(July 21, 2023 at 5:52 pm)Lek Wrote: California is probably one of the least Christian states in the US. I attend a Lutheran (LCMS) church here and our congregation is maybe 20% of what is was when I first came. We're located in the inner city and do a lot of community service with the locals. The few new members we do get are ex-prisioners, drug addicts and homeless. When they do become part of the church, they are often the most devout and serving Christians I've seen. The old Country Club members have kind of slipped away. They couldn't accept being like Jesus and getting their hands dirty.
Atheist: "Jesus says you have to forsake all your property before you can be his disciple."
Christian: "Jesus meant you have to forsake all your property SPIRITUALLY."
Atheist: "Okay, can these flood victims spend the night in your church?"
Christian: "No, they're all muddy."
