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Which would you ban?
- Thread starter WarAngel
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Ok, but are you the official interpreter of the Catholic Church? No? How do you know that the way you or anyone else follows the bible's teachings doesn't have the wrong interpretation if it can be interpreted any way? The Pope could have had it right, who knows besides God?
Slayer706;645685 said:
If no one knows besides God, then why the fuck did you start arguing about it in the first place? Goddamnit, I'd rather argue with AB or DDTS or anyone besides you because you try to weasel out this "logical" bullshit that has no real meaning. You don't even understand anything about what it is you're trying to argue against, yet you just keep talking about it? I'm done reading your crap. Have fun.
This is also not an argument about religion but the banning of either, so we're going to return to the original topic now. Thank you everyone for your co-operation.
o0_Sithid_0o
Knight
*voted neither*
Im not fond of organized religion etc but hey, you can believe what you want, to each his own.
Im not fond of organized religion etc but hey, you can believe what you want, to each his own.
Midnightdragon
Wanderer
TMSTKSBK;645598 said:
I couldnt agree more really. If you were to vote againt one or the other it would make you an ass. Regardless of what your own personal belief may be you cannot exactly ban another persons. If you say another persons belief should be banned you go against pretty much everything the U.S. was founded on and even if your not from the states or just dont give a rats ass about the country you still have to look at why it was founded there were reasons that cannot be ignored and that is that everyone should have the freedom to believe in what they choose to.
I voted neither. I do have a question, though. Do we really think that God is sooo miniscule and narrow minded and egotistical that he really NEEDS us to worship him? Do we really think God NEEDS anything from us? Maybe that is just religions way of controlling their followers. Maybe God just loves us, like we love our kids, regardless. But we should do good things, just because it's right. Sometimes it seems like we created God in our image, with the same human emotions and pettiness that we have.
kmwill23
Sorceror
I'll play! I voted to ban Christianity. (Watches karma carefully)
I am Christian in a very true sense. The problem is, I am afraid to discuss my faith with anyone of any organized Christian religion. I've been kicked out of services, told my faith was wrong, told I would burn in hell, even told I was schizophrenic. Then, of course, I shared my views on their religious practice, and they didn't like that much.
See, Christianity, as a religion, has never been about Christ's message. He was a great man, who taught great things, and whose followers followed great things until the formation of the bible and sactioning by the Roman Catholic Church. The message? Openness, forgiveness, and unconditional love. The church, in all its history, has been hateful and demonizes anything counter.
A few claimed I was schizophrenic when I explained to them that, unlike many church goers who claim to "speak in tongues" by uttering random sounds on command, that I actually hear and listen to God every day, in a way which can best be described as a voice in my head. He speaks to everyone, you just have to know what you are listening for. Any time anyone claims that God is telling them to do something hateful, they are full of crap.
Truthfully, Christianity was better before it become a religion. Maybe banning it would improve the warping of the faith.
I am Christian in a very true sense. The problem is, I am afraid to discuss my faith with anyone of any organized Christian religion. I've been kicked out of services, told my faith was wrong, told I would burn in hell, even told I was schizophrenic. Then, of course, I shared my views on their religious practice, and they didn't like that much.
See, Christianity, as a religion, has never been about Christ's message. He was a great man, who taught great things, and whose followers followed great things until the formation of the bible and sactioning by the Roman Catholic Church. The message? Openness, forgiveness, and unconditional love. The church, in all its history, has been hateful and demonizes anything counter.
A few claimed I was schizophrenic when I explained to them that, unlike many church goers who claim to "speak in tongues" by uttering random sounds on command, that I actually hear and listen to God every day, in a way which can best be described as a voice in my head. He speaks to everyone, you just have to know what you are listening for. Any time anyone claims that God is telling them to do something hateful, they are full of crap.
Truthfully, Christianity was better before it become a religion. Maybe banning it would improve the warping of the faith.
However, what you say makes a lot of sense to me.