On Tue, Aug 14, 2012 at 10:05 AM, Scott Stroz <boyz...@gmail.com> wrote:
> > I have actually read the Bible...cover to cover....twice. > > The thing that struck me most was that Jesus was a pretty much a shit > stirrer. He saw things happening in Jewish temples that mirror what is > happening in a lot of 'Christian' churches today. > > I can not help but think that if Jesus was around today, and did/said > the same things he did as the Bible portrays, he would probably be > excommunicated. > There's no probably about it. Jesus came the first time because his Father's message had been lost. "Love your neighbor" had become "an eye for an eye". Jesus came to set the record straight, to cut through all the red-tape BS that humans had applied to the rather simplistic and pure message from God: Love one another. In that vein, what do you think Jesus would say about, for instance, gay marriage? Church: "Jesus, should we deny equal rights to two people who love each other, just because they are the same gender and we've concocted this set of beliefs that determines you probably think they are sinners because they can't make babies?" Jesus: "Uh...how about...NO." Church: "HERETIC!" ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Order the Adobe Coldfusion Anthology now! http://www.amazon.com/Adobe-Coldfusion-Anthology/dp/1430272155/?tag=houseoffusion Archive: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-community/message.cfm/messageid:353728 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-community/subscribe.cfm Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-community/unsubscribe.cfm
