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So many such as the Crusaders, Inquisition, todays fanatics think they have the right to impose their beliefs on others in the name of the Lord. If they only read the book they supposedly represent they would see how screwed up they are. Christianity as represented by Christ only wants those that come willingly. I think one could call it a calling rather than a compulsion. He the Lord doesn't judge his followers based on a tally of rights and wrongs. A giant mistake practiced by tons of churches. He came to remove this burden which no one can keep since we are not perfect. I could go on with scriptures, but it suffices to say we get a black eye due to these nut jobs, money grappers and control freaks. My brother is one of the best most selfless people I know yet he not really committed to Christ - church.
Again...(this is the third time I've said this) that paragraph was said in jest. I wasn't serious at all about it.
I don't listen to any fanatics...I listen to reason and logic. I don't need a deity to tell me right from wrong when the doctrine and commands of that deity are riddled with immorality and inconsistency. I prefer to love my family with all my heart since they actually reciprocate the sentiment and it can be seen, heard, and felt. I don't need to love my neighbor, but I do treat them as I would like to be treated which is not exclusive to Christianity.
I don't understand why there is this compulsion to need a deity to make sure we don't do wrong when the following of deities is responsible for the murder of millions throughout the ages to include our own history. What is so hard about being good for the sake of being good without having to worry about some being recording your every single action in life to keep score so you might get into his afterlife country club? Yet, he set the rules, created us in his image, he already knows the outcome, he says he loves us and gives us a choice....but if we choose wrong he will literally torture us for all eternity in the worst conceivable way...even if we weren't even aware of the choice in the first place....but he loves us because he sacrificed himself to himself to protect everyone from him and the system he created...makes perfect sense...
So many such as the Crusaders, Inquisition, todays fanatics think they have the right to impose their beliefs on others in the name of the Lord. If they only read the book they supposedly represent they would see how screwed up they are. Christianity as represented by Christ only wants those that come willingly. I think one could call it a calling rather than a compulsion. He the Lord doesn't judge his followers based on a tally of rights and wrongs. A giant mistake practiced by tons of churches. He came to remove this burden which no one can keep since we are not perfect. I could go on with scriptures, but it suffices to say we get a black eye due to these nut jobs, money grappers and control freaks. My brother is one of the best most selfless people I know yet he not really committed to Christ - church.
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