We’re living in political times where the Red and Blue states are about even in terms of power. The left and the right seem unable to compromise. The so-called Healthcare Summit gave a picture of a gap too wide to bridge. And it seems that the church and religion in general have drawn up too strict guidelines for most to follow.
I understand the need for the church to uphold moral values; however, there are other values of no less importance.
History lays such logic at the household of Aristotle and he left a major imprint on Christianity particularly. It’s not just religion but science as well that lives in a black-n-white world: of their own construction. Science however is more apt to change their postulates than the church is want to change their doctrines and dogma. Harsh judgments and bitter divisiveness are landmarks of church history.
Heaven and hell are exhibits # 1!
Life is not black-n-white though, but full of many shades of grey. The Bible is full of non black-n-white statements and stories. The Bible is full of contradictions, ambiguities, and MULTIVALENCE abounds. Jesus is said to have declared that he came to bring PEACE and also offered that he came to bring a sword. If we can attest to the validity of the Scriptures, Jesus said we’re to love one another and then we’re to hate our mother and father. He said the Kingdom of God has come and yet it is still to come. Help! 
Dozens of apparent contradictions additionally appear.
Instead of black-n-white ready-made answers, maybe we should see that nothing is one way or the other but that everything is a matter of degrees. No one is perfect, no one is pure evil. It’s all God. Matthew 12:30 or Mark 9:40: which is it (look the verses up)? How about And-Also? Could it be that IF we weren’t so adamant, certain, and sure that we were right (thus all others who disagree wrong), we might see more peace in the world?
Why not give it a try?
Visited a church that has awesome praise and worship… boy do I miss that.
People were nice.
Sermons were about the devil, black and white all or nothing.
I am a psychic and I remember back in the day if a psychic decided they wanted to worship God in a church they would be run out on a rail! Be gone you witch!!!! I would probably in with them.
I like the worship there but I cannot tell them I am psychic Then they have to ‘exorcize the demons’ out of me.
I guess the demons brought me to church and lifted my hands and praised God, so I could defile the whole building and send every one to hell.
This is the gray you are talking about. The gray that people don’t want to hear.
God is a Spirit and we should worship him in spirit and in truth. Why can’t I, corporately?
I hear and see things more than the rules of the church say taht I should,
So now according to them I have bought a ticket to hell….but didn’t Jesus hear and see things also?(mount of transfiguration,saducee’s thoughts, satan falling from heaven,etc..)
And did he not say greater things will we do?
Are God’s gifts given without repentance?
There has to be a middle ground here.
Yes, Mutivalence is alive and well in the church.
Don’t feel sorry for me, I have made peace with me and my gifts. I don’t apologize and I try not to offend others in their beliefs,
This is merely an OBSERVATION from the GRAY side.
Blessings
Psychic Lady: The grey side? Which of the six billion shades of grey would that be?
PS. Since I am highlighting (in bold) a new word to learn each day in March (kudos for using multivalence), here’s a bit of insight to grey-gray:
Grey became the established British spelling in the 20th century, and it is but a minor variant in American English, according to dictionaries. Canadians tend to prefer grey. The non-cognate greyhound was never grayhound. Both Grey and Gray are found in proper names everywhere in the English-speaking world. Americans tend to use “gray” in reference to the color and “grey” as the adjective.
In that I hope you still got the point English major:)