Religion
In reply to the discussion: A Really Good Thing: Why we should celebrate the rise of atheism and secularity [View all]randys1
(16,286 posts)There are a few human beings, very few, who can say they ATTEMPT to follow ALL of his teachings in the same way Jesus reported to do
(disclaimer, I do not believe any such person lived, let alone was the son of any god since I dont believe anything like a god exists either)
However having spent 11 yrs in catholic schools, having studied the bible over thousands of hours, having gone to church approximately 500 times both catholic and Pentecostal, I can assure EVERYONE here that in all that time and in all my travels I have met ONE, I repeat ONE person who I believe ATTEMPTED to follow most of what Jesus taught in the same way the fictional character lived the teachings, and this was a Franciscan Monk named Dunstin.
Other than him, nobody else.
I know many christians on the internet and in real life who are well meaning, very liberal who support all liberal ideals, one in particular is Mark Thompson, a preacher who has a show on Sirius Progressive channel, wonderful man, love him, love his christian attitude and liberal ideology but even he falls short, way short of the ONLY person I know who can actually claim to be a real true christian.
Many of you who are well meaning just need to work at it a little harder, I dont have to work at it at all because I dont claim to be a christian.