“People are not on a truth quest; they are on a happiness quest... They will continue to attend your church – even if they don’t share your beliefs – as long as they find the content engaging and helpful.” [Pastor Andy] Stanley described how the North Point Ministries model to “engage, involve, and challenge people” is designed to introduce them to a relationship with Jesus and emphasized that “the ultimate win is life change.”Dreher asks: "What happens if learning the truth about oneself and one’s life is painful, and makes one unhappy, at least at first?" My answer to that is: In a free society, a religion must offer happiness if it wants to argue to an outsider that it is an embodiment of truth.
I think Dreher knows this answer already. That's why he ends his question with "at least at first."
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