People like Santorum remind me
of the Pharasees who were careful to show up in the
temple full
of pride and self righteous indignation for anyone who dared to question their rigid ideology yet never took one
step towards bettering conditions in their society or spoke
out against social and economic injustice.
I am looking for authenticity, relevancy, no ovewhelming bands that take away from the experience
of worship, clergy who are willing to answer my hard questions, who understand doubt is a
stepping stone to deepening my belief, who accept everyone as Jesus did (and we know Jesus was a rebel who accepted and led all sorts
of people), who don't feel the need to try to be hip, who speak about things without inserting politics, who are wiling to trash the
temple to bring us back to the truth, who will
step out of the box
of comfort and be real.
The door
of the
temple opened, and the young maidens saw the bridegroom
step out, but they did not see that his countenance was troubled, they were busy fetching the bride.