I have recently encountered a view of religion largely held by teenagers in the United States. It is called Moralistic Therapeutic Deism, or MTD. The idea of MTD is mainly that God is a divine butler/therapist, who created you, and waits without interaction until you need something, or something is wrong. When an event such as this occurs, God comes, fixes the problem, and then leaves.
I disagree with the ideas of MTD. I disagree that all God is here to do is make us feel better. I also do not believe that he helps us and then leaves, and awaits our next cry for help. I think he is always interacting with us.
MTD compares God to a clock maker. A clock maker creates the clock, then it is sold and he has no interaction with it again. Similarly, God created the world, then just sits aside without any connection with the world.
I find it strange that people feel that God is just a divine therapist, indicated by the Therapeutic aspect of Moralistic Therapeutic Deism. God is so much more than just somebody who is just around to make you feel better when something is wrong.
God is so much more.
Stift Melk
Just along the Danube from Vienna, Austria, this ornate Benedictine monastery overlooks the town of Melk.
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Mr. Benedict,
This is a fantastic article of yours. I could not agree more about your opinions on MTD. Teenagers these days ...huh? I cannot wait to here your speech. Thanks for tuning me in on this wonderful blog, keep up the great work.
*D-Stone*
very intresting, Matt. whats the United States? lol. oh well, you did that pretty well. the story sounds familier, elaborate a bit on Friday. nice use of Latin, btw.
(Maria)
I can tell how you would think God was so much more in your belief that he saved your life from the poison. You had not asked God, but yet you were saved. Good entry. Good consistency in thought.
(Sasha)
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