That'll shut er up.

[KentuckyWoman]

Charity meeting for the end of year fund drive for the food bank that serves my part of Kentucky.

A lady who was new to the group was kind of running her mouth about how we need to use the food bank for more Christian outreach especially at Christmas.

We've have these types show up before - determined to use the food bank for their agenda. They never last.

We let her go for awhile until she seemed to run out of steam. She ended with that tired "Put Christ back in Christmas" silliness.

Quietly, the man sitting next to me said... I'd be happy if we could just get Christ back in Christians.

[FiveGoodMen]

1. "determined to use the food bank for their agenda"

Run into that, myself.

When I was 19, I told my dad -- a very smart, decent man, but a believer -- that I'd signed up to give to Save the Children every month.

His comment was that I should be giving the money to someone that would preach to them while feeding them.

From his perspective, it made sense; saving their souls would be a bigger help than just saving their bodies.

Don't know why he believed in souls, though. He's the one who taught me to think clearly enough to reject his religion.

[Hayduke Bomgarte]

2. "I'd be happy if we could just get Christ back in Christians."

Really. In the course of my 54 years, I can count on my hands the number of people I believed to be sincere and true Christians. I couldn't begin to count the numbers who identify themselves as Christians, and who are very vocal about it, against the teachings of Christ. They have fooled themselves and each other into the belief that they are so. They are a dime a dozen.

I'm told that it says in the bible, paraphrasing, that the the chosen, the genuine Christians will be few.

[riversedge]

3. Lovely comment. thanks for post.

[aeromanKC]

4. Silly old man

These people are slow readers they haven't come to the Christ parts of the Bible yet.

[FiveGoodMen]

6. Slow readers?

Most don't read the bible at all.

Except for a verse here and there which their leaders assign them to memorize.

No reason to think that most of them have ever read one of the gospels from beginning to end (let alone try to understand it).

Jesus is a brand name -- or a flag -- to them. He represents the fact that they're THE BESTEST and everyone else should obey them.

[MLAA]

5. Perfect! Thanks for sharing with us.

[ProfessorGAC]

7. My Applause For That Guy!!!

Great story! Thanks!