My Christian Friends
Dean
A Christian friend recently wrote me about some of the things I'd written about various faiths in the last week or so. He'd wondered if he'd proselytized to me excessively, or seemed overbearing in any of it. I wrote him this in response:
Listen my friend, sometimes I tweak my Christian friends. Also sometimes my Jewish friends. I wish I had more Muslim friends--although I do have a few!--who were as willing to engage and discuss.
But honestly, if I were as angry at or contemptuous of my Christian friends as they sometimes think I am... well honestly I don't think they'd talk to me at all. Honestly, the one thing I have taken away from the Gospel, the one thing that endears me most to it and to its followers is this:
You take criticism seriously, and want to talk about it, rather than simply angrily denounce it.
I love that about you guys. Completely.
Thank you for listening.
I was not in the least bit sarcastic.
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But, in all seriousness, while I think you've got some of your views on the Bible skewed I greatly enjoy talking to you about all aspects of my faith and others'. Let no one tell you you're obtuse or unduely hostile to any faith... except Scientology. They're just nuts.