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So, where are all these Christians?

By Peter Grimley - posted Tuesday, 21 October 2008


Now imagine a Jesuan world. Imagine moving from the place where you grew up, to a totally new town. Imagine wanting to make new friends. Imagine being able to just go to a meeting hall on a Sunday morning, and find a whole congregation of people who share your core values.

Values like caring for others, and being kind, compassionate and generous; not for the sake of some eternal reward, but simply because to do otherwise would be unthinkable. Rather than meeting a whole bunch of people who regard religion as nothing more than a death insurance policy.

Imagine being able to make new friends instantly, because you can identify people who believe in the same values as you do.

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Anywhere in the world.

In a world like that, how could war be possible?

That’s how it’s supposed to work.

I promised I would speak of the parable of the Good Samaritan.

Just wait.

I also left a mistake in there. I wonder if anyone will pick it up?

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Peter Grimley is the creator of the thecomensalist.com website, espousing a philosophy of egalitarianism and people being nice to each other.

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