Jesus and Religion Part I

By |2015-06-20T10:50:46+00:00April 24th, 2015|Theology|

There's a video that went viral on YouTube by Jefferson Bethke called "Why I hate religion but love Jesus."  It has almost 30,000,000 views, and there have been formidable Catholic rebuttals online, in conferences, in podcasts and newspapers. Surprisingly, none of the Catholic apologists whom I have read (which admittedly is only a few) have pointed out that the word "religion" is promoted as a good thing in the New Testament: "If anyone thinks he is religious and does not bridle his tongue but deceives his heart, this person's religion is worthless. Religion that is pure and undefiled before God, the Father, is this: to visit orphans and widows in their affliction, and [...]