Probably a God
Posted January 30th, 2009 by Emerging Spirit
There's probably no God. Now stop worrying and enjoy your life.
There's probably a God. Now stop worrying and enjoy your life.
There's probably no God. Now stop worrying and enjoy your life.
There's probably a God. Now stop worrying and enjoy your life.
Comments
Is the United Church of Canada "Squishy"?
There PROBABLY is a God? Is that the best that the UC can do?
Seriously...people are dying in their sin and need a Saviour and you add to the confusion by declarying "probably"?
The ad campaign should say "There is a God. Now start worrying and get saved, today!"
If the United Church does not believe for certain that there is a God, and that He will judge each one of us according to His holy and righteous Law, then it's time to close the doors.
This ad response is a disgrace!
Actually no
This ad response is perfectly in line with the United Churches ongoinog initiatives to engaging people in theological discussion.
People are very unlikely to engage in discussion with you if you start by saying "I have the only truth, your arguements are not relivant, and you will be punished if you do not assume my veiwpoint." It is this kind of thinking that initiated the atheist campaign. It is also the publics perception that this is the kind of thinking all churches subscribe to. I commend the United Church for working to break this perception and reaching out the Canadian public.
don't fret!
I understand that it's pretty difficult to grasp marketing techniques, and in particular the way that marketing in this post-Christendom-new-millennium and faith/the church intersect.
This ad is absolutely brilliant and worth its weight in gold. It is, however, directed at non-church-going young people. (So if you don't fit in to that category, it's understandable that the ad doesn't speak your "language".)
Shutterkat, please rest assured - the United Church is absolutely certain there is a God! This ad is using a comic irony technique and the message to our target audience is loud and clear: Atheists...you are WRONG!
Anna S. Christie
www.evokingchange.com
Which God Do You Not Believe In?
Ross Gould, P.Ag. Retired
Calgary, Alberta
I too believe the ad is a brilliant response to the "There's Probably No God" ad campaigne of the athiests. My own response to the likes of Dawkins and Hitchins is, "The god you don't believe in is not the God I believe in".
They are quite right in pointing out the many terrible things done in the name of religions, and in objecting to the exclusive dogma of many of the "literalist" religious groups. (I object to the term "fundamentalist" because I believe that many who identify with that term are missing many of the fundamentals in Jesus' teachings. They often show little of his love for those who do not share their faith practice). I also take strong exception to the suggestion, common in the media, that all Christians are dogmatic literalists.
I could be called an "Agnostic Christian" in that, even after 76 years, I still have problems completely accepting some of the dogma - even in the United Church of Canada. I am still an enthusiastic member of the United Church however because I am allowed to question and explore my uncertainties. And I am a Christian because I have an intuitive sense of the fundamental truth of Jesus' teaching given to us in the Gospels.
I also find fellow Christians at Scarboro United in Calgary to be the warmest, most welcoming of congregations. They are truly trying to follow Christ's teaching. They also show little of the exclusive, dogmatic certainty that the un-believers like Dawkins and Hitchins rail about.
Again, the "There's Probably a God" ad is brilliant because it has caused me to rethink my faith in Jesus' teachings and may hopefully lead others to do the same.
Thanks
Ross
There probably is a God
Bravo, The ad is perfect and timely. The original ad did its job and started the conversation. I can think of no better way to reply than the way our church did.