re: #182 Backwoods_Sleuth

The cross represents guilt, the bludgeon the church has used to compel belief since Paul took a stroll toward Damascus. “Jesus died for your sins, so where is your gratitude? Where is your obedience?”

Visit any born-again style church in the South and you will hear that refrain over and over again. Everyone is a sinner, everyone is guilty, everyone should feel bad about themselves, but accept Jesus and all that will be washed away … until Wednesday evening prayer service for a recharge.