"When government fears the people, there is liberty. When the people fear the government, there is tyranny."
A lie doesn't become the truth, wrong doesn't become right, and evil doesn't become good just because it is accepted by a majority.
Author: Booker T. Washington
MAGA MAN (12-20-2019)
Frank Apisa (12-21-2019)
Liberalism is a religion.
Sailor (12-22-2019)
MAGA MAN (12-30-2019)
that's the faith I was raised on.....a LOT of contradiction when compared to the Old Testament, and then you have to buy into a super natural being momentarily experiencing human death, etc., etc. A lot of good ideas, but not the be all end all of logical and rational happenings when one uses one's God given common sense (no pun intended).
During times of universal deceit, telling the truth becomes a revolutionary act.
George Orwell
MAGA MAN (12-30-2019)
What IS the "be all end all of logical and rational happenings"? when you think about it, there's no such thing.
See, my biggest problem with your way of thinking is that you think it all ends with what YOU think you know. I've never run into a more narcissistic way of thinking. In terms of religion, YOUR reality is nowhere near MY reality.
Free speech is cool as long as it jibes with our program.
-- The Left
That's a typical reaction of many "faithful"....any rational questioning of scripture is condemned as being "self centered". I don't understand how using your brains to figure out something is cause for personal attack and condemnation. The point of the OP is EXACTLY demonstrated in your last sentence....your "reality" regarding religion is no more or less "real" than someone else's. Case in point....you had entire continents of people who had a thriving civilizations and religions before, during and after hearing about the New Testament....and vice versa. That is why you need honest observation...which fortunately or unfortunately for the individual...may mean a momentary abandonment of a particular faith.
During times of universal deceit, telling the truth becomes a revolutionary act.
George Orwell
MAGA MAN (12-30-2019)
So the scripture is it's own proof and justification? That type of mentality has been used to justify a LOT of bad actions in the world. And if you question the validity of any part of the text, then what? Remember, there were thriving civilizations with their own religions long before and during the Old and New Testament that never heard of such. That is why you need honest observation...which fortunately or unfortunately for the individual...may mean a momentary abandonment of a particular faith.
During times of universal deceit, telling the truth becomes a revolutionary act.
George Orwell
MAGA MAN (12-30-2019)
Let's see. Jesus was half God and half Man. Anybody in the 21st century believe THAT?
Jesus dies. Is dead for 3 days. Awakens, walks around for awhile. Then floats off into outer space like a hydrogen balloon. Anybody in the 21st century believe THAT?
How about that Pharaohs and Kings were descendants of the Gods? Plausible? Or just made up bullshit?
You could read the Jefferson Bible and skip all the Harry Potter shit and just read the Philosophy of Jesus.
"The Life and Morals of Jesus of Nazareth, commonly referred to as the Jefferson Bible, is one of two religious works constructed by Thomas Jefferson. The first, The Philosophy of Jesus of Nazareth, was completed in 1804, but no copies exist today.[1] The second, The Life and Morals of Jesus of Nazareth, was completed in 1820 by cutting and pasting with a razor and glue numerous sections from the New Testament as extractions of the doctrine of Jesus. Jefferson's condensed composition excludes all miracles by Jesus and most mentions of the supernatural, including sections of the four gospels that contain the Resurrection and most other miracles, and passages that portray Jesus as divine"
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jefferson_Bible
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