http://www.cartoonchurch.com/blog/2007/03/18/church-poster-of-the-year/ by Dave Walker Fri, 27 Jan 2012 07:58:15 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 http://www.cartoonchurch.com/blog/2007/03/18/church-poster-of-the-year/comment-page-1/#comment-103280 Russ Wed, 21 Mar 2007 17:42:01 +0000 http://www.cartoonchurch.com/blog/2007/03/18/church-poster-of-the-year/#comment-103280 The way I've always looked at it (well, the way I've come to look it ... OK, the thing that has just occurred to me) is that a living faith or relationship with God reverts to 'religion' with all its negative connotations when all the practices, festivals and rituals become more important than God himself. Or maybe even become gods themselves. Crikey that's deep - I need to go and have some tea. Lumme. The way I’ve always looked at it (well, the way I’ve come to look it … OK, the thing that has just occurred to me) is that a living faith or relationship with God reverts to ‘religion’ with all its negative connotations when all the practices, festivals and rituals become more important than God himself. Or maybe even become gods themselves.
Crikey that’s deep – I need to go and have some tea.
Lumme.

]]> http://www.cartoonchurch.com/blog/2007/03/18/church-poster-of-the-year/comment-page-1/#comment-102085 Helen Tue, 20 Mar 2007 13:01:13 +0000 http://www.cartoonchurch.com/blog/2007/03/18/church-poster-of-the-year/#comment-102085 One of my favourite church slogans has to be "Faith - it's not just a shoe shop!" Utterly mystifying. I think the signboard thing is a bit of a problem. If someone's bitter and cynical enough then even if you've got something beautifully pithy that is bound to make any agnostic fall on his/her knees and accept the Lord, they can still find something to sneer at. when I first became a Christian I did like the "Christianity: not a religion, more a relationship" and I could see that might make some people think, but it's also responsible for mind-numbing internet arguments... In the sense that there are some things we believe involving God and morality, and we have certain practices, festivals and rituals, then yes, I guess you could call it a religion. One of my favourite church slogans has to be “Faith – it’s not just a shoe shop!”
Utterly mystifying.
I think the signboard thing is a bit of a problem. If someone’s bitter and cynical enough then even if you’ve got something beautifully pithy that is bound to make any agnostic fall on his/her knees and accept the Lord, they can still find something to sneer at. when I first became a Christian I did like the “Christianity: not a religion, more a relationship” and I could see that might make some people think, but it’s also responsible for mind-numbing internet arguments… In the sense that there are some things we believe involving God and morality, and we have certain practices, festivals and rituals, then yes, I guess you could call it a religion.

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