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Well I took the bait, i did some reading,
Very good reading might I add. Yet despite all his tearing down of wall he holds on to Christ and builds out of Christ that which probably never existed. He seems reluctant to take that leap of faith that Christ did himself and reveal to people that all their gods are one. Though I must give kudos to Spong for at least going as far as he did.
Sadly I believe his ideas would not change anything. Even if they were adopted by Christians they would only serve as an edifice for a new institution of Christ to replace to current institutions. As with churches of the past, it will become corrupt with the stench of human flaws all to quickly. Spong with his amazing understanding and depth of the subject doesn’t seem to see the obvious: despite all that Christ was, his teachings still resulted in Christianity we know of today. So how can he hope to achieve something greater that Christ by resurrecting him.
I am not sure whether the answer really lies within religion. Somewhere deep within us there is a spark to a new beginning to a better age of humanity.
Perhaps what we really need to do is lose all our gods. Maybe then as children who leave their parents to tackle the cruel world on their own we will mature. Then again perhaps not.
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