What's wrong with crutches?

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If that were so, then Religion, as a tool, missed out on the industrial revolution... and like buggy whips, has a very limited market and imposes a very long shelf life for very little gain....Show more

As we all know crutches are seen emotionally or phsically because theyre made to be a dependant for when you are unable to use that part of the body.
For instance,
If people are born with a disability and depend on crutches permanently, depending on the severity, some's first response will be negative: feeling nervous, awkward, and think the person is "retarded". Many don't know how to react to a disabled person, so they either treat them like they're 5 or 95.
I'm getting off track.
Then there's crutches used for a temporarily. Injuries due to sports,car accidents, etc. lead to this kind of thing. Some of the negative standpoints in this situation is that they're just a pain in the ***, making everything that much more difficult. Walking, going up and down stairs (ya right), bending down, or even using the john are all struggles and extremely irritating.
Basically, Crutches used permanently for the disabled and such is negative from the outsiders standpoint (the user is immune to it), and temporarily its negative because the person using the crutches isn't used to it, so they're just hard to maneuver making them a damn pain in the ***....Show more

Faith is not necessarily a crutch. It either is or it isn't. Most of the time the people walking with faith are "given" a crutch by the people without. There is a God. "For the invisible things of him from the creation of the world are clearly seen, being understood by the things that are made, even his eternal power and Godhead; so that they are without excuse" Even people that deny Christ have to admit that there is something bigger, more than random chance. It's not that people fall back on religion as a crutch. It's that there is a God or there isn't and to His elect, they can see that there is. Praise Him....Show more

I must agree. There is absolutely nothing wrong with using crutches just as long as the crutches don't become the only thing that holds one up. And as long as the crutches aren't used as a weapon....Show more

I've heard people say this as well - that Christians use their faith as a crutch. And many of these same people who claim such will go out of their way to undermine and attempt to destroy someone's faith. My question is, if they truly believe what they're saying, what kind of person must they be to want to so viciously kick someone's crutch out from under them?

But, for the record, I don't consider my faith a crutch. You never read about Jesus giving anyone crutches - instead, He healed their infirmities completely. So, instead of providing a crutch, my faith in Christ has given me new, stronger, and better legs to stand on....Show more