerful particularly in US politics, and in the
Christian hierarchy, but even Pope Francis seems to understand that
Christianity is not working and must change to survive. They will
probably keep Christ as savior and God so that all the prayers and
rituals will work, but morality will revert to the Sermon on the Mount
and the Beatitudes. Salvation will no longer be by belief but by
emulation of Jesus the preacher man.
Perhaps
whistling past the graveyard but Christianity must change or will end
up in that graveyard. I for one would miss Christianity.
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