When did so many (not all) "christians" become hateful psychopaths?

[Tigress DEM]

319. I thought that was why they are against campaign contribution transparency.

See that way their major alms go out quietly and un noticed.

Just in case there was any doubt.

Although I personally haven't read every bit of the Bible when I was going to Catholic Church regularly they always had 3 readings from the Bible. The 1st Reading and it was always from the Old Testament, the 2nd Reading which was picked for the particular day and might be Old or New Testament and the Gospel which was always from Matthew, Mark, Luke, or John.

I moved to Minnesota and it was the same for the most part, but I went to one parish that is actually kind of progressive and they had substituted the 1st and 2nd readings with poetry and Ernie Larson stuff! Definitely the wrong program going on there. Nothing against Ernie, but 1 hour a week is set aside to be there with God and Ernie isn't MY God.

OK, the Old Testament is often contradictory to the teachings of Jesus, but it still had merit and the Priests I grew up with did a good job during their homilies of explaining the historical context so we could relate to how it helped the people at the time to get through their struggles. They also gave us pieces of the Gospel we could apply in the here and now so what I heard, I remembered (at least for that week!)

I've done some Bible studies too, and will read on my own here and there, but you are right, a lot of Christians don't read the full Bible.

UNFORTUNATELY the Fundies tend to be the ones who do read and memorize it, often along with the flavor of their leader. IF that leader is warped.... sigh, it isn't a good thing.

I do remember Jesus in the desert being tempted by the Devil - who as it turns out knows Bible verses quite thoroughly - and having the Devil bait Jesus to turn rocks into bread in the middle of a fast and prayer time and when that didn't work, offered him worldly power, then challenged him to take a leap of faith and let God send angels to catch him.

Jesus' responses
A that man doesn't live by bread alone, but by every word of God
B 1st commandment
C that we are not supposed to go about tempting or testing God

A GOOD fundie church will teach their congregation to understand the whole Bible in light of living as Jesus did and prepare them to NOT be tempted.

I don't necessarily see money itself as the root of all evil because it can be used for good, but I can see those who will take money to do what they call "good works" and using it to destroy life for others as being people that are making a choice to be evil and clothe themselves in false respectability. Thus the praying publicly to allay doubts of their piousness - so much easier than actually being pious in the first place.


Tig