The desire to hear only good news has a dangerous side effect of accepting [and expecting] that there is something toxic that we cannot handle in the real world.
Pictures of puppies playing don’t change the headline that 100s of beagles were rescued from a horrific breeding farm. The good news is in the rescue. Yes, Virginia, Santa sometimes delivers on the promise.
Good news is also a kind of a born-again fantasy. It preys on the idea that the New Testament is “good news.” I suggest a more careful reading not just for the good news but for why Christ’s vision was necessary.
I also suggest that there is an original 5 books of the Bible that warrants perusing. It has many a dark corner. Religionists tend to explain this away.
One line of examination brings us to “that’s what it was like in those days.” If we suggest that history and antiquated ways of thinking play a part in our interpretation, we also suggest the imperfection of it all.
There is nothing about humanity that is writ in stone.
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