i was checking out colbert’s interview of rick warren, and stumbled on this interview he did with bart ehrman, author of the controversial book, “misquoting jesus”. i laughed out loud at this gem:
colbert: do you believe there is a god?
ehrman: (pause) i’m not sure.
colbert: so you’re an agnostic.
ehrman: that’s right.
colbert: isn’t that just an athiest without balls?
here’s the whole interview:
holy crap. as disturbing as some parts were… that was funny!
does anyone know the story surrounding mark’s struggle with God existence? in his bio, he’s got all the “right Christian credentials”: teenage conversion, moody grad, wheaton grad, mdiv, etc. just curious when the disconnect happened for him.
seth, do you mean bart? you don’t mean me, right? :)
Good post on Ehrman with Colbert. Here’s Ehrman on The Daily Show where he gives a little more of an explanation of his thinking (maybe answers part of Seth’s question?).
http://www.thedailyshow.com/video/index.jhtml?videoId=124514&title=bart-ehrman
Haha! Hope that’s not some Fruedian thing! Yes, Bart. My bad.
I know what the disconnect was and happens to many who study the Bible in school. He probably knows a lot more than me, but he decided to just study and not live it. It became just a text book not life for him. All the head knowledge in the world won’t get you closer to God. In his time in questioning his faith he probably thought he had all the “answers” and let go to the “dark side”. But you know God is not finished with him yet and if he has a heart, he will come back. Let’s hope it does not have to come in a very low point in his life to acknowlege Him again.