Bernadette Roberts
“One senses a fear that the Truth of Christ’s Reality might challenge the simple folks’ belief system, fear it might go beyond what they learned as a child about “Jesus”. Better, then, not to “question” lest Christian Truths go over one’s head. There is also the fear of not being “dogmatically correct” lest one be censored and put down – God help those who stray from the proverbial “party-line”! Thus cautious, careful and restrained is how theologians and clergy, come across – boring actually, same old, same old. Christians these days, however, are not those of yesterday, they are no longer satisfied with the simple platitudes, clichés, or childish naïveté of a Jesus cult.
“Today, educated and freethinking, with instant access to information and communication, people are seeking Truth on their own with no reliance on clergy or church. Unless the Church can catch up to these sincere seekers of Truth and offer a deeper spiritual life, the Church will simply be left behind.”
The Real Christ, "Reason for Writing"
This is so true but still I feel sorry for the Church (and for us all) because the real Christ is a subtle idea that needs to be thought, talked and prayed about and meditated upon in order to be absorbed in the heart and mind. The Jesus cult approach is ultimately unsustaining but it's easy and accommodates the comic book mentality of our era. God help us help God! Peter
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