That's something I respect about Muslims in general: they take their faith a lot more seriously than we Christians do. The only forms of Christianity that are going to survive the dissolution now upon us are going to be those that are serious about the faith, and incorporate it into disciplined ways of living. What would it mean for Christianity to be “badass”? Not violent, or intimidating, or cruel, but serious and countercultural. This is one reason that Orthodox Christianity is so attractive to men. It sets serious challenges in front of you — fasting, prayer, and so forth — and expects you to rise to the challenge. It's not rigidly dogmatic and moralistic, certainly, but it's not sentimental either. It sees the Christian life as a pilgrimage toward God in which we die to ourselves every day. That's not Moralistic Therapeutic Deism. That is the faith.
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