Quote from VeggieTales creator Phil Vischer. He was reflecting on how the “Christian message” he was trying to teach wasn’t Christianity at all... I looked back at the previous 10 years and realized I had spent 10 years trying to convince kids to behave Christianly without actually teaching them Christianity. And that was a pretty serious conviction. You can say, Hey kids, be more forgiving because the Bible says so, or Hey kids, be more kind because the Bible says so! But that isnt Christianity, its morality. . . And that was such a huge shift for me from the American Christian ideal. Were drinking a cocktail thats a mix of the Protestant work ethic, the American dream, and the gospel. And weve intertwined them so completely that we cant tell them apart anymore. Our gospel has become a gospel of following your dreams and being good so God will make all your dreams come true. Its the Oprah god.”
Posted on: Sat, 16 Nov 2013 17:29:25 +0000
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