A Peter Rollins Parable

Peter Rollins shares a sneak peak at a parable from his forthcoming book The Orthodox Heretic and Other Impossible Tales.  The parable is called "No Conviction" and starts like this:

In a world where following Christ is decreed to be a subversive and
illegal activity you have been accused of being a believer, arrested
and dragged before a court.

You have been under clandestine surveillance for some time now and
so the prosecution has been able to build up quite a case against you.
They begin the trial by offering the judge dozens of photographs which
show you attending church meetings, speaking at religious events, and
participating in various prayer and worship services. After this they
present a selection of items that have been confiscated from your home:
religious books that you own, worship CDs and other Christian
artefacts. Then they step up the pace by displaying many of the poems,
pieces of prose, and journal entries that you had lovingly written
concerning your faith. Finally, in closing, the prosecution offers your
Bible to the judge. This is a well-worn book with scribbles, notes,
drawings, and underlings throughout, evidence, if it were needed, that
you had read and re-read this sacred text many times.

To read the rest of the parable, click here.

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