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Again disagree

On the odd occasion that I have met an ex or current triber it often does not take long for two questions to be asked. a) are you married and b) are you walking with the Lord?

Strange questions to ask someone you've just met. The first is easy to answer but the second gets tricky, because if I say "why yes of course" I'm telling porkies and if I answer "no" I know what is coming next. And so we trudge down the old familiar route where Bemused gets a good tut tuting and lecture on the evils of being not up to standard.
But never once have I been asked, "So Bemused what was your journey that led to your life of doubts", because frankly those that want to know if "I'm walking with the Lord" really don't want to know about me and who I really am.

Then there is that other famous line, "I don't want top get you upset, but . . . " and then follows a denegrating diatribe of offensive personal ministry. It's arrogance at it's best, for there is no right of reply.

Oh yes the answer to question a), I am happily married, but then we all know about the wonderful Mrs Bemused don't we .

On the odd occasion that I have met an ex or current triber it often does not take long for two questions to be asked. a) are you married and b) are you walking with the Lord?

Strange questions to ask someone you've just met. The first is easy to answer but the second gets tricky, because if I say "why yes of course" I'm telling porkies and if I answer "no" I know what is coming next. And so we trudge down the old familiar route where Bemused gets a good tut tuting and lecture on the evils of being not up to standard.
But never once have I been asked, "So Bemused what was your journey that led to your life of doubts", because frankly those that want to know if "I'm walking with the Lord" really don't want to know about me and who I really am.

Then there is that other famous line, "I don't want top get you upset, but . . . " and then follows a denegrating diatribe of offensive personal ministry. It's arrogance at it's best, for there is no right of reply.

Oh yes the answer to question a), I am happily married, but then we all know about the wonderful Mrs Bemused don't we .

Hey, Yunker!
You are welcome to disagree.
Just don't disappear.
We need EVERYONE here.

And, Bemused,
You KNOW we care
About where you came from.
And all the circumstances.
And we are not glad about them.

This is an interesting piece of writing. It compares U.S. and Kiwi religous culture.

http://www.stuff.co.nz/travel/blogs/voy ... is-Godless

What is also interesting is the comparison of NZ's Prime Minister John Key and U.S. Presidents. As the article says, for a U.S. President not to have a expression of faith would be political suicide, yet John Key has a Jewish mother (making him technically Jewish), yet it is of very little interest to Kiwis (very rarely mentioned) and he rarely mentions God or religon. As you quite rightly point out, its an interesting cultural difference.
Of course any MKs visiting our fair shores will be welcome no matter what their religous beliefs or affiliations .