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The Last American Virtue: A Conversation with Greg Horton
The last sacred thing is choice–individual choice. That line in a recent Facebook Post prodded this conversation.
Even more, the conclusion of the post:
. . . and we will have mass shooting after mass shooting, and churches, temples and mosques are not exempt because no one except the adherents considers them sacred anymore.
Only adherents consider them sacred anymore.
The assertion may come as a shock unless you track with the stacked sentences in the post:
There is no sacred space in America. The last sacred thing is choice–individual choice. Choice has become a premise to every moral conclusion, and we cannot avoid the consequences of our unrestrained individualism. Couple that with an ethic of violence and a myth of redemptive violence, and we will have mass shooting after mass shooting, and churches, temples and mosques are not exempt because no one except the adherents considers them sacred anymore.
An astute observation from a religion observer/writer.
Ask most pastors and they will quickly tell you unrestrained individualism may be the undoing of his or her congregation. For Greg, it seems, this is the undoing of our lives together.
Pay Close Attention
Preparing for a recent sermon led me to read up on the short run television show, Police Story. The writers decided to spoof police/detective television shows that ran between 1950-1970. Consider it a parody. It lasted six episodes. According to the always correct Wikipedia, the show was canceled after six episodes when it was decided viewers would have to pay too close attention.
Cue to comparisons.
What are the underlying commitments that leave us with the last sacred virtue?
If you find the podcast helpful, share it with your friends. Share it with your pastor friends as well as folks you know involved in leadership that touches on the pastoral. Also, consider heading over to iTunes, login, search for patheological and give us a five-star rating and a kind review.
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The last sacred thing is choice–individual choice. That line in a recent Facebook Post prodded this conversation.
Even more, the conclusion of the post:
. . . and we will have mass shooting after mass shooting, and churches, temples and mosques are not exempt because no one except the adherents considers them sacred anymore.
Only adherents consider them sacred anymore.
The assertion may come as a shock unless you track with the stacked sentences in the post:
There is no sacred space in America. The last sacred thing is choice–individual choice. Choice has become a premise to every moral conclusion, and we cannot avoid the consequences of our unrestrained individualism. Couple that with an ethic of violence and a myth of redemptive violence, and we will have mass shooting after mass shooting, and churches, temples and mosques are not exempt because no one except the adherents considers them sacred anymore.
An astute observation from a religion observer/writer.
Ask most pastors and they will quickly tell you unrestrained individualism may be the undoing of his or her congregation. For Greg, it seems, this is the undoing of our lives together.
Pay Close Attention
Preparing for a recent sermon led me to read up on the short run television show, Police Story. The writers decided to spoof police/detective television shows that ran between 1950-1970. Consider it a parody. It lasted six episodes. According to the always correct Wikipedia, the show was canceled after six episodes when it was decided viewers would have to pay too close attention.
Cue to comparisons.
What are the underlying commitments that leave us with the last sacred virtue?
If you find the podcast helpful, share it with your friends. Share it with your pastor friends as well as folks you know involved in leadership that touches on the pastoral. Also, consider heading over to iTunes, login, search for patheological and give us a five-star rating and a kind review.
The post The Last American Virtue: A Conversation with Greg Horton appeared first on patheological: The Podcast for the Pastor-Theologian.
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