However, there’s something scary about this knowing that there are still people today who have some sort of emotional, silly, unattractive faith in Jesus. It shows up in unfair caricatures of Christianity like Bill Maher’s new movie Religulous. I won’t provide a link to the film because the trailers I’ve seen for it are completely unfair. He found the people in the world that have the kind of faith that is found in this ridiculous YouTube video and exploited their ignorance and stupidity and dares to call it a documentary. This is why I blog about thinking Christianly in a post-Christian world about issues such as social injustice, environmental responsibility, reforming the church, and having the Mind of Christ. If we can’t offer the Truth about God to a world that desperately needs Him then we need to give up.

On the other hand, we are blessed to be called children of God and therefore, we have something to be excited about and something to share with others. We should be living transformed lives that have been transformed by the renewing and the exercising of our minds. Studying the Bible, reading books on theology and culture, having open discussions about faith with church and unchurched friends, practicing a faith that is visible but not for show. These are the sorts of things we should be doing. Otherwise, people like Bill Maher will continue to reject God and the gap between thinking followers of Jesus and everyone else will grow by default.

I don’t want my thoughts to be rejected just because someone associates me with all the stereotypes of Christianity. I want people to let the Word of God speak objectively to them. This is a call to action, a call to think, a call to love and serve, a call to non-stupidity. If you’re not up to the challenge, then you are forsaking the two greatest commandments: to love the Lord your God with all your heart, soul, mind, and strength and to love your neighbor as yourself. Can any rejection of the greatest commandments be called Christianity?