Chapter ThreeCHRISTIANITY IS NOT
MORALITY
A major television network was filming a documentary
on "Christian fundamentalism." They were interviewing a
young couple exiting a fundamentalist church. The
interviewer asked, "What do Christian fundamentalists
believe?" The conservatively dressed respondent replied,
"We believe in the Bible. We don't believe in drinking,
smoking or dancing. We try to be as good as we can to
please God." What a tragic misrepresentation of
Christianity. Yet this is the misconception being propagated
in the name of "Christianity." Is it any wonder that few are
interested?
The average man on the street believes that Christianity
is a religion that imposes a particular morality with specific
ethical behavior. He has concluded that "a Christian is one