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What the Hell Happened to Christianity?

Religion What is your take on religion? Do you base your thoughts in life according to your religion? Do you feel that religion should be kept out of Government and Politics?

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Old 02-19-2007, 05:15 PM   #101 (permalink)
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Actually, it's perfectly reflective of reality.
Over the millenia, followers of Christianity have declared that some issues like X, Y, and Z have GOT to be true, saying otherwise is blasphemy, and God made it this way.
And then when they were proven wrong, guess what happened. The religion didn't collapse.
They suddenly found something to reinterpret to say what was REALLY going on, and they moved on.

Part of the problem is hubris of some Christians who presume that their interpretation is definitive. And also hubris in thinking that all (or certain specific) portions of the Bible can or should be taken literally.

The pretense that they know the mind of God.
Hubris.
All that in an attempt to defend Hevusa's random, nonsensical rant about aliens landing in DC, and christians saying God did it?


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Old 02-19-2007, 05:17 PM   #102 (permalink)
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The pretense that they know the mind of God.
Hubris.
not to mention - if the know the Bible - blasphemous
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Old 02-19-2007, 05:33 PM   #103 (permalink)
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It just means that the Bible forgot to mention the fact that God created other intelligent life in the universe.... yeah, tough sell there.
I'm sure if aliens land people will find some obscure passage to back it up in the Bible. Faith is a powerful intoxication.
*applause*
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Old 02-20-2007, 06:04 AM   #104 (permalink)
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Actually, it's perfectly reflective of reality.
Over the millenia, followers of Christianity have declared that some issues like X, Y, and Z have GOT to be true, saying otherwise is blasphemy, and God made it this way.Like what?
And then when they were proven wrong, guess what happened. The religion didn't collapse.
They suddenly found something to reinterpret to say what was REALLY going on, and they moved on.Sounds more like evolution. Just keeps changing with the tide.

Part of the problem is hubris of some Christians who presume that their interpretation is definitive. And also hubris in thinking that all (or certain specific) portions of the Bible can or should be taken literally.

The pretense that they know the mind of God.
Hubris.
When did you become a athority on what should be taken literaly in the bible?
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It just means that the Bible forgot to mention the fact that God created other intelligent life in the universe.... yeah, tough sell there. Thats rediculas. God has always been. I think It would be pretty arogent of us to think we are the only project that God has been apart of.
I'm sure if aliens land people will find some obscure passage to back it up in the Bible. Faith is a powerful intoxication.

I already have a couple
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I thought "Preacherman" implied the Christian God?
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I thought "Preacherman" implied the Christian God?

You'd think that would be easy to pick up on. I really dont know why I even come here.
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You'd think that would be easy to pick up on. I really dont know why I even come here.
For the same reason people used to go to Freak Shows.
Old 02-20-2007, 09:28 AM   #110 (permalink)
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For the same reason people used to go to Freak Shows.

LOL, you maybe right. Its like passing a car wreck, you dont want to look, but you just have too.
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