Don't we have to scare people into heaven?
This is an interesting interview. It's Anne Lamott on the Stephen Colbert show. Colbert asks- in his usual ridiculous way- some pretty good questions, and Lamott gives some pretty good answers. It's worth thinking about. I have only one disagreement with what Lamott says, but I don't want to prejudice you. Take a look and lemme know what you think.
posted by River Pastor @ 6:12 AM
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He did ask some good questions, but it was annoying that he wouldn't let her finish a sentence. I'm wondering what you didn't like and came up with two thoughts:
1) That God gives us the things we pray for eventually. (I agree that He answers our prayers but not that He gives us exactly what we ask for.)
2) That there are many paths up the mountain.
Yeah she really didn't get to go very deep without getting interrupted, but that's just Colbert's style to get them on air, light-heartedly rail road them, and then promote their latest book.
I would tentatively agree that there are many paths up the mountain, but I have to ask exactly what the "mountain" is. It seems to me that when the gospel writers said that bit about one narrow way to get to the Father, they were speaking to a very particular audience and time period.
I would also be interested to know what you didn't like about it, Scott.
My disagreement was that she said there are many paths to God. Jesus said "I am the Way, the Truth, and the Life, and no one can come to the Father except through me." So to me, that's the path. Jesus. He is the path.
I think other religions have truth in them. But I don't think they have THE TRUTH (if you get my meaning). I think other religions have some parts of the path, but they aren't THE PATH. Jesus is the path.
But I like most of what she had to say. And Colbert too, because he's funny and makes me think.
I'd say that the "Path" is somewhat ill defined and certainly open to interpretation (i.e. look at the various Christian denominations). What differentiates the "Jesus" Path from, say the "Buddha" Path? In speaking about going to God "through me" Did Jesus mean himself personally? or did he mean his ideal? or was he making some other reference that is not clear 2K years later?
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