What do you think of Christianity?

MagicMarker wrote: »

Christianity is the greatest practical joke ever pulled.

Thanks for the laugh, best one in awhile

Christianity is out dated,contradictory and promotes a belief that Christians have the monopoly on spirituality with a healthy dose of hypocrisy for good measure.There are no gray areas,no room for debate,the bible says it,so its the truth and if you deny it to hell you go :eek:

A religion that rules by fear,and that apparently teaches peace and love to all men,ironically though many wars and countless 1000s have been killed in the name of Christ.

One of my favorite aspects of Christianity and a sore point to followers of the King James Bible is an earlier work by King James before he commission his version of the bible,Trew Law(Divine Right of Kings)which contradicts "all men are equal in the eyes of god"a law that is still in existence to this day,not unlike the popes claim to his "throne".

James VI and I:
A Trew Law of Free Monarchies: Or the Reciprock and Mutual Duetie Betwixt a Free King, and his Naturall Subjects, c. 1597

http://www.jesus-is-lord.com/kjtrew2.htm

THE KINGS THEREAFTER in Scotland were before any estates or ranks of men within the same, before any Parliaments were holden or laws made; and by them was the land distributed (which at the first was wholly theirs), states erected and decerned , and forms of government devised and established. And it follows of necessity that the Kings were the authors and makers of the laws and not the laws of the Kings. . . . And according to these fundamental laws already alleged, we daily see that in the Parliament (which is nothing else but the head court of the King and his vassals) the laws are but craved by his subjects, and only made by him at their rogation and with their advice. For albeit the King made daily statutes and ordinances, enjoining such pains thereto as he thinks meet, without any advice of Parliament or Estates, yet it lies in the power of no Parliament to make any kind of law or statute without his sceptre be to it for giving it the force of a law. . . . And as ye see it manifest that the King is overlord of the whole land, so is he master over every person that inhabiteth the same, having power over the life and death of every one of them. For although a just prince will not take the life of any of his subjects without a clear law, yet the same laws whereby he taketh them are made by himself or his predecessors, and so the power flows always from himself; as by daily experience we see good and just princes will from time to time make new laws and statutes, adjoining the penalties to the breakers thereof, which before the law was made had been no crime to the Subject to have committed. Not that I deny the old definition of a King and of a law which makes the King to be a speaking law and the law a dumb King; for certainly a King that governs not by his law can neither be countable to God for his administration nor have a happy and established reign. For albeit it be true, that I have at length proved, that the King is above the law as both the author and giver of strength thereto, yet a good King will not only delight to rule his subjects by the law, but even will conform himself in his own actions thereunto; always keeping that ground, that the health of the commonwealth be his chief law.


Source:

James I, "True Law of Free Monarchies," as reprinted in J. R. Tanner, Constitutional Documents of the Reign of James I 1602-1625 (1930), p 187.

Sometimes I wonder if the religious people posting ever actually turn around, look at what they've written, and think "wow. I really do come off as looking brainwashed and delusional."

I honestly can't help but lose ridiculous amounts of respect for people who believe in any sort of religion. It's so archaic and primitive. I can understand its original purpose-- it did have one at one point in time, to explain the unexplainable things around you. To unite communities and give people a sense of togetherness. That's grand.

Thing is, we've got past that now. Science has explained a great deal of the unexplainable and will continue to do so while religion has been utterly left in the dust. Science does not claim to know everything. It continues to learn and discover and evolve and it is okay with being wrong. Religion is the opposite. It claims to be "the only Truth" and can only ever be "right." That is ultimately bad for the society of this day and age. It forces its followers into becoming stagnant; they refuse to allow their brains to take in any real information, they refuse to learn about the world around them and instead put all their faith into what is, at the end of the day, a myth just like the Norse or Roman gods of ages old.

Now, it just inspires hate and misunderstanding and instead of promoting education, intelligence, and learning ends up being a great proponent of bigotry. People refuse to understand topics like sex outside of marriage and homosexuality completely based on a text written thousands of years ago, for absolutely no good reason other than this text. That is wrong. So, so wrong. And yet they're so brainwashed they just can't see it.

The only defense they have is "oh well it's cool not to believe in God." Sod off. It has so very little to do with being "cool." It's about understanding the world around you and opening your mind and realising that religion has not contributed anything new to society, it has not explained anything about the world for thousands of years. Science has. Science always has, and will continue to do so. Why on earth would you put your trust in some archaic old book instead of what has provided you with facts and evidence and is okay with admitting when it has been wrong in the interest of discovering what is right?

It's just ridiculous. It truly is. I read all these propaganda pamphlets sent out by the church and honestly, they're all written like they're trying to appeal to a six-year-old. And to be quite frank, in some cases they are appealing to the people who haven't personally evolved much past that point. I cannot fathom how anyone can look at these things, much less the bible, and actually, genuinely think "wow. That's a good idea. I'm going to believe in that." I just don't get it.

How can people convince themselves of this? And the hypocrisy of it! Most Christians you'd talk to these days (as well as anyone, really) would scoff at other religions like Scientology or old Roman religions for being stupid and just plain nuts, or a cute old fairytale, yet they completely don't understand that their religion is, in essence, the exact same thing, and has completely ripped off every single prior religion going. Every single one. There isn't an ounce of creativity in Christianity. Absolutely nothing new or genuine.

I won't even get started on the wars and destruction it has caused and how it has ripped families and societies apart or I'll probably blow a gasket.

I will never, ever be able to understand how people can actually swallow religion. It is just so completely beyond me that people can actually convince themselves of these things. To me, it's like trying to convince yourself to believe in the tooth fairy at the age of 30. It's just ridiculous.

...Sorry for the novel, but that's my take on it.

I thought the old testament was good,the 2nd 1 a bit far fetched..my 2 cents

keano_afc wrote: »

As a Christian I'm a wee bit biased:D

But its been nothing but good for me, and I have seen God do some remarkable work in people's lives.

His most memorable work was in that game against Juventus, Keano was performing miracles that night.