2008 Woodie Awards
Letter to the Editor
Issue date: 11/15/06 Section: Opinion
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Dear Editor,
Keisha Tinsley's recent column "Relationships cure the curse of religion" was absolutely appalling. I find it disturbing that today's Christians feel it is uncool to be involved in a religion and concordantly feel they must dumb down our perceptions of Christ to that of our own human levels.
Religion is defined as "a set of beliefs concerning the cause, nature and purpose of the universe, especially when considered as the creation of a superhuman agency or agencies, usually involving devotional and ritual observances, and often containing a moral code governing the conduct of human affairs; something one believes in and follows devotedly."
To say that Christianity is "not a religion, it is a relationship" is ignorant and na've. Christianity adheres to each tenet included in the aforementioned explanation, ergo, by definition, must be a religion. Christianity, however, is the only religion that involves a close, intimate relationship with its salvation figure. Why, then, do many Christians, maintain that religion is bad? Is it hard to see that Christianity is both a religion and a relationship? This dual nature of Christianity is what sets it apart; its dual nature is what makes it beautiful.
To see Christians wearing T-shirts such as "Jesus is my homeboy" and "My relationship doesn't allow me to have a religion" is disheartening. As in Tinsley's article, why do many Christians "not like religion?"
A relationship with Jesus Christ is not "the cure for the curse of religion." A relationship with our Creator is simply a wonderful aspect of the gift we have been graciously offered.
I suggest that we move past our disillusioned viewpoints of religion and accept that even though Jesus Christ is "a friend that sticks closer than a brother," he is also the Creator of the cause, nature and purpose of the universe, the Maker of the absolute moral code that governs human affairs and the Something we believe in and follow devotedly.
To Christians, religion should not be a curse. It should be a beautiful means of serving our Maker with our lives, while enjoying the pleasure of His company along the way.
Matt Huff
sophomore English
Keisha Tinsley's recent column "Relationships cure the curse of religion" was absolutely appalling. I find it disturbing that today's Christians feel it is uncool to be involved in a religion and concordantly feel they must dumb down our perceptions of Christ to that of our own human levels.
Religion is defined as "a set of beliefs concerning the cause, nature and purpose of the universe, especially when considered as the creation of a superhuman agency or agencies, usually involving devotional and ritual observances, and often containing a moral code governing the conduct of human affairs; something one believes in and follows devotedly."
To say that Christianity is "not a religion, it is a relationship" is ignorant and na've. Christianity adheres to each tenet included in the aforementioned explanation, ergo, by definition, must be a religion. Christianity, however, is the only religion that involves a close, intimate relationship with its salvation figure. Why, then, do many Christians, maintain that religion is bad? Is it hard to see that Christianity is both a religion and a relationship? This dual nature of Christianity is what sets it apart; its dual nature is what makes it beautiful.
To see Christians wearing T-shirts such as "Jesus is my homeboy" and "My relationship doesn't allow me to have a religion" is disheartening. As in Tinsley's article, why do many Christians "not like religion?"
A relationship with Jesus Christ is not "the cure for the curse of religion." A relationship with our Creator is simply a wonderful aspect of the gift we have been graciously offered.
I suggest that we move past our disillusioned viewpoints of religion and accept that even though Jesus Christ is "a friend that sticks closer than a brother," he is also the Creator of the cause, nature and purpose of the universe, the Maker of the absolute moral code that governs human affairs and the Something we believe in and follow devotedly.
To Christians, religion should not be a curse. It should be a beautiful means of serving our Maker with our lives, while enjoying the pleasure of His company along the way.
Matt Huff
sophomore English
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