Pope: 'God Is Not Afraid Of New Things'

[LynneSin]

66. And you decided to insult me why?

Your whole sorry response is insultive. Two other people saw this as insight from someone who maybe they assumed was a Christian (Not sure I mentioned it in my thread but make no bones bout it, I am a Christian and I proudly admit it too). I posted that because I was showing faulting logic used yet again by these mega churches in how they interpret the bible, that's all.

But why you felt you had to be insultive is beyond me. You do know there are plenty of DUers who post here who are Christians and we are proud Christians too. And like any group of defined people we have our assholes out there and boy do Christians have their doozies of assholes in our group!

But just like I wouldn't start a thread like 'Oh we should just boot the Southeast United States out of the Country because everyone down there is just a bunch of closed-minded low-IQ republicans' because that's really really insultive and generalizing. I would ask that you do the same with Christians.

Here's a thought - most Christians out there are NOT assholes. Many of us belive in science and want to save the environment. Most of us realize that there is more to how the earth was created than what was in the book of Genisis but we have evolved past that because most of us believe in Evolution too. Unfortunately the Christians out there that have the political clout and the TV Cameras are the assholes and they know if they want to reap in the riches and control the masses then they need to keep the people stupid.

And those assholes - they aren't teaching the message of Jesus. Seriously, they aren't even close to it. Because if they were we wouldn't be in these damn wars and we would want to have social programs to help people and we would have passed marriage equality ages ago.

Sometimes I question if I see my faith as a religion or a philosphy of life. Because as a philosphy of life I see many many people following the teaching of Jesus but have never called themselves Christians, they may even call themselves Athiests. But he was a pretty cool dude and if he did come back to earth today he would not be hanging out with the likes of Pat Robertson unless it was to cleanse his church of the 'moneychangers' so to speak. (that would be Robertson and his ilk in biblical speak).

SO please, if someone gives you religious perspective, unless they end their post with - YOU MUST NOW CONVERT THIS OR FOREVER ROT IN HELL then just see this as insight from someone who might be a follower of the faith. If a Muslim or Jewish DUer posted something about their faith I would have respect as I read it even if I didn't believe in what they said.

*** gets off her soap box ***