One of the reasons that I—and many others, I'm sure—have left the christian church is the terrible disconnect between the teachings of Jesus and the behaviour of His followers. And I'm not talking about personal stuff, either. It's the absolute public failures.
For instance, my home city has a daycare that was recently trashed and robbed. The daycare is in a low-income part of the city and serves a largely Indigenous population. They now face prohibitively high costs to replace the stolen security system, a broken fence, and a $2000 stroller (as well as personal electronics and teaching aids).
Meanwhile, also in Winnipeg, there are several megachurches, including ne that was the centre of a "protest" against the rules prohibiting large gatherings during the early months of the COVID pandemic. The church is huge, and they clearly have plenty of cash. And that's just one of them.
With this many wealthy christians in the city, there should never be a daycare that can't afford to recover losses like they just experienced. They shouldn't have to call their government representatives and the press to get the news out there. They should be able to call the churches to ask for help. And that help should come without strings.
And this disparity is so common that it is simply a characteristic of christians. I want nothing to do with that label any more.
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