Indeed. Clothes made of more than one fabric, as well, I believe.
It's explained in the New Testament that the law was not given simply to be followed, but more to show mankind that there's no way they can follow it.
Gosh. Not sure where to begin with that. So I won't
Of course (and I realise I'm not arguing against anything you've said here), but to non-Christians, it is just a book of unknowable virtue. From an outsider's point of view, somebody's just taken what some book says and expects me to follow it. Do what you like mate, but leave me out of it.As for 'a book', obviously we don't believe it is just a book. It's not just a person's opinion.
I suppose the biggest problem I have with religion is that I've never been able to see how you can believe something that leads to one person getting all the influence. I mean sure, if reckon the bloke gives some good advice, go for it, but cast your net a little wider than one man who lived 2000 years ago, surely?Personally I'd prefer to base my morality on Jesus' example and teachings. From the horse's mouth, as it were.
Would you believe in what he says if he'd said something else? Do you do what you do because Jebus said so, or are you a Christian because his teachings struck a chord with your own morality?
You used to be everything to me
Now you're tired of fighting
You used to be everything to me
Now you're tired of fighting
I think that's a pretty good problem to have with religion - if it's just some bloke then well, he might have said some things which are pretty wise and might strike a chord with me, but he was just some bloke, it's not much of a basis for a whole religion.I suppose the biggest problem I have with religion is that I've never been able to see how you can believe something that leads to one person getting all the influence. I mean sure, if reckon the bloke gives some good advice, go for it, but cast your net a little wider than one man who lived 2000 years ago, surely?
But Jesus wasn't just some bloke. He claimed to be more than that.
I couldn't really put it better than this.
"Christianity, if false, is of no importance, and if true, of infinite importance. The only thing it cannot be is moderately important."
- C. S. Lewis
Oh so you mean you want the freedom to tell other people how to live their lives
If you think Homosexuality is wrong that's up to you and I see no reason that you need to be forced to believe otherwise, it's when you start to proseltyise this to other people (such as school pupils who don't need to be stultified with your backward superstition) then it becomes problematic.
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In fact I think the Church should be condemned from the highest mountain for not telling certain "people" a few home truths whether they want to hear them or not. So should unions and activist movements and any collective that supposedly has human interests at heart. It's because the organisations of the people have been rendered virtually useless by the state that we are seeing the rise of the ultimate preacher, one that also brings violence to enforce what is being preached, the fucking government. We should all be united against those cunts, not fighting with each other. The establishment loves it when we splinter over trivial issues like who's fucking who and who's blacker or whiter. We should all be pointing in the same direction saying fuck off to government. Wouldn't even need violence. And sure, that's me telling people what to do same way as I would shout get out of the road you stupid cunt if somebody was about to be run down.
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