I can’t believe that I have actually been wasting the last decade of my life. Goodbye Internet, this comic has saved my life.
Comic
Biblical illiteracy
As I recall (although the author of the comic did not cite it and I cannot find it now) the poll referred to was a Pew Poll that has been widely misinterpreted. My recollection is that those polled who identified as atheists or agnostics also tended to report growing up within more conservative Christian contexts. Thus they received their biblical training within the Christian context. On the other hand, there are many who identify as Christian on polls who are not terribly serious about their Bible learnin’. Still, our congregations are woefully ignorant and the comic is funny.
But then I remember, I have a blog
I love this season, that’s all I’m saying. I love the fall, the colors the crisp air, the football (not to mention the apples!).
Last year I was riding with our director of development to NYC or Philly or anywhere to meet with donors and friends of the college. I was oohing and aahing about the colors of the trees in the mountains and I apologized.
“I am sure you are sick of me by now. Every year for four years I gush over the fall colors. Sorry about that.”
He turned to me and said, “Chris, I’m color blind. I can see that they are different, but the colors are lost on me.”
Oops.
