Friday, September 5, 2008
Sa-go-ye-wat-ha: SECOND POST!
Sa-go-ye-wat-ha gives an enlightened speech about, essentially, the pros and cons of religion specifically, at least from what I know of first-hand: Western Christianity. Even today what Sa-go-ye-wat-ha discusses in his speech are applicable. The different sects of Christianity are divided and, while not necessarily quarreling, definitely don't agree with each other. I have an evangelical friend who has on more than one occasion called Mormons crazy and Catholics completely wrong in their beliefs. Clearly this is not a blanket statement, a large majority of Christians don't push their faith onto others, but that the unfortunate few who won't take no for an answer still flourish in this day and age is something that can't be denied. Coincidentally enough while I was with this evangelical friend at Borders she went to the bathroom and while I was waiting outside of it reading a book I'd picked up (a comic book at that) I was approached by two very young girls, by that I mean about 13, asking me if I'd accepted Jesus into my heart handing out fliers for their church. I couldn't do much besides stare mouth agape that in this public place I was being approached about something which is so personal. Their courage is something which should be applauded, approaching strangers in a public space is something very difficult to do and does require a lot of guts, and yet the act itself is still reminiscent of when in 1805 a Native American chief was called upon to renounce his own belief and follow another's, simply because his “was wrong”.
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