The news is getting bleaker it seems daily. Swine flu, wars and insurgencies all over the world. The economy continues in its downward spiral and stress continues its upward climb. From a writer who labels himslf an unorthodox Christian, what does it all mean, Christianwise. Somewhere in our Christianity we believe in hope. That hope is driven by a very unique concept Love One Another. The Unorthodox part of unorthodox Christianity is that we recognize the futility of Love One Another and yet we continue to pursue the ideal in spite of the negative consequences, because our mentor exampled the behavior to us. The Unorthodox Christian is not a ra ra ra Christian for the Unorthodox Christian takes his Christian fundamentals seriously. Sunday is not set aside to be a show day, the fundamental teaching of love one another has to happen everyday. There is no magic money to be made being unorthodox, the congregations non existent, and the compensation minimal at best.
These are the costs, no wonder there isn't a movement here. Actually taking the UNorthodox viewpoint and loving one another, and following the laws of the land, and turning the other cheek, changes your entire perception of mainline Christianity, and actually contributes to your desire to distance yourself from the mainline labeling.
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