>> “The God of just-in-time Vs a god of just-in-case” <<
My God is the God of Justin the Martyr. Ha!
>> Church... When he said “church” I immmediately thought of the mormon chant “I love my CHURCH”... Yeppers mormons have made an IDOL of their so called “church’ <<
YOu have a lot of great stuff in your posts, but I might take issue with you on this: There’s a sense in which he’s right: people can make an idol of the social functions of their church. But the (true) Church is the body of Christ, and it *is* appropriate to love your church. Just like a bible: you can make an idol out of a book, but it’s not idolatry to love the Word. It’s best to err on the side of charity, and not presume idolatry out of statements like, “I love my church.”
All these preachers who attack “religion” are sort of a related pet peeve of mine.
When the LDS say “I love my Church” they mean the denomination.
Loving the universal body of Christ is not idolatry, but the LDS very much focus on their adoration/worship of the LDS organization, even though they may not realize it.