Alan Jacobs has a truthful and helpful essay in Dispatch Faith on "C & E Christians" (not to be confused with C of E - Church of England - Christians). I think he may be a little tongue in cheek, but he reminds us not to judge them since we all are in need of grace. Here is the link: https://thedispatch.com/newsletter/dispatch-faith/christianity-easter/ I think you'll get a free read. I want to add to it that maybe those C & E Christians are kept from attending for valid reasons. Many people have to work Sundays. Many are caregivers. Many can't get regular transportation. I know this is not the case for most people who only show up on Christmas and Easter. I'm not sure I would call all of them Christians. In the South, they might be showing up for "Momma" or "Grandma" before the big holiday meal and not have too much interest in the practice of worship the other 363 days per year. But then again . . . This morning I sat next to a y...
From Jonah Goldberg: I didn’t intend to write anything tied to Passover and Easter, but it occurs to me that both are celebrations of triumph over despair. Both start in darkness, the Crucifixion for Christians and the bondage of slavery for Jews. Both are wholly justifiable causes for despair. Jesus has been tortured and slain. The Jews, enslaved for generations, are on the brink of erasure as a people. But Christ rises, and the Jews rise up. Death is not final. The despair of slavery is not eternal. The Powers That Be, whether Roman or Egyptian, are not immutable, unconquerable forces foreclosing the possibility of hope. There is good work to be done, and the doing of it is a reward unto itself.