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Saw this today, and I think it's a good demonstration of what happens when we get caught up in "the rules" and lose sight of what we're supposed to be trying to do.
Atheist group saves Chickasha woman from Christmas nightmare
Here's a case where the workers at the church lost sight of what they were supposed to be about, and instead over-focused on rules. As a result, an atheist group steps in, gets some positive press for themselves, and likely change this woman's perception of Christians and atheists forever.
This is exactly the lesson Christ tried to teach to the Pharisees in Matthew 12:1-37. We should learn from this.
Atheist group saves Chickasha woman from Christmas nightmare
So she goes online and describes her ordeal at the church, and an atheist group steps in and provides them with toys, food, money, and gift cards.CHICKASHA — A group of local atheists saved Christmas for a Chickasha woman after she and her baby were allegedly put through the ringer at a church's toy give away.
Tiffany Wait said she, her husband and their 7-month-old baby went to Bible Baptist Church's Toy Shop Christmas morning to get gifts for their child, but were met with animosity because Wait did not want to give her baby to the volunteers.
Here's a case where the workers at the church lost sight of what they were supposed to be about, and instead over-focused on rules. As a result, an atheist group steps in, gets some positive press for themselves, and likely change this woman's perception of Christians and atheists forever.
This is exactly the lesson Christ tried to teach to the Pharisees in Matthew 12:1-37. We should learn from this.