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Permalink Reply by Kai on February 20, 2011 at 5:04pm

Okay, I will rephrase that sentence. These zealots have a mind set from the dark ages and they are not real Christians.

 

I don't think you can really make that statement in confidence. A Christian is a Christian is a Christian. Whether they are spouting hate or love, division or unification they are all following the same book with the same words. There are no "real" Christians and "fake" Christians or real or fake versions of any other religion.

The religions are what they are, and the people use them to justify their own personal likes and dislikes. That is the fundamental problem with religion, it is so vague and fluffly it allows people to insert their own biases and interfere with another person's life just because "God said it in the bible".

 

 

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Permalink Reply by M on February 21, 2011 at 9:36pm

I'm glad I'm not the only one who got really angry-- 'cause I did.  One of my friends told me that I didn't have enough information to know whether this bill was possibly passing due to relgious reasoning and that it's perfectly legal (due to freedom of speech) to bring religious views into the courtroom.  Bah!   

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Permalink Reply by William C. Walker on February 21, 2011 at 10:19pm

Can't help but wonder what would be your friend's reaction to a Muslim bringing his Sharia law views into a courtroom.

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Permalink Reply by M on February 22, 2011 at 4:36pm

Oh, he's the type of person who will take the other side of the argument simply for argument's sake.  He's horribly pessimistic, as well.  Kind of a downer, now that I consider it.

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Permalink Reply by Reg The Fronkey Farmer on February 20, 2011 at 5:17pm

Here is an excerpt from one parties election manifesto in Ireland for next week’s general election:

The party will implement “legislation to provide for recognition of Advance Care Directives” under which patients could indicate their personal wishes as regards end-of-life and palliative care treatment.

@Kai – I take your point. What I mean is they are not living up to the ideals that they claim Jesus preached about love and compassion for others. So they are bad at doing “Christianity”. I would not like them living next door to me.

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Permalink Reply by Kai on February 20, 2011 at 5:23pm

Fair enough. I figured that is what you had meant. Just thought it was worth clarifying that they're all in the same boat, and we shouldn't let any of them get away with arguments about who's a real believer or not.

 

I like that phrase... it should be a shirt. "Why are you all so bad at DOING Christianity?" 

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Permalink Reply by M on February 22, 2011 at 4:37pm

Exactly!  Where's the mercy for one's fellow man and his/her suffering?

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Permalink Reply by M on February 22, 2011 at 4:37pm

Seems a little too logical for them to grasp. 

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Permalink Reply by Apple on February 22, 2011 at 5:14pm

Nah, I don't think that will work work.  Remember that Jesus says "Father, why have you forsaken me?" or some such nonsense.  So perhaps "God the Father" knew it the whole time, but God as he appears in human form (Jesus) didn't know it was going to happen.  At least, this is my understanding of the story.

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Permalink Reply by William C. Walker on February 22, 2011 at 5:27pm

Rich,           Lol, never thought of that, great !

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