Impromptu theology lecture with my Sikh Uber driver who started peppering me with questions about the differences between Christian sects. He couldn't understand why a monotheistic religion would opt for a thousand variations on a theme. "But God is One", he'd interject.
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This started when I noticed a cross hanging from the rearview, but the turban and 'kara' indicated he was Sikh. Apparently, he kept the cross from a previous owner, which started the religion talk. "What's the difference between Baptists and the Catholics?", and off we went.
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It's interesting to try and convey the nuances of a vast topic (that you yourself only vaguely grasp now) to someone with just enough knowledge to get the basics, but still viewing things from outside. This business of Jesus being divine was a subject of lots of follow-ups.
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Learning about the debates (and wars) of the early church regarding the nature of the Trinity really showed me how little I understand about the religion I was raised with
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Right. It's just incredible that people would engage in wars and massacres over some subtle verbiage around Jesus' place in the Trinity.
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