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Silly religions
It is all kind of silly, isn't it, if they care so much what others believe? However, one should keep in mind the sincerity of most religious people, other than some fanatics they at the very least don't believe in blowing oneself up so as to commit homicide against innocent people. You will not find that many bad people at churches and temples across the world or in the U.S. Yes, there will be some there, too. But far less than in the general population. While it is impossible to prove something as unlikely as any one religion's specific stories or mythologies describing their gods, other than those that push hurting others they are generally good people who go to religions.
posted by
Dickster
on January 23, 2004 at 6:38 PM
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No proof necessary--
Sorry, but, like most Christians, you missed the point. I don't care to prove or disprove there is a god or not--that is irrelevant to those who don't believe in a god as well as those who do. WE simply show the charateristics of the god of the Judeo-Christian faith, one who desires complete obedience to his will, willing to command man to kill the object of love, their own flesh and blood -- a child-- that is a grotesque god, even if he "provides" a substitute, the command to test ones love is immoral--it is today. As for the rainbow, horrible fable. To drown all life -- women, children and animals--who are of no account for righteousness or not, because of the "imaginations of men" and the mentioned reason is that they went about doing their own will. Appauling personality disorder. You may get to see the fruits of the insanity brought on by belief in this "Supreme Being" when someone thinks he is called by "God" to begin the war of wars--Armeggedon-- you probably will be praising such a human for his faith.
posted by
freerain
on January 13, 2004 at 11:45 PM
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I'll pray for you...
You've obviously spent a lot of time trying to disprove something that you aren't personally strong enough to believe in. Your out-of-context information vomits your opinion, not a fact-based informational on biblical conflicts. You're not the first, you won't be the last. You can no more disprove that God exists than I can prove that He does. The difference between you and me is faith, my friend, and it's a sad life you lead without it. Just by purusing your blog, I caught that A) Someone gave you the wrong story about Abram and Isaac, for he did NOT sacrifice his son, though he had the FAITH to do so because God told him to. At the end of that story, God tells him to save his son and a ram appears that Abram is to use as the sacrifice. B) The rainbow isn't God reminding himself not to flood the earth, it is the sign of his promise to Noah that he would not flood the earth again. You know, so every time it rained Noah wouldn't have to run back into the ark for another year and a half. You're entitled to your opinion, but if you really want to save society from Christianity then you ought to find a way to disprove God's existence factually. Which is something men much smarter than you have tried to do and have ended up as believers. So you'd better be careful in your quest to discredit the greatest story ever told.
posted by
CLeigh
on January 12, 2004 at 11:17 PM
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This is characteristic of many Christian sects
And you are wholly (no homonym-based pun intended) justified and in decrying the behaviors, indoctrinations, and lamentable results. The Pat Robertsons, Jerry Falwells and (to a lesser degree) Billy Grahams of the worlds come to mind.
But this has not been my own experience with Christianity.
Jesus was a real person who preached something powerful and had what we might mistakenly describe as unnatural powers. He had the power to heal, for instance. We all do. I have witnessed it firsthand. In fact, I believe he healed himself -- through the indefatigable belief (faith) in a reality that we humans cannot comprehend but can access, nonetheless -- of the mortal wounds of crucifiction. This is what the "rose from the dead" comes from, I do believe. Think about it.
Shame on the CHURCH, but not on Jesus Christ of Nazarath. This, my friend, is where you and I disagree vehemently. I encourage you to read this.
I have seen your response to one of my postings. I thank you for reading and will respond later. It is my goal to cast the following of Jesus Christ in a light that thinking people disgusted with Christianity, as manifest, can embrace.
posted by
BrWiSk
on January 12, 2004 at 1:31 PM
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