Religion In A Nutshell

drsynne wrote:I quite like the take home message of Christianity, as in the words Christ said. The dogmas and retweaking that's been done since, not so much.

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drsynne wrote:I quite like the take home message of Christianity, as in the words Christ said. The dogmas and retweaking that's been done since, not so much.

I definitely agree.  The Pauline re-writing of 'who was Christ' has totally confused the plot.

My own opinion is that Christ was among the great founding philosophers...along with Socrates, Epicurious, Hobbes, Kant, Hegel and others.  Christ's contribution was humanism: emphasizing the value and agency of human beings, individually and collectively, rather than divine or supernatural matters.  Today, we pigeon-hole this core philosophy in something called Christian charity...as if it is a side-bar discussion.

Lurker wrote:(Facebook Quote) - Jim Riggle Sr.: "Many evangelicals are like year old Easter eggs ; decorated on the outside , ROTTEN on the inside !"

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drsynne wrote:Do you think someone who is willing/or wants to disembowel one and strangle another is the best example of wanting to lead us into a more tolerent free society.

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drsynne wrote:Do you think someone who is willing/or wants to disembowel one and strangle another is the best example of wanting to lead us into a more tolerent free society.

Well, it does show a passion for the project.

drsynne wrote:

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Well, it does show a passion for the project.

Ah but passion like fire is a good servant but a bad master.

nicko wrote: I doubt she'd be planting Bombs in Dance Halls !