Stop using Jesus to fund your pet projects
Not many days go by where I don't hear some sort of discussion regarding religious and spiritual issues. Usually, these dialogues (diatribes?) are fueled by opinions of what people choose to accept in order to make them the most comfortable. For instance, let's jump on something very controversial and examine alcohol. I once heard a preacher say that he would rather have a viper in his child's bed than a drop of alcohol touch his lips. That's pretty extreme to be sure, but I think you understand the sentiment. And let's be honest - alcohol has been royally abused in this country and has been responsible for broken homes and trashing lives. So when someone speaks out strongly against alcohol, I completely appreciate the emotion behind that. Yet this is where it gets kinda tricky. You see, drunkenness is explicitly condemned in the Bible but the use of alcohol is not. This is where many will adjust their suspenders and declare, "Yes, but we all know that the...