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The same tired old arguments from the unbelievers : Comments
By Peter Sellick, published 31/7/2007The scientific critics of Christianity conclude that once it is agreed that the miracles cannot happen then Christianity loses all credibility.
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Thanks for the very thoughtful repsonse. My feelings about the Church are quite ambivalent. I am constantly frustrated by the gap between what it could be and what it is. It could be prophetic, the leaven in the lump as it were. It could be the very presence of Jesus in our midst. In the end it is a very human institution with mixed motives, confused goals, erratic behaviours and so on. But in spite of its quirks and faults I still love it and respect its role in the life of the faithful. I could just as easily hate it for its faults but I dont. Its like having a good friend. You know them so well that you are totally aware of all their weaknesses but you continue to love them.
I firmly believe the whole cosmology debate is a huge distraction and is, overall, a negative in the Church's agenda. Pastorally, I know its difficult for the Church to shift its ground too dramatically. That would hurt lots of fragile people whose beliefs, however crazy they might seem to you and me, are very important to them.
In the end I am inclined to be very critical of those sloppy evangelical churches that serve up theological MILK all the time as if there is no meat to be had. There is a huge problem and they have to shoulder a large part of the blame.