"Let your religion be less of a theory and more of a love affair." ~ G.K. Chesterton

Okay.... I broke down and watched the video "Why I hate religion, but I love Jesus" or whatever it's called.  There are all kinds of rebuttals out there and commentary which I didn't read, but I did see this from Bad Catholic, and I love it.  And I especially love Marc's banner for Bad Catholic that has a quote from G.K. Chesterton:

"Let your religion be less of a theory and more of a love affair." 

~G.K. Chesterton

YES!

Read all Marc had to say about the video at Bad Catholic.  Here's my favorite part ( and I emphasized my most especially favorite part in bold :)  ).

But in all seriousness, the last part of the video is awesome. It’s a darn good explanation of how Christ died for our sins, how we are saved not by our own merits, but by his Grace. I’m not sure why it goes against Christ to be a religion that teaches exactly what our man is teaching in this video.

“Because I believe that when Jesus said ‘It is Finished’, he meant it.” When Jesus said it is finished he died, and yes, without a doubt, his sacrifice was found acceptable to God. It truly is finished — nothing can take away the fact that we have been redeemed. But we can choose to reject this redemption. That’s why after the Resurrection, Christ appeared to Peter — upon whom he had said he would build His Church — and told him “feed my lambs.” Christ knew we would need instruction, guidance and example. Jesus established a Church to proclaim to the end’s of the earth that “It is Finished.” He established a religion to make known his salvation. I reject the video’s message, not simply because it wades in the shallows of theology, forever fearing to plunge into the depths of what Christ actually did here on Earth, but because it is lonely. It is a call to figure out the mysteries of God on one’s own, with nothing but a book one must deny was given to him by religion. No, this is silly. God gave us a Church to aid us on the journey, so that we might be one. To love Jesus and hate religion is equivalent to calling upon a doctor and smashing all his instruments when he arrives.

Well, that's about it..... I'm about 80 pages behind on a book that I have to have read by tomorrow for a book club I'm in.  No more youtube videos for me.  Pray I can get it read without falling asleep!!!