Christianity, is it

[SkyRock]

That was really interesting. I really got a kick out of this quote-
"The Christian religion is a parody on the worship of the sun, in which they place a man called Christ in the place of the sun, and pay him the adoration originally payed to the sun."
-Thomas Paine

Actually, Paine had it spot on, and that is exactly what I believe about christianity.

[SkyRock]

Did you read what Jesus did to the fig tree?  you better be careful skyrock.

Yeah, he tore a leaf off and covered the best part of eve.

[Rollins]

  Why would you care, if you feel that way, then don't post in my thread!

I weighed the consequences of giving you what you so desperately seek against my burning personal need to again point out what everyone who's ever been exposed to your typing has to realize.

The latter won out.

[Motherland]

Actually, Paine had it spot on, and that is exactly what I believe about christianity.

I thought it was funny because so many Conservatives say that the Founding Fathers were fundamentalist Christians- whether or not you consider Paine to be one of the Founding Fathers, he was a major figure in revolutionary America.

[trax1]

I just find it really hard to believe that when I die my consciousness is going to be transported to another realm(heaven) and I'll float around with other dead people.

[batdog]

God, we call him/her/it isnt a "being" that can be confined within the defination of life as we know it. For "him" to exist as we claim him to then he must be a being who exists in more dimensions than us. The comparsion I've seen to describe this is that of an amobea to that of us.The amobea exists in a 2 dimensional world. Itonly precieves what is beside it..this if we place a finger beside it , it "sees" that sliver of finger beside it.
Our perception is much more complex and basicly beyond that amobea's comprehension.

This is how I precieve God to exist.

[Hangtime]

[Elfie]

It's almost funny to see non Christians perceptions of Christianity. Almost....



 

[Xargos]

The Church is the problem with Christianity, not Christianity itself.  When the Crusades first started, The Church had the Crusaders killing Christians first who would not bow down to The Church.  Our Founding Fathers feared a State Church, not Christianity.

[Elfie]

The Church is the problem with Christianity, not Christianity itself.  When the Crusades first started, The Church had the Crusaders killing Christians first who would not bow down to The Church.  Our Founding Fathers feared a State Church, not Christianity.

Close....but no cigar. The problem is with man's fallibility, not with the Church or with Christianity.

[SkyRock]

I weighed the consequences of giving you what you so desperately seek against my burning personal need to again point out what everyone who's ever been exposed to your typing has to realize.

The latter won out.

Jeesh, am I going to have to get some ankle off for you?  let it be and be gone.

[SkyRock]

It's almost funny to see non Christians perceptions of Christianity. Almost....



 

I was once saved and baptized as a young man, then I "read" the bible and was never the same.  Since, studying as much as I can on the topic, I have concluded that christianity is blatant, old school, sun worship.

[Motherland]

nvm

[Hangtime]

I was once saved and baptized as a young man, then I "read" the bible and was never the same.  Since, studying as much as I can on the topic, I have concluded that christianity is blatnat, old school, sun worship.

Ok, having made that revelation, why the heck don't they shut up at night?

[Elfie]

I was once saved and baptized as a young man, then I "read" the bible and was never the same.  Since, studying as much as I can on the topic, I have concluded that christianity is blatnat, old school, sun worship.

You are free to believe as you choose.