I was confounded by last week’s letter from Happeth Jones (which was in response to the previous week’s article on pluralism).

In the letter, blame for the death of Christianity was placed on David Felten (and pastors like him) for denying Christianity the title of “best” religion.

Wow.

People are turned off by any religious group who claims to have the “only truth” or the “best” beliefs. That attitude of superiority often leads to intolerance, exclusion and extremism.

I think Christianity (as we know it) is in fact changing, as people are rejecting “black and white” arguments and are acknowledging and appreciating the “grey.”

It is more likely that people are leaving the church for those reasons, than because leaders like David Felten are telling them to leave to a “better religion.”

I really don’t think Jesus would be offended by David Felten’s appreciation of the strength and beauty of other faiths.

Rather, I think that Jesus would be shocked at some of the attitudes and actions of some Christians in our generation and generations before us. Jesus stood for compassion, humility and justice.

I don’t think he would have even voted Christianity as “best” religion.