What is it *exactly* about Christians and Christianity that they seem to have some sort of license to equate morality with themselves? Do they not realize how excruciatingly offensive it it to the REST OF THE WORLD that they set themselves up as so morally superior?
If a song/story/poem/action of any sort had a positive moral within itself, that does NOT by definition make it Christian even when created by a Christian. It makes it moral or morally affirmative.
I've lived with decades of outrage over the fact that Jews consider themselves to be The Chosen People (although chosen for WHAT is always in question.) I've also endured things like advertisements for workers wherein the employer wants someone who is of good standard morals but characterizes this as Christian (ie: Wanted: Good Christian woman for babysitting and housekeeping; {undercurrent: Dirty Jews need not apply and yes, this was indeed the intended undertone of this stuff of my youth.})
I'm not blaming you for your dream content, which would be the height of absurdity. I just can't get over how bashed I feel by this overall attitude. I work in a very diverse office. The Muslim who sits next to me also sits behind another Jew. The 3 of us notice this sort of discriminatory attitude and while we joke with each other, we also know that the fact that this particular belief is part of American culture disturbs us.
Maybe if the sentence said 'We could consider it Christian' instead of 'we should consider it Christian' I would feel the whole 'Dirty Jew/Christian superiority' implication considerably less.
{{Hugs}} Peace on Earth; Glad tidings to all, Signed, Inclusive Woman
Over-reaction but still......
If a song/story/poem/action of any sort had a positive moral within itself, that does NOT by definition make it Christian even when created by a Christian. It makes it moral or morally affirmative.
I've lived with decades of outrage over the fact that Jews consider themselves to be The Chosen People (although chosen for WHAT is always in question.) I've also endured things like advertisements for workers wherein the employer wants someone who is of good standard morals but characterizes this as Christian (ie: Wanted: Good Christian woman for babysitting and housekeeping; {undercurrent: Dirty Jews need not apply and yes, this was indeed the intended undertone of this stuff of my youth.})
I'm not blaming you for your dream content, which would be the height of absurdity. I just can't get over how bashed I feel by this overall attitude. I work in a very diverse office. The Muslim who sits next to me also sits behind another Jew. The 3 of us notice this sort of discriminatory attitude and while we joke with each other, we also know that the fact that this particular belief is part of American culture disturbs us.
Maybe if the sentence said 'We could consider it Christian' instead of 'we should consider it Christian' I would feel the whole 'Dirty Jew/Christian superiority' implication considerably less.
{{Hugs}}
Peace on Earth; Glad tidings to all,
Signed,
Inclusive Woman