how do you deal with "no faith"?
what do you put faith in?
how was you transition from belief to non belief?
Nate(Know it all ex-elder that has got it all figured out and thinks that everything can be put in a nice, neat little package. Oh, let's not forget, pompous asshole too.)That was totally uncalled for on this thread~
Why do you say that, *summer*?
That's no reflection at all on wings.
It goes with the common belief that atheists are arrogant and think they have it all figured out.
If wings is leaning towards atheism, she must be aware of that.
so many christians highlight love and mercy as the main point of their religion.. that's undeniably appealing.. but is it true to christianity?.
in the end, isn't the belief all about escaping god's violent wrath?
aren't those that are unable to accept the system's contradictions and absurdities promised suffering and eventual destruction as punishment for their disbelief?.
Nope. The entire bible is about God getting payback to Satan for being a rebellious child and we are just the unlucky f&ckers caught in the middle. God is love, but he'll kill yer azz if you dont' play by his rules. You have free will but dont' you dare use it, or you'll get an eternal time out! Yeah.....without fear/threat tactics, who'd want to worship his egomanical butt?
At least you don't feel angry about it, sweetstuff.
http://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=eros+ramazzotti&search_type=&aq=0&oq=eros+.
eros ramazzotti and cher.
guarir non e possibile.
so many christians highlight love and mercy as the main point of their religion.. that's undeniably appealing.. but is it true to christianity?.
in the end, isn't the belief all about escaping god's violent wrath?
aren't those that are unable to accept the system's contradictions and absurdities promised suffering and eventual destruction as punishment for their disbelief?.
ROTFL is right, less loving compared to what major historical state religion?Christianity has been historically one of the least loving religions out there.ROTFL!
Zoroastrianism was notably more tolerant.
so many christians highlight love and mercy as the main point of their religion.. that's undeniably appealing.. but is it true to christianity?.
in the end, isn't the belief all about escaping god's violent wrath?
aren't those that are unable to accept the system's contradictions and absurdities promised suffering and eventual destruction as punishment for their disbelief?.
Tell that to the guy that was disemboweled to extract a confession from him.A practice inherited from pre-Christian Roman jurisprudence.
Doesn't matter where the practice originated. It was used by the Church.
Tell that to the Jews expelled from their homes for rejecting the Messiah.The action of an monarchy wanting complete uniformity and compliance to its rule which in those times was not merely temporal. That is what happened in Spain in the 1400's.
I was thinking of 15th century Spain when I wrote that. The Christian authority used Christian doctrine to support the expulsion of the Jews.
Tell that to the African sold into slavery because he belonged to the cursed race.Slavery was a business practice, not a religious one. Asia, Africa, and preColumbian America all had slave economies. Africans were not captured and sold because of religion, but because it was "good business". Slavery was nearly universal regardless of religion. There were plenty of white slaves before the African slave trade and it had naught to do with the color of their skin. The "cursed race" doctrine was used later to provide a justification for keeping black slaves.
BTS
Good explanation, Burn. That's why I mentioned African slaves specifically. The Bible was used to justify seeing them as somehow deserving of their fate.
so many christians highlight love and mercy as the main point of their religion.. that's undeniably appealing.. but is it true to christianity?.
in the end, isn't the belief all about escaping god's violent wrath?
aren't those that are unable to accept the system's contradictions and absurdities promised suffering and eventual destruction as punishment for their disbelief?.
The crusades were not exactly a picnic.The Crusades were a reaction to invasion despite the fact that they were imbued with a religious character. Read your history!
BTS
What about the Inquisition?
so many christians highlight love and mercy as the main point of their religion.. that's undeniably appealing.. but is it true to christianity?.
in the end, isn't the belief all about escaping god's violent wrath?
aren't those that are unable to accept the system's contradictions and absurdities promised suffering and eventual destruction as punishment for their disbelief?.
ROTFL!
Nice.
Glad you think it's funny.
Tell that to the guy that was disemboweled to extract a confession from him.
Tell that to the Jews expelled from their homes for rejecting the Messiah.
Tell that to the African sold into slavery because he belonged to the cursed race.
http://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=eros+ramazzotti&search_type=&aq=0&oq=eros+.
eros ramazzotti and cher.
guarir non e possibile.
so many christians highlight love and mercy as the main point of their religion.. that's undeniably appealing.. but is it true to christianity?.
in the end, isn't the belief all about escaping god's violent wrath?
aren't those that are unable to accept the system's contradictions and absurdities promised suffering and eventual destruction as punishment for their disbelief?.
Great to see you, poppers!
so many christians highlight love and mercy as the main point of their religion.. that's undeniably appealing.. but is it true to christianity?.
in the end, isn't the belief all about escaping god's violent wrath?
aren't those that are unable to accept the system's contradictions and absurdities promised suffering and eventual destruction as punishment for their disbelief?.
they will be destroyed but will not know pain and suffering for eternity either only the end of consciousness all together .
Is that consistent with what the Christian Bible says?
