I stumbled across this video in one of my RSS feeds. Honestly, it is difficult to believe that people like this still exist. It is embarrassing. It just goes to show you that religion—in the worst sense of the word—is still alive and well. Frankly, it makes it that much more difficult to communicate the true nature of Jesus to the world.

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David Wilcox, maybe my favorite singer-songwriter, captures this in his song called “Good Man” from the album Vista. It says,

Let me apologize in advance

For the way my friend behaves

He’ll pick a fight and take a holy stance

He’s so proud that he’s so saved I hope you don’t judge Jesus

By the things my friend will say

He holds a bible like a dagger

And he twists it just that way He just loves conversation—like a cat loves a bird

I guess he’s always been a good man—in the worst sense of the word The good knights went out to save the day

In the age of the crusades

A sharp sword on a tortured soul

They were sure the point was made

Any tool can be a weapon

If it’s used with that intent

The devil’s great at quoting scripture

And confusing what it meant So all the evils done for Jesus —it is a history so absurd

But there will always be a good man—in the worst sense of the word They ‘jacked a plane to make a sneak attack

They were trained to die in flames

Their last words were to God above

Just to praise His holy name For all the terror and destruction

They felt no sense of shame

You gotta wonder why religion

Can make people so insane But their devotion was unquestioned—follow straight and never swerve

The devil always needs a good man—in the worst sense of the word”

This is the first thing I thought of when I saw the video above. By the way, David’s new album, “Open Hand” is fabulous. I highly recommend it.

Question: Do you distinguish between “religion” and true faith? Do people like those in the video embarrass you?