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is Christianity a force for good?
One of the free gifts I remember, though not sure of the name, was it the banger?
Basically a triangular piece of cardboard, with some brown paper attached when waved about it made a, well, it made a bang. Try to give that to a kid these days. Oh, yes we have progressed, they would never put up with that. :) |
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However, we should remember, particularly in this month, many gave their all so that we had the freedom to practice, or not, whichever religion we choose. |
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Whatever ... Christianity must still be viewed by some as being a force for, or of, good. Many prominent folks, esp. in the States, use it when they are caught (usually leterally) with their pants down. Often it goes something like this: "I know I have sinned. And I humbly apologize to all those who voted for me; but now, everything is fine because I have found Jesus. Oh, and I'll also be starting rehab next week." I also believe that "finding Jesus" is seen as a good way of getting parole.:rolleyes: (There again, America is probably one of the few places in the world where a President can convince many folks that a bj isn't sex:eek: I don't think Hilary bought it tho'.) So whether or not xianity is a force for good, that is how many people still see it. By the by, my local corner store displays a sign informing customers that they must be 19 in order to buy smokes.:) |
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The 'gift' is free will. But like almost anything that is free it comes with terms and conditions
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They have about 2 underground bunkers full of historic documents taken out of circulation. One area - if all the shelves were laid out in a straight line would reach 52 miles; that is from London to Brighton. This is basically censorship of spirituality and human thinking and who knows what ideas that alternative thinkers had over the years that the catholics have censored out so that we all blindly follow them and the pope! :rolleyes: |
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And of course the shelving is made from the bones of sacrificed virgins
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Be difficult to build a 52 mile shelf with those these days. |
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I'm not RC but this current Pope sounds like he's a different kettle of fish to any of the previous incumbents. He seems very down to earth. It puzzles me how often people refer to the RC church as if it is the only form of Christianity and then point out things to condemn about it such as the Spanish Inquisition. People have often done things in the name of Christianity which Christ himself would be appalled at - throwing the money changers out of the temple pales by comparison. Don't judge Christ by those who claim to bear his name.
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Religion like anything else in this world can be corrupted by those who want to use its influence for other reasons than it was intended for.
Power, greed and possesions are not the things that christianity is about...and the wars and the bad things which are laid at the door of religion, are made by MEN and their quest for supremacy. |
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Absolutely Eric. :da:
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