{"id":724,"date":"2011-08-08T13:32:40","date_gmt":"2011-08-08T17:32:40","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.patheos.com\/community\/philosophicalfragments\/?p=724"},"modified":"2011-08-08T13:32:40","modified_gmt":"2011-08-08T17:32:40","slug":"religion-quotes-of-the-day","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.patheos.com\/blogs\/philosophicalfragments\/2011\/08\/08\/religion-quotes-of-the-day\/","title":{"rendered":"Religion Quotes of the Day"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<\/head>

Sociologist\u00a0Bradley Wright<\/a> in an interview from Patton Dodd at Patheos:<\/p>\n

There is this funny paradox: people tend to think that their own lives are getting better over time, but they think [society] is getting worse. Are\u00a0your<\/em> finances getting better over time? Yes. Is the economy getting better over time? No. Isyour<\/em> family getting better over time? Yes. Are American family relationships getting better? No. One psychologist referred to it as, \u201cThe grass is browner on the other side.\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Bradley Wright<\/a> again, in Christianity Today:<\/p>\n

Social scientists have repeatedly surveyed views of various religions and movements, and Americans consistently hold evangelical Christians in reasonably high regard. Furthermore, social science research indicates that it\u2019s almost certain that our erroneous belief that others dislike us is actually harming our faith.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Joanna Brooks<\/a> on \u201cmyths\u201d about Mormonism:<\/p>\n

Growing up in California, I frequently heard that I belonged to a cult; local churches screened anti-Mormon films; and classmates taped anti-Mormon notes in my locker. Some people will never see Mormons<\/a> as Christians. But ask my Jewish husband if he thinks his Christmas-celebrating, New Testament-reading Mormon wife is Christian, and his answer will be absolutely yes.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Joel J. Miller<\/a>:<\/p>\n

We\u2019re reaping the results of ministry decisions made decades ago which turned (and continue to turn) the church\u2019s attention to the experience of the churchgoer. We\u2019re now less worshipers or even participants in ministry. We\u2019re more, as Rachel Daniels\u00a0put it<\/a>, \u201cconsumers of Christianity.\u201d Should we be surprised then that people act like consumers, that they feel entitled to judge, to rate, to rank, to approve, to critique, to tweet as the pastor finishes his homily, \u201cSermon today? #Fail,\u201d even if only in our heads?<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/body><\/html>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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