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JanesOpinion - that's ultimately the only important thing
in people having a set of beliefs that works for them and provides a solid reference point.
posted by
gomedome
on January 16, 2006 at 11:21 AM
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Gome, we Christians like to have our cake AND eat it!
We believe not only that Jesus died for our sins, but also that three days later he was raised from the dead. I realize that's a ludicrous thought for you to swallow. Furthermore, if it makes you feel better, you may call me a Bible Thumper to your heart's content. Not only am I enjoying my cake, I'm eating it . . . and with a big grin on my face.
posted by
JanesOpinion
on January 16, 2006 at 10:57 AM
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JanesOpinion -- In an earlier comment and more here, you suggest that
you worship a living Jesus Christ. Doesn't that sort of blow the "he died for our sins" notion out of the water? He may have in fact died but his pop fixed things 3 days later. As for some Christian sects worshipping the ressurection more than the crucifixian, sorry but images of the ressurection are few and far between as compared to crosses. The notion only seems to be "resurrected" at Easter.
posted by
gomedome
on January 16, 2006 at 6:23 AM
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Gome, I think at least a partial answer to your question
of the resurrection is that the Catholic church focuses more on the Passion of Christ than it does the Resurrection. So because of your experience with the Catholic Church, is it not plausible that you know more about "worsipping a dead guy nailed to some boards" than you do the living man who was resurrected into Heaven? Either way I realize it's a laughable point to you, but what I'm trying to say is that most non-Catholic Christians actually do focus more on the resurrected Christ.
posted by
JanesOpinion
on January 15, 2006 at 3:00 PM
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johnnyc.lately - welcome to Blogit and thank you.
The notion of appealing to the darker side of human nature is a good point. The entire premise of controlling the masses by fear, does in itself lend credence to that very idea. Like who thinks these things up? How sick were they?
posted by
gomedome
on January 14, 2006 at 6:02 PM
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Hi
interesting blog you have here. Very provocative. I always believed Christianity put too much emphasis on depicting the gruesome, ancient ( but horrifyingly commonplace in its time) practice of crucifixion as its method of projecting itself.
I mean why project such images? Would they not resonate with the darker appetites of humanity?
posted by
johnnyc.lately
on January 14, 2006 at 4:15 PM
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JanesOpinion - It makes me wonder then, why the image of the resurection
is not given equal airtime? There's nothing strange about a man being over 2,000 years old, if he is in fact alive.
posted by
gomedome
on January 14, 2006 at 1:07 PM
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Sorry to differ here,
but I worship a man who is actually alive, and no longer nailed to some boards. But I realize for you that this is an equally strange reality.
posted by
JanesOpinion
on January 14, 2006 at 12:43 PM
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Melody - right on Melody
Yep, I have a smart rabbit but I would never have realized it if I had not learned to communicate with him. All things in life are by rabbit rules. From demanding food, not making it back to the litter on time, (he's almost litter trained) to testing all items within his reach for chewability and maybe an occassional claw sharpening. Once those rules are firmly entrenched, you can develop a symbiotic relationship with a small animal. In other words; let them be themselves, they become much happier and well adjusted as adult pets. Human rules come second, there's no yelling at a semi-nocturnal animal when he decides to chew on his carotine soaked, oak chew branch at 3 in the morning. That's just what rabbits do.
posted by
gomedome
on January 13, 2006 at 8:07 PM
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There are lots of disorders afflicting the human race...
Instead of focusing on the positive aspect of Christ, such as, the 'resurrection,' the suffering is what Christ is most remembered for. I know it's not a good comparison; nevertheless, this post reminded me of the recount by the author, Whitley Strieber, of his experiences with the probe up his anus. It's amazing how the most hideous experience is what us humans seem to recollect.
By the way, I've owned a few rabbits, and yours is by far the smartest . . .
I enjoy your posts, Gome.
Melody
posted by
CunningLinguist
on January 13, 2006 at 6:47 PM
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Xeno-x - wow is this a slow Blogit day - this blog has advanced to the
front page of "most popular today" (about 8 places) with only 15 hits. This tells me that site usage must have been very low for a prolonged period of time.
posted by
gomedome
on January 12, 2006 at 10:10 PM
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worship the words instead
by doing good and not doing harm
posted by
Xeno-x
on January 12, 2006 at 2:12 PM
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mysteria - yeah but thay didn't have electric chairs 300 years ago
...that's how long it took after Chrsit's death for the cross thingy to come into practice. I get your drift though, not much has changed in some of our basic primal shortcomings as a species. If a messiah showed up today, we'd probably make all of the same mistakes again.
posted by
gomedome
on January 12, 2006 at 12:37 PM
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DrJPT -- no worry of having a nice argument -- most of them have stopped
speaking to me -- a quit while I am ahead scenario if I ever saw one.
posted by
gomedome
on January 12, 2006 at 12:33 PM
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Dennison_Mann - I think that a morbid fascination is normal for little kids
. . especially males. I remember simular experiences myself and have grown out of them as well but not without some discomfort along the way. The usual stuff like nightmares resulting from things such as this, I think is normal as well.
posted by
gomedome
on January 12, 2006 at 12:31 PM
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Gomedome
One quote that makes a good point along theses lines goes something like, "If Jesus were crucified in these modern times, people would be wearing little golden electric chairs around their necks"... A paraphrase but nonetheless serves to bring home the point.
posted by
mysteria
on January 12, 2006 at 12:01 PM
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I Remember Being A Kid...
and looking through a 1950s vintage Bible containing artistic depictions of Christ's crucifixion. I don't know why, but at five or six years old, I would skip over all the words...skip past pictures of Eden...skip past portraits of the saints and popes and prophets just to make a beeline for the graphic portrayals of Christ's death. The gruesome scene just mesmerized me as a youngster, although I've never been a particularly violent individual. Even at such a young age, however, I just wondered how people could do such horrible things to a man. I've long since outgrown my morbid fascination.
DM
posted by
Dennison..Mann
on January 12, 2006 at 10:02 AM
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I Know Many Who Hold an Irrational View..
What troubles me with the ones I know is the fact that many feel that only through pain, suffering, and poverty do people enter the kingdom. If you want a nice argument, just attempt to tell them.......
posted by
Dr_JPT
on January 12, 2006 at 9:11 AM
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