The inner me... uncensored...

Does religion bring people together or does it segregate?

In KR and esp E block, CG (Cell Group) is a huge thing. Its like a fellowship of Christians basically. So what we do is every week on Tuesdays, we have a CG meeting in the block lounge. For the Christians, it is great news to be able to be with your fellow bros and sis (or so they say).

Question is, since KR calls herself the family block, shouldn't we be non-exclusive? That is, shouldn't we have activities together regardless of nationality, ethnicity, race, etc.? By having CGs (although it is not an official hall activity but everyone knows about it), isn't this being selective and excluding others? The worse part is that CGs are held in common areas such as the respective block lounges where the other 90% of the residents(non Christians) have equal rights to utilise it as and when they want. Its called the BLOCK lounge. Personally, I don't blame the non Christians for lamenting on the fact that the block lounge is occupied when it is used for CGs. Its just not right to hold such things in a common area shared by all. It only shows that the CGs hold some political status to be able to do that and not to be told off, what more reprimanded by anyone. It doesn't help that the current president is a strong CG leader as well. During the presidential rally, the residents were very very concerned if his leadership will be based on secularism or otherwise. They have every right to be concerned.

Besides that, instead of being humble disciple of Jesus Christ, do Christians in CG consider themselves the elite? What kind of a message are we sending out to those who do not know Christ yet? Is it personal faith and the need to share the common mission of a Christian or the fact that it is 'in' to be in a CG which drives ppl to these weekly meetings? To what extent are we actually serving God? I've read somewhere in the Bible where it says, when u pray, don't do it deliberately to announce it to the whole world that u're worshiping God, but do it in your own quiet time and space. In my opinion, religion is personal and there is no need to create a big commotion. There are other ways to spread the Good News instead of blarring it via the loud speakers. If God wants to touch them, He has His ways.

Just because u're in CG doesn't make u any more holier, doesn't bring u any closer to heaven. It is who u are and how u carry yourself in the eyes of God which determines it. The bible says, pay Caesar what belongs to Caesar and pay God what belongs to God.

Now, if only i can find the courage to step out of this.......