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Darph · 12-06-2006, 08:20 AM

I looked at this and A Letter to a Christian Nation.

I think it's important to read books like this and challenge my own beliefs.

I personally see religion as a blueprint for an ideal society, with a focus on the mamily, and, according to Jesus, the most important commandment: "Love thy neighbor". I think the Old Testament was an outline for how to survive and, frankly speaking, not being a retard (thou shalt not kill, etc). I see the New Test as an evolution of this, going beyond your actions and to your attitude in general.

I think that Christianity has been great for society; it’s brought us out of our Tribal Villages and into the modern world, especially all of us from North Europe. It gives me Saturday and Sunday off, the Jewish/Muslim and Christian Sabbaths, and separates my day into 3rds in respect to the Holy Trinity (8 hours work, 8 hours play, 8 hours sleep.) I’m glad I’ve had 3 weeks off so far this holiday season, and I personally think Christmas is a downright magical time of year. I’m very glad I’m in a Christian Nation and not an Atheist one like China, working 14 hours a day 7 days a week. I think that religion has been abused by men seeking power, but I think that’s the case for anything, including Charity Funds and other wholesome things. I think that God wanted religion to be somewhat disorganized, and to not control the government completely. I think Theocracies take away from the whole “Obedience by Choice” thing and God gave us free will for a reason. What’s funny is, the people who TRULY believe this, are some of the most hardcore fundamentalists in the USA, Baptists.

I am a Christian by choice, I think any religious person who looks for more than a few seconds at the universe can easily find plenty of evidence to support a Creationist viewpoint (I.e. planets and moons spinning in opposite directions), however, irrefutable proof won’t be available until He decides to come down here, and from what I’ve read in the Revelations of St. John, I don’t think he’s going to spend a lot of time debating with us when he does. At this point, there isn’t any way to PROVE anything regarding Cosmic Creation (big bang or creation) or Biological Evolution (We cant force species to change into other species), beyond that, if there was a way, you wouldn’t be able to prove it’s not the mechanism in which God chose to create life/the universe/etc. So it’s very important that both groups of people realize that they don’t possess hard, reproducible PROOF that the universe began either way.

In the end, the ultimate evil is ignorance and it’s brother intolerance.

P.s. To those who claim religion harms society, my favorite retort is a tease: Proclaimed atheists shouldnt be allowed to have religious Holidays off of work, this includes Saturday and Sunday.

P.S.S: 7th Day Adventists are a Cult who predicted Christ would come back in 1914~, when 1914 staggered on around, most of the church members left, but the church leaders, instead of admitting they are retards and commiting honorable seppeku, they said he really DID come back..and the apocalypse was starting... a few years later the church split into Jehovas Witnesses (another cult) and 7th days. It's been almost a 100 years... how are these tools still around? /Moan

12-06-2006, 08:20 AM	#8 (permalink)
Darph Lays The Pipe Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Corp Por Posts: 797 +8 Internets	I looked at this and A Letter to a Christian Nation. I think it's important to read books like this and challenge my own beliefs. I personally see religion as a blueprint for an ideal society, with a focus on the mamily, and, according to Jesus, the most important commandment: "Love thy neighbor". I think the Old Testament was an outline for how to survive and, frankly speaking, not being a retard (thou shalt not kill, etc). I see the New Test as an evolution of this, going beyond your actions and to your attitude in general. I think that Christianity has been great for society; it’s brought us out of our Tribal Villages and into the modern world, especially all of us from North Europe. It gives me Saturday and Sunday off, the Jewish/Muslim and Christian Sabbaths, and separates my day into 3rds in respect to the Holy Trinity (8 hours work, 8 hours play, 8 hours sleep.) I’m glad I’ve had 3 weeks off so far this holiday season, and I personally think Christmas is a downright magical time of year. I’m very glad I’m in a Christian Nation and not an Atheist one like China, working 14 hours a day 7 days a week. I think that religion has been abused by men seeking power, but I think that’s the case for anything, including Charity Funds and other wholesome things. I think that God wanted religion to be somewhat disorganized, and to not control the government completely. I think Theocracies take away from the whole “Obedience by Choice” thing and God gave us free will for a reason. What’s funny is, the people who TRULY believe this, are some of the most hardcore fundamentalists in the USA, Baptists. I am a Christian by choice, I think any religious person who looks for more than a few seconds at the universe can easily find plenty of evidence to support a Creationist viewpoint (I.e. planets and moons spinning in opposite directions), however, irrefutable proof won’t be available until He decides to come down here, and from what I’ve read in the Revelations of St. John, I don’t think he’s going to spend a lot of time debating with us when he does. At this point, there isn’t any way to PROVE anything regarding Cosmic Creation (big bang or creation) or Biological Evolution (We cant force species to change into other species), beyond that, if there was a way, you wouldn’t be able to prove it’s not the mechanism in which God chose to create life/the universe/etc. So it’s very important that both groups of people realize that they don’t possess hard, reproducible PROOF that the universe began either way. In the end, the ultimate evil is ignorance and it’s brother intolerance. P.s. To those who claim religion harms society, my favorite retort is a tease: Proclaimed atheists shouldnt be allowed to have religious Holidays off of work, this includes Saturday and Sunday. P.S.S: 7th Day Adventists are a Cult who predicted Christ would come back in 1914~, when 1914 staggered on around, most of the church members left, but the church leaders, instead of admitting they are retards and commiting honorable seppeku, they said he really DID come back..and the apocalypse was starting... a few years later the church split into Jehovas Witnesses (another cult) and 7th days. It's been almost a 100 years... how are these tools still around? /Moan __________________ Darph - Fires of Heaven. "Train simulators are a game." - Fansy the Famous Bard Last edited by Darph : 12-06-2006 at 08:26 AM.