And when you pray, you shall not be like the hypocrites. For they love to pray standing in the synagogues and on the corners of the streets, that they may be seen by men. Assuredly, I say to you, they have their reward. But you, when you pray, go into your room, and when you have shut your door, pray to your Father who is in the secret place; and your Father who sees in secret will reward you openly” (Matthew 6:5-6).
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And early in the morning He came again into the Temple, and all the people came unto Him; and He sat down, and taught them.
And the scribes and Pharisees brought unto Him a woman taken in adultery; and when they had set her in the midst, They say unto Him, Master, this woman was taken in adultery, in the very act. Now Moses in the Law commanded us, that such should be stoned: but what sayest Thou?
This they said, tempting Him, that they might have to accuse Him.
But Jesus stooped down, and with His finger wrote on the ground, as though He heard them not. So when they continued asking Him, He lifted up Himself, and said unto them, He that is without sin among you, let him first cast a stone at her. And again He stooped down, and wrote on the ground.
And they which heard it, being convicted by their own conscience, went out one by one, beginning at the eldest, even unto the last: and Jesus was left alone, and the woman standing in the midst.
When Jesus had lifted up Himself, and saw none but the woman, He said unto her, Woman, where are those thine accusers? Hath no man condemned thee?
She said, No man, Lord.
And Jesus said unto her, Neither do I condemn thee: go, and sin no more. (John 8:2-11 KJV)
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The members of this church are not Christians, because they are not Christ-like.
But where is the outrage from other Christians? It is just as with the Islamic world, where the moderates are accused of not public ally speaking against their fundamentalist brethren. The moderate Christians who keep silent put themselves in the same hate-filled boat with these people; they are guilty through inaction and apathy.
It is a damn shame and the lack of outrage does more damage to the religion than these hate-addicts themselves. If I were cynical, though, I would say that these hate-addicts help expose the fact that they are doing the dirty work for the majority of Christians who are too afraid of truly speaking what they believe for fear of ridicule. Either way, this makes the Christian religion look pathetic.
