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Coventina

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21. In that we agree. I'm OK with Jesus. Who, for all I know, really was the son of God...

Reply to DemocratSinceBirth (Reply #20)

Sat Jan 10, 2015, 08:51 PM

Jan 2015

however one chooses to define that.
I DON'T believe he was the son of the Old Testament god.
That guy is a monster.

And, I DON'T accept Paul as a mouthpiece for God. I don't accept the Pauline epistles as the Word of God.

And, as institutions, I have completely soured on all three of the religions.

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Every religious text has language... [View all] DemocratSinceBirth Jan 2015 OP

I think we all mean different things when we say Judaism, Christianity, Islam, God. CJCRANE Jan 2015 #1

That's why if someone tells me he or she is a ... DemocratSinceBirth Jan 2015 #2

That's why I go TO the religious text... brooklynite Jan 2015 #3

Of course those quotes are open to interpretation and need to be put into context. DemocratSinceBirth Jan 2015 #5

My point is not to impose government policies on religious observance brooklynite Jan 2015 #11

Me neither. DemocratSinceBirth Jan 2015 #14

In which Gospel does Jesus condemn homosexuality? (nt) Nye Bevan Jan 2015 #4

Jesus doesn't, but Paul does. Coventina Jan 2015 #6

Exactly DemocratSinceBirth Jan 2015 #8

OK. So if one considers the Gospels to be a "religious text", the OP is not really true (nt) Nye Bevan Jan 2015 #10

Nearly all Christians consider the entire New Testament to be the Word of God. Coventina Jan 2015 #16

My UCC pastor told me Paul is referring to men who have sex with underage male prostitutes... DemocratSinceBirth Jan 2015 #18

Agreed. Which is why I dislike the entire Abrahamic family of religions. Coventina Jan 2015 #19

I used to have great discussions with my UCC minister on everything from abortion to homosexuality. DemocratSinceBirth Jan 2015 #20

In that we agree. I'm OK with Jesus. Who, for all I know, really was the son of God... Coventina Jan 2015 #21

What Jesus really, really gets worked up about is hypocrisy Fumesucker Jan 2015 #22

Every religion ( and text) was made up by men to justify their likes and hates. NightWatcher Jan 2015 #7

Then you haven't read them all or enough - there is a wealth of info out there that doesn't Hestia Jan 2015 #24

Not the Gospel of the Flying Spaghetti Monster! riderinthestorm Jan 2015 #9

But where does He stand on the schism... brooklynite Jan 2015 #12

Oh boy! Now you've done it. longship Jan 2015 #13

All are equal in his sight. That we poor humans have a false schism is deeply troubling imo riderinthestorm Jan 2015 #17

Which is why religion is so destructive. Marr Jan 2015 #15

Which is why everyone should read pre-Abramahic texts - there is quite a bit out there that people Hestia Jan 2015 #23