I think Jeff really does love Jesus Christ. I mean, as an idea, anyway, what's not to love? He was a man who told people to love each other, was executed by the religious and political powers of his time and place, and went on to become incredibly famous. The fact that he became so famous for being such a good guy kinda says something good about humanity, I think.
Like Jeff, I grew up in a religious family in the Southern U.S. I'm an atheist now, but I really like that he did this. What shocked me was the realization that there isn't already a hymn that just plainly states what Jeff states, here. It makes all the other religious songs sound overly-elaborate and contrived.
Oh, and P.S. to the guy who reiterated C.S. Lewis' trashy argument about having to believe in the divinity of Jesus -- being the result of centuries of compilation and revision, the Bible is an unreliable source of information. I take the expressions of ideas that I like from it (such as loving your neighbor and not worrying about stuff so much and considering the lilies of the field) and take only an academic interest in the rest-- just like I do with any book.
I think Jeff really does love Jesus Christ. I mean, as an idea, anyway, what's not to love? He was a man who told people to love each other, was executed by the religious and political powers of his time and place, and went on to become incredibly famous. The fact that he became so famous for being such a good guy kinda says something good about humanity, I think.
Like Jeff, I grew up in a religious family in the Southern U.S. I'm an atheist now, but I really like that he did this. What shocked me was the realization that there isn't already a hymn that just plainly states what Jeff states, here. It makes all the other religious songs sound overly-elaborate and contrived.
Oh, and P.S. to the guy who reiterated C.S. Lewis' trashy argument about having to believe in the divinity of Jesus -- being the result of centuries of compilation and revision, the Bible is an unreliable source of information. I take the expressions of ideas that I like from it (such as loving your neighbor and not worrying about stuff so much and considering the lilies of the field) and take only an academic interest in the rest-- just like I do with any book.