tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4894764035439419656.post5956401900995523194..comments2024-01-07T00:04:51.972-08:00Comments on Humble Wonderful: The Hipocrisy of Christian calls for Gratitude.Tonyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07412650446530771853noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4894764035439419656.post-8067081208009543012012-04-17T15:08:08.209-07:002012-04-17T15:08:08.209-07:00Simon, a fair cop on the tone, this was a bit of a...Simon, a fair cop on the tone, this was a bit of a rant. However I take the Henry Higgins defence; I'm cross at everyone fairly equally.<br />I look forward to chatting about your education of Indigineous beliefs. I really meant the pleasantly before the surprised. Your comments recall to me what I learnt from Alistair McGrath (see the old blog post reviewing his book) , that in fact it was the missionaries in the 19th and 20th century who were often the forerunners of post colonial thinking compared to their societies.<br />I also should say you don't fully fit the profile regarding my complaints about Christian rereadings of the Jewish bible. Your latest post on Ecclesiastices (spelling?) is a great example of respecting where the text is coming from. <br />Perhaps the problem here is that we can be drawn into comparing 2000 years of Christianity with one half century of organised Atheism. What diverse highlights can be drawn from 2000 years! Youre right that no one basket fits.<br />My most pragmatic point here is that without correction from its current trajectory Atheism will repeat Christian mistakes. We're not aided there by not making those mistakes known.Tonyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07412650446530771853noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4894764035439419656.post-25673767297151663102012-04-17T07:04:26.729-07:002012-04-17T07:04:26.729-07:00Tony, you make many great points that I can't ...Tony, you make many great points that I can't disagree with. <br />On behalf of all Christians, I hereby acknowledge with gratitude the religions and cultures that came before Christianity that provided many of the wonderful advantages that I enjoy (like the fact that I am writing right now!)<br /><br />I do think your blog comes across as quite angry, which may be fair enough, but you may want to keep check of so that the tone does not distract readers from your content. <br /><br />Lastly, to allow you the joy of being pleasantly surprised, I am an evangelical Christian and I know a lot more about indigenous Australian religion than I do about the ancient Greek pantheon, especially after my trip to the Northern Territory a few years ago where I listened and learned about indigenous faith and beliefs. <br /><br />I also just asked Cat the same question (also an evangelical Christian) and she also drew a blank on the pantheon, though knew a great deal about indigenous beliefs after her years studying indigenous subjects at Melbourne Uni, which included a week away learning about indigenous culture from the people themselves.<br /><br />Also, just tonight I prayed with a group of evangelical Christians for a good friend of ours (also an evangelical Christian) who has committed the next ten months of her life to live in a remote indigenous community to serve as a physiotherapist and to help out with community health projects. <br /><br />I could mention other members of my church who have gone to live and serve among indigenous people in a variety of places around Australia in a variety of charity and health care capacities. <br /><br />I know Facebook can be a platform for ignorance as articles get posted without much thought (I feel you have not always been completely innocent in that regard Tony) but it would possibly be worth talking to some actual evangelical Christians before putting them in a basket.Simon Camillerihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14813561936965631699noreply@blogger.com