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Related: About this forumWhy Jesus Would Have Hated Most Modern Day Religion
Jesus certainly was not a Bible believer, as we use that term in the post Billy Graham era of American fundamentalist religiosity thats used as a trade-marked product to sell religion. Jesus didnt take the Jewish scriptures at face value. In fundamentalist terms, Jesus was a rule-breaking relativist who wasnt even saved, according to evangelical standards. Evangelicals insist that you have to believe very specific interpretations of the Bible to be saved. Jesus didnt. He undercut the scriptures.
The stories about Jesus that survived the bigots, opportunists and delusional fanatics who wrote the New Testament contain powerful and enlightened truths that would someday prove the undoing of the Church built in his name. Like a futurist vindicated by events as yet undreamed, Jesus message of love was far more powerful than the magical thinking of the writers of the book hes trapped in. In Jesus day the institutions of religion, state, misogyny and myth were so deeply ingrained that the ultimate dangerousness of his life example could not be imagined. For example his feminism, probably viewed as an eccentricity in his day, would prove transformational.
Jesus believed in God rather than in a book about God. The message of Jesus life is an intervention in and an acceleration of the evolution of empathy. Consider this story from the book of Matthew: A woman who had been subject to bleeding for twelve years came up behind him and touched the edge of his cloak. She said to herself, If I only touch his cloak, I will be healed. Jesus turned and saw her. Take heart, daughter, he said, your faith has healed you. And the woman was healed at that moment.
http://www.alternet.org/why-jesus-would-have-hated-most-modern-day-religion
PumpkinAle
(1,210 posts)I like your Christ, I do not like your Christians. Your Christians are so unlike your Christ.
The "modern" evangelical right wing Christians are full of hypocrisy, bigotry, hate and lack of any compassion whatsoever - definitely Jesus would hate what they stand for and what they preach about.
Great article thanks for posting cleanhippie.
Leontius
(2,270 posts)the part you posted.
cleanhippie
(19,705 posts)Act_of_Reparation
(9,116 posts)Do let us know you find.
cleanhippie
(19,705 posts)Act_of_Reparation
(9,116 posts)...that is the kind of article that, had it been posted by somebody else, would have legions of liberal believers fawning all over it, deriding all of those "fake Christians" who "give Christianity a bad name". But, since you posted it, it is clearly bullshit.
Clearly.
Leontius
(2,270 posts)still would have the same bullshit in it. The second page in no way redeems the first it does attempt to try and provide a shiny cover for it but fails.
Act_of_Reparation
(9,116 posts)It is complete and utter bullshit.
But that's not really what I'm talking about.
Leontius
(2,270 posts)And sorry that's sorta bullshit too. Maybe a couple would do as you claim but "legions" come on.
Act_of_Reparation
(9,116 posts)Or did you think I literally meant to imply 5,400 Roman soldiers take to the forums to fawn over such posts whenever they are made?
trotsky
(49,533 posts)cbayer has said it's fine to accuse other DUers of promoting genocide under the classification of "hyperbole," so you should be OK here.
Leontius
(2,270 posts)only about 1000 per legion.