What if Most Christians are Wrong?

The darker side of my humor enjoys the cartoon depicted by Gary Larsen in which an enormous pile of bodies is mounting next to a building where a person is poised on the edge, ready to leap. The caption reads, “If everybody jumped off the Empire State Building, after a while it wouldn’t hurt so bad.”

...from the first paragraph of an older post by a guy I follow on Twitter, named Brandon Cox (or @brandonacox, if you tweet). I've come to enjoy the wide variety of updates he sends. Today he sent a link to a blog he'd posted, and at the bottom of that post was the title of another blog post that piqued my interest: "What If Most Christians Are Wrong?"

So for my post today I refer you to Brandon's: What If Most Christians Are Wrong?

I don't completely agree with some of his observations, but in spite of slight disagreement, I'm right on the same page with Brandon Cox's sentiments. The post made me rethink some things I consider to be sacred cows in the Church.

For instance, when I think of "traditionalism", I think of uptight people in suits (no offense to anyone there; I wear suits sometimes) who don't want a podium or flag moved for a Sunday service. However, Cox essentially points out that today's young, hipster church-types have essentially created a new traditionalism: Abercrombie & Fitch clothes, "pseudo-Christian/gothic tattoos", etc. He doesn't mention the essential thick plastic-frame glasses. (And I was relieved that my favorite clothes are from Rue 21, with an occasional Aeropostale shirt thrown in.)

It's a fantastic post. It made me think about my own life. When I was a punk teenager I didn't like "conformist." So what did I do? I conformed to another crowd -- the black trenchcoat-wearing long-haired one (I liked this crowd, by the way; I wasn't doing it just to be non-conformist).

I'm interested in your feedback. If you give the post a read and only have time for one comment, though, be certain it's at Brandon's blog. Then if you have time, come back here and leave one.

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