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Curmudgeoness

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14. A lecture on faith!

Tue Jan 13, 2015, 12:43 PM

Jan 2015

Sounds like a lot of bullshit, amiright. Faith----just believe but don't think.

I never had a problem with God being portrayed as a male until years later, but I had a lot of problem with the role of women in their society and religion. I can tell you that I know more about religion than a lot of males, who I am supposed to ask for guidance in religious matters. Sure.

You were that Sunday School student who they wished would just go away. I also did the Confirmation thing, and also have no idea what that was all about. My impression was just to teach us some of the finer things about our particular denomination. All I remember is how they bashed all the other denominations, even though they were all Christians. And don't get me started on how evil the Catholics were. We spent more time on the reasons that they were all going to Hell than anything else. It was lovely.

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Wow, this is so true! DawgHouse Jan 2015 #30

They ignore that verse, and quote Galatians 3:28 onager Jan 2015 #11

I cannot answer how liberal Christian women feel about this, Curmudgeoness Jan 2015 #12

"I cannot believe that some god would create women with a brain and not allow her to use it..." CrispyQ Jan 2015 #13

A lecture on faith! Curmudgeoness Jan 2015 #14

That's pretty much what I took away from Confirmation, too - our way of believing is better. CrispyQ Jan 2015 #15

Would you desribe your background as Liberal Christian? LiberalAndProud Jan 2015 #17

Not at this point in my life. Curmudgeoness Jan 2015 #19

I ask because I think it took me longer to rise to reason LiberalAndProud Jan 2015 #20

It is always a long journey. Curmudgeoness Jan 2015 #23

One of the main reasons my Mom left the church Lordquinton Jan 2015 #16

It is allegory. You can't take things in the bible literally. Warren Stupidity Jan 2015 #18

really means: Jesus loves me. LiberalAndProud Jan 2015 #22

"Get in the kitchen and make me a sandwich." Tobin S. Jan 2015 #24

You can't take things in the bible literally, Arugula Latte Jan 2015 #25

just the indefensible odious bullshit if you are a "liberal" christian. Warren Stupidity Jan 2015 #26

I have long conversations with one Christian who believes LiberalAndProud Jan 2015 #27

Muslims will tell you the same thing onager Jan 2015 #31

The parts of the Bible they like are "divinely inspired" Act_of_Reparation Jan 2015 #32

I wish they had the guts to edit out the bad stuff. Manifestor_of_Light Jan 2015 #34