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[LynneSin]

Old Testament was our faith's history. It also prophesied the coming of the new Messiah (aka Jesus)

New Testament was really two sections:
- Gospel: The actually story of Jesus including the teachings that he gave to his followers that really should be the basis of our faith.
- The rest of the New Testament which is how our faith was spread after Jesus died and was resurrected. Most of this section include letters and writing from Paul which somehow he gets elevated to almost another Messiah in the Christian faith but technically he really was nobody. He was just one of hundreds of people inspired by Jesus who helped spread the faith and honestly, the very first Christian Fundie.


You'll find two types of Christians out there.

You'll find people like me who stick with what Jesus said. I mean his name was Jesus Christ, our faith is named after him and you'll find that the message that Jesus preached was not filled with anything but love, acceptance, tolerance and peace. If our country lived by the words of Jesus there would be no wars, there would be no hungry children and there would be no homeless. We wouldn't have people denying rights to people who want to marry simply because the couple in question were the same sex. And we wouldn't have 'preachers' scamming on the poor to become filthy rich. None of that is in the Gospel. Heck Jesus wasn't even a fan of organized religion and technically he wasn't even a Christian himself. Personally I see people who call themselves Atheists and ascribe to other faiths who show better Christian values than some so-called Christians out there. Calling oneself a 'Christian' then treating people like shit doesn't make you a better person. I'd rather hang out with people who are non-Christians and treat others with kindness and equality than hang out with the likes of the Duggars or Pat Robertson or that idiot lady in Kentucky.

And for those of you who think it's just a silly book or made of fairy tales. Maybe it is. But I still believe that Jesus was someone who was a part of this world who tried to make this world a better place who tried to teach people that those old testament laws were bullshit. Perfect example - when Jesus was asked to throw the first stone at a woman who was accused of Adultery (common practiced based on the laws of Leviticus). Jesus said 'he who is without sin let them cast the first stone'. This is why I pretty much scream bullshit to all those rules in Leviticus - that book is not an 'All you can eat buffet' where you pick the ones you can use to make your life a happy place. They are stupid and not to be used in any part of the Christian Faith.

I am proud I am a Christian but I fight back against the abuse of my faith with these idiots out there that ignore the Gospel and do batshit crazy things in the name of my religion. But there are good Christians out there and good Christians here at DU too!