Post #117588 by bananabobs on Fri, Oct 1, 2004 8:17 PM

I have been a Christian for many years and very active in my Church, (Calvary Chapel) as is my whole family. I have tons of TiKi stuff, nobody has ever said a word or even lifted an eyebrow. I have never hid any TiKi stuff when fellow Christians come over, however I do hide the beer and wine when my brother-in-law comes over, as he is a recovering alcoholic. I don’t think anyone regards a TiKi as a deity anymore, its part of a sub-culture just like my retro stuff, nor do I worship my lava lamp. Someone asked in a thread “what is TiKi”, and no one even alluded to gods. I get a kick out of one answer who said Christians don’t want me to have fun, you don’t know the right Christians then, we have a ball. (At the risk of having another thread locked on me…I am ashamed) Jesus said the two most important commandments are, Thou shall love the Lord thy God with all thy heart, and with all thy soul, and with all thy mind. This is the great and first commandment. And a second like unto it is this, Thou shall love thy neighbor as thyself. That is the basis for Christianity, Love, not commendation. Thanks for asking the question.