It's The Churches Fault!

The "church" is the culprit of many things. It is the church that has, at times, done such things as support Hitler, performed witch hunts, used political power for unworthy causes, protected pedophiles, and probably other horrible things. When the church does perpetrate evil, it should be held accountable!

Many evils the church is given credit for perpetrating are not really the church's fault at all. In many circles the church is viewed as being harsh and judgmental. Sometimes it is, but more often than not it is more a perception than a reality. We all have stories about we have been judged or hurt by someone. I know I do. I am not convinced the church is nearly as judgmental as they have been made out to be.

I have experienced two things that I believe show this perception to be at least partially false. First, I have seen to many people with a guilty conscience claim judgmentalism when there wasn't any. I have watched people who have sin or some other kind of struggle claim people were talking behind their back, avoiding them, or judging them in some way when people didn't even know anything was going on.

Second, I have found that when people are brave enough to be honest about their struggles more often than not the church responds with love and a desire for restoration.

Maybe it (whatever it is) is not the fault of the church as much as the fault of fallen humanity in general. Maybe we should quit blaming the church for everything and simply do our best to practice biblical Christianity.