larryb
The Rainman
Registered: 03/05/01
Posts: 2314
Loc: elma washington
oh my god.
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Jason Beezuz
My Waders are Moist
Registered: 11/20/08
Posts: 3419
Loc: PNW
I am a Christian and have gone to church periodically through my life and am often turned off by the people there. It is usually like the core teachings of Jesus is completely lost on them. Those being forgiveness, respect, empathy, love, tolerance, and seeking happiness between just you and God rather happiness from something earthly.
If you look at ancient times. When people were in castes, enslaved, poor for generations with no hope, Jesus brought forward a truly radical concept, that all men and women are equal. Back than it was ground breaking. A king was no longer the messenger of god. It's a beautiful thing if you think about it.
Yet many Christians can't even read a history book and put it all in context. In a way I feel we all owe Jesus thanks even if we don't think he is a true messenger of God. I personally go back and forth on this. Either way he changed to world forever. His message was truly awesome.
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Twitch
The Beav
Registered: 02/22/09
Posts: 2741
Loc: Oregon Central Coast
Originally Posted By: Steelspanker
Amazing that there is something actually called a "church' whose leader and members are the personification of hate. I'm a non-violent person but if they showed up at my loved one's funeral...well...say no more.
It's what makes them a tax exempt non-profit hate group.
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FishRanger
Carcass
Registered: 09/26/06
Posts: 2269
Loc: Where ever Dogfish tells me to...
Originally Posted By: Dogfish
If there ever was a group that deserved to be on the receiving end of a little "wet work", it is this group.
Crab bait is usually wet. . . .don't you know some commies that need to bait their large pots???? Just tell the Westboro asshats that they won a boat ride .. ..
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I am a Christian and have gone to church periodically through my life and am often turned off by the people there. It is usually like the core teachings of Jesus is completely lost on them. Those being forgiveness, respect, empathy, love, tolerance, and seeking happiness between just you and God rather happiness from something earthly.
If you look at ancient times. When people were in castes, enslaved, poor for generations with no hope, Jesus brought forward a truly radical concept, that all men and women are equal. Back than it was ground breaking. A king was no longer the messenger of god. It's a beautiful thing if you think about it.
Yet many Christians can't even read a history book and put it all in context. In a way I feel we all owe Jesus thanks even if we don't think he is a true messenger of God. I personally go back and forth on this. Either way he changed to world forever. His message was truly awesome.
Jesus' presence in the Middle East sure turned things around there. Next time he comes maybe he will appear to a literate society and do something a God could do. Healing one blind man, when he could have cured all blindness really isn't anything to build belief on. If I wanted to be a Christian I wouldn’t know which of the 36,000 Christianity’s to choose to take me to heaven. And lastly, if he would have condemned slavery maybe the course of history would have saved a few million lives. No one owes Jesus thanks for anything other than extraordinary fairy tales to entertain us by our grandma's in Sunday school.
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