I’m Young, Progressive, and a Nonconformist. So Why Am I a Christian?
After publishing yesterday’s post , it occurred to me that anyone reading my blog might be confused as to why I identify as a Christian at all. After all, I made it fairly clear that my experiences in the church have been less than positive (and honestly, that’s true in far more ways than I bothered to mention). I’ve also shown that I don’t take traditional theology very seriously, and that there are significant differences between my views and those of established Christianity. So anyone who isn’t religious themselves might wonder why I bother with religion at all. Why not let it go, and focus on more practical, less annoying things? On the other hand, someone who is a Christian might wonder the same thing. If I’m not going to take established theology and church teaching seriously, why do I claim to be a Christian in the first place? So I decided that, before I write about my personal exploration of Jesus’s teachings , I ought to answer that question. So Why Am I a Christian? I’d lik...