Our Friday lunchbar was on the theme of whether Christianity is arrogant or not. Sarah gave a brilliant talk, even beginning with a 'Once upon...' story to grab our attention. Looking at a quote from Stephen Fry, the arrogance of religion in general was examined but also that of non- religious claims that all religions are the same. Yet when the surface of the world's religions are scratched we can see that they are in fact very different.
So this takes us to the arrogance of Christianity, and its claim that Jesus Christ is the only way to heaven. This was one of the questions raised after the talk, and one that is often raised in debates over Christ's role. One of the issues often raised with this claim is that Christians can appear intolerant of others' beliefs. As Sarah explained to attentive listeners while Christians maintain that Christ is the only way to heaven, there is a balance to be struck with respecting other beliefs and retaining our integrity of belief.
So that's it for UEA CU Events Week 2012 apart from Christianity Explored. If anything you have heard over the last week or read on here has intrigued you about Christianity please come along tonight at 8.30pm in Nelson Court Common Room. There will be a free buffet and a chance to hear Mark's Gospel explained and discussed in small table groups. If that's not your cup of tea then thank you for joining us this week, whether in spirit or body.
See you next year at UEA CU Events Week 2013! God bless
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