lots of emphasis on accepting Jesus Christ and not a lot about coming to believe in him.
My view of religion is that it's a coping mechanism; a sort of pill-free antidepressant, only unfortunately it involves deliberately letting go of your grasp on reality to a definable extent. So from my POV that actually makes sense: saying 'accept Jesus' is saying "accept that you can't cope; and now you're really shit-scared, accept our handy way of reassuring yourself that It Will All Be All Right Really. See? Much better.".
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My view of religion is that it's a coping mechanism; a sort of pill-free antidepressant, only unfortunately it involves deliberately letting go of your grasp on reality to a definable extent. So from my POV that actually makes sense: saying 'accept Jesus' is saying "accept that you can't cope; and now you're really shit-scared, accept our handy way of reassuring yourself that It Will All Be All Right Really. See? Much better.".