Mike's musings

Lapsed, and in SecondLife

I couple of days ago someone contacted me about some scripting in SecondLife, and we got together last night. In the end, all the stuff she wanted to do just worked, so there was nothing for me to do, but we got chatting afterwards about what we do in SecondLife. The Christianity thing - and ordination - came up, and we had a fascinating talk. She described herself as "a lapsed Anglican", and we got chatting about why. There were a number of things, including Bush and Blair (who call themselves Christians), the "yes-man" attitude of all the priests she's known, the "safeness" and "utterly unspiritual" nature of church in her experience, and problems reconciling the Old and New Testaments. She felt that doubting, or asking questions, wasn't acceptable, and was surprised by my opposite views: I hold the opinion that we have a responsibility (to God) to ask questions and to delve into the mysteries of the world and of theology. We had a good discussion, and I hope that, if nothing else, she feels that the church isn't as anodyne and hypocritical as she previously thought.

If you're reading this, I hope this is a fair description: I'll see you in SL...

Labels: christianity, secondlife