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In reply to the discussion: John Pavlovitz: This Isn't Christianity [View all]Hekate
(91,005 posts)11. That quote sounds like Paul The Misogynist, not Jesus
Just sayin'
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Not all Christians are bad, just some of them, but they were usually the ones who called the shots.
patphil
Nov 2019
#28
"It's a pretext; a sham; a false representation; nothing more than a way to deceive."
Mariana
Nov 2019
#41
It's fair to say Christianity wouldn't exist today were it not such an effective means of control
Major Nikon
Nov 2019
#42
EXACTLY. "Christianity" is exactly what any particular Christian decides it is.
Maru Kitteh
Nov 2019
#44
"It is a hostile takeover of something beautiful"-If it's false, it's about as beautiful as
NCLefty
Nov 2019
#5
I could have gotten the name wrong. I read the historical account a while back. nt
Blue_true
Nov 2019
#60
You've got to go back to the first several centuries, when the Gospels got written down & codified
Hekate
Nov 2019
#57
You might check out the "Thomas Jefferson Bible." He took a sharp pair of scissors to everything...
Hekate
Nov 2019
#58
The gospel teaches us to comfort the afflicted and afflict the comfortable
struggle4progress
Nov 2019
#7
In the meantime Trump is thinking. Ok the picture has been taken GET THESE IDIOTS OUT OF HERE!
usaf-vet
Nov 2019
#10
I'm sure that's what he's fantasizing about. I'm just upset that we're paying for her.
Maru Kitteh
Nov 2019
#50