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The American Thinker
After my first Christmas mass, I felt strange for days. As hard as I tried, I couldn't put my finger on why. A week later, it dawned on me -- I felt peaceful. Aha! No wonder I was stumped! . . .
I headed out to a few more lovely services -- at a synagogue, a Lutheran church, and, my personal favorite, Assemblies of God (as a perk, Sarah Palin's church of choice).
While perusing the Yellow Pages, I eyed another contender -- a church in a nearby town that touted superb music and a dynamic congregation.
When I called to find out more, I was pleased that the minister himself answered the phone. When I asked him to describe his church, he answered rather sternly, "We do God's work through social justice."
Taken aback, I said, "I'm looking for a church that focuses on God, not politics."
He countered vociferously, "We get to God through social justice!"
"That's a matter of dispute," I responded. "Thank you for your time." Click.
When I got off the phone, I was shaken up -- literally. My entire body was shaking.
It was partly the creepiness of a minister sounding so possessed . . .
[FONT=times new roman,times]A frequent AT contributor, Robin is a recovering liberal and a psychotherapist in Berkeley.[/FONT]
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After my first Christmas mass, I felt strange for days. As hard as I tried, I couldn't put my finger on why. A week later, it dawned on me -- I felt peaceful. Aha! No wonder I was stumped! . . .
I headed out to a few more lovely services -- at a synagogue, a Lutheran church, and, my personal favorite, Assemblies of God (as a perk, Sarah Palin's church of choice).
While perusing the Yellow Pages, I eyed another contender -- a church in a nearby town that touted superb music and a dynamic congregation.
When I called to find out more, I was pleased that the minister himself answered the phone. When I asked him to describe his church, he answered rather sternly, "We do God's work through social justice."
Taken aback, I said, "I'm looking for a church that focuses on God, not politics."
He countered vociferously, "We get to God through social justice!"
"That's a matter of dispute," I responded. "Thank you for your time." Click.
When I got off the phone, I was shaken up -- literally. My entire body was shaking.
It was partly the creepiness of a minister sounding so possessed . . .
[FONT=times new roman,times]A frequent AT contributor, Robin is a recovering liberal and a psychotherapist in Berkeley.[/FONT]
American Thinker: Was Jesus a Marxist?