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Re: ADD and religion

Re: ADD and religion2011-03-10T16:51:08+00:00

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I think that the primary failure of church (catholic and other denominations) is religion. Religion is a set of rules and regulations with standards that are hard to live up to. Now the essence of being a Christian is relationship. God says, “Hey, I’ve got a pretty high bar here and I know you can’t make it on your own, so come hang out with me and I’ll help you”.

Really. I spent years in church being guilted and shamed by my seeming inability to be good enough. Add to that my ADD and the guilt and shame that came with that package, and I was pretty much screwed.

And add to that my being a Pastor (did that before becoming a comedian)…What a downward spiral of condemnation.

But since coming to the realization that it’s about relationship (as I stated before) and community, not about do’s and don’t, I’ve really been at peace and actually more effective in ministry because it’d now comes from the heart, not a sense of moral obligation.

I no longer Pastor a church, though I serve in other ways. They don’t know what to with me because though I’m relatively conservative in my theology, the way I live it doesn’t fit into a rigid church structure. I just not a good little cog in the machine, but they see the genuineness of my beliefs.

As a comedian, I don’t do churches because I tend to irritate religious people. Go figure.

Anyway, my point to the original poster is that the dissatisfaction he may be feeling is with a religious organization and structure, but what is at the core is what is really important. Push all that other stuff off and dig into what matters.

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