Many people think that being a Christian \u201d\u201c especially during our more festal seasons such as Christmastide \u201d\u201c is the silver-lining, that is, the lucky charm to an abundant life in an otherwise lifetime of pain and suffering.<\/p>\n
Christianity-lite\u00c2\u00ae, as I\u2019m keen to call this mind-set, is marketed \u201d\u201c particularly in the world of mega-church evangelicalism \u201d\u201c as the \u201d\u02dcfeel good about yourself\u2019 religion of the moment that, like a rabbit\u2019s foot tucked in the proper pocket, is the ticket to paradise on earth, or, at the very least, is an amulet bestowed upon all who earnestly seek wealth, happiness and really white teeth.<\/p>\n
Being a christianette, which is really what this movement produces, means adoring those indispensable talismans hidden deep in the treasure chest of our prideful self, the ego and the Western god of individual choice. Hubris is the withered fruit this movement produces.<\/p>\n