- Image via Wikipedia
As an appropriate follow-up to my last post on Christians getting favoritism in the state of KY, in stark contrast, the wonderful city of Fort Worth is open to all religions (in policy,that is).
A week ago, the Reverend Mark Stevens asked me what is my ride? And I commented with the truth: it’s the bus system, the Fort Worth T. The Fort Worth T system gets a bad reputation because all sorts of weird people use it (a rather unfair assessment, I think it has to do with class). All the rage now seems to be focused on Christians who are mad because some atheist themed signs are being put up on T Buses for the month of December. Unfortunately, I have been disappointed riding the T because I wanted to see the signs for myself. I am not going to join in the silly protest, faking a boycott. It’s ridiculous. We want tolerance of Christianity, but we can’t seem to love people of other religions (or irreligion)? Does not add up. It’s just another example of church leaders living in self-deceit, believing that everyone else around them affirms their deism, when its not they case. It is a concrete example of how religious hegemony does harm to Christian evangelism. If everyone is assumed to believe in God and “claim” the Christian tradition like the Baptist state that is Texas, there is no need to share the Good News.
Related articles
- Godless Ads Go on Ft. Worth Buses December 1 – Press Release – DFWCOR – Dallas – Fort Worth Coalition of Reason (richarddawkins.net)
- ‘Good Without God’ Atheism Ads Posted On Fort Worth, Texas Buses (huffingtonpost.com)
Preach it my fellow T-riding Fort-Worthan!
(Once I saw “just words” on the side of a vehicle in FW TX which I liked so much so that I also blogged.)
Yes, I own a Fort Worth Y mug! A curious motto.
Pingback: Tweets that mention Good Without God?: Atheist Signs On Fort Worth Buses | Political Jesus -- Topsy.com
Rod,
I do find this problematic; the attitude you speak of, it reminds me of a James Dobson style of pseudo-theopolitical activity. It’s interesting, we Christians call the “world,” the “world;” but then when they act like the “world” we pout and are surprised or something . . . huh?