Von der Haltlosigkeit eigener Gottesvorstellungen: „Wo ich mich mit meinem Leben an dem festhalten will, was ich mir selbst vorstellen kann, bleibe ich schlussendlich haltlos. Das wäre ja so, als wenn ich an einer Felswand meinen Halt an dem suchen würde, was ich selbst aus meiner Hosentasche hervorkrame.“

Von der Haltlosigkeit eigener Gottesvorstellungen Man redet häufig von den eigenen Gottesvorstellungen oder Gottesbildern: Wie stellst du dir Gott vor?…

Listen to the Saviour: “A Western cultural reservation makes Christian missionary work among Muslims in Europe practically impossible. Those who demand assimilation of religious faith – and not loyalty to the law, for instance – as a prerequisite for integration in society, cannot simultaneously attest to Christ’s surrender of his life as an act of redemption. Only from a tolerant minority position, which raises no other claim to inclusion in society beyond personal conversion, does our own Christian testimony remain credible. Thus, the state’s religious neutrality and freedom of religion in fact guarantee that we can bring Christ’s message into play without force in our society. Official Christianity still has difficulties with a minority position. Religious pluralisation and increasing distance from the Church do, after all, damage its own allegedly hereditary status in society. It would seem logical in this situation to defend claims to religious importance on a cultural basis. A religious conservatism that relies on maintaining culture, however, is an unholy matter. The only thing that enables hope and optimism for Christians is looking back at the cross.”

Schon einmal etwas von Qantara.de gehört? Nachdem dort mein F.A.Z-Artikel „Man höre doch mal dem Heiland zu“ sowohl im Original…