For the love of God, why is Christianity being flushed down the toilet? What did we do to deserve this?
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Christianity is not being flushed down the toilet. It is simply becoming more socially acceptable to voice your oppinions against relgion. There are still a great many Christians out there, and a great many non-believers. However, in modern times, it is unacceptable to persecute non-believers and therefor they live to pass their beliefs on to their children rather than being burned or drowned or hunted to extinction. Christianity will never die, nor will those who oppose its teachings.\nIf you were referring to why so many people stray from Christianity that look at our society. Christians are one of the largest religious affiliations out there. The more people you have, the greater the odds that you will find "bad" people within that group. Despite my personal religious beliefs I refuse to affiliate myself with any church because I do not wish to be lumped in with the Sunday-morning Christians you find in all of them. If the Christian faiths want to attract more people they should take a break from preaching to the unbelievers and try preaching to their own corrupt followers for a change. There are millions of good Christians out there but it only takes one hypocrite to give the entire group a bad reputation.
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I think your right.  Christians have this outright hatred (something else Jesus condemned) for homosexuality, but turn a blind eye at 'traditional' sex outside of marriage.  The apostles said that if you can't remain unmarried and pure at heart then get married.\n\nI think the message of Christianity and Jesus has been wildly distorted.  And, its a lot simpler than most Christians would have you believe.
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No, it’s not the divine word of Dan Brown anymore. Sorry, you’re doomed to hellfire and damnation, as are we all. Although I should point out that when it’s been done in the past it’s been called revisionism and this in turn would produce a whole new following along with belief structure. So hooray! We’re all saved again (sigh). \n\nYa know, I'd also like to say that I’ve also been reading a lot of your past questions and seeing the responses you’ve gotten from most of them and I realize one thing, people honestly feel that god can’t take a dirty joke. If God created us in his own image wouldn’t that mean he also had a sense of humor? Seriously! I mean if I were an atheist wanting to choose a life with god, these people would seriously give me reason to reconsider it. I for one wouldn't want to spend eternity with them, I'd probably be cast into the pit of hell for farting hard.
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These idiots responding here (like Jack and JesusFreak) are already assuming that you're an immoral and "lesser" person.  They don't even know you.  \n\nThis is a prime example of why religion is a scourge on humanity, and is the greatest threat to our survival that currently exists.\n\nThis makes me absolutely sick.  I'd better take the day off today.  I can't handle much more of this.
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yah....It pisses me off because alot of "christistians" are full of sh*t. They talk about god and preach this and that, then they live and act the complete opposite. It makes it feel like any kind of christianity is really bull sh*t, like everything else in this world. Maybe it is.
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Brilliant question, I hate the way people did that too.  It's the same thing as apologizing for something my great great grandfather did when he was alive!? Its just not plausible, at the end of the day, the only people who are causing death in this country NOW, are Muslims and atheists, simple as that really...\n\nEDIT, I'd like to ask poki poki, where in all this vast information did it say that those were done by Christians....?
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I am a christian. I have nothing to do with this. I live in the USA.  I looked at the cartoons, and I think they were attempting satire.  Some cartoons were neutral, but I could see how others may offend you. I understand your feelings. I think I might be offended if they made cartoons of Jesus like this..There are stupid people in the world who are not sensitive to God or the feelings of others....there is no way to make stupid people smart....I would like to at least say I am sorry for you that this happened....I pray that this unhappy situation gets resolved, and the Danes apologize to you....and you can go back to living in peace....Since I do not live in Denmark, I cannot help you.  Maybe you can contact the Danish Embassy in your country and complain there....I can try to contact the embassy here in the USA and tell them that this is offensive to you....there would be more peace on earth if people would just love each other, and not hurt each other's feelings....
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Maybe its something supernatural.. Don't know. But you need Jesus. Because he is the only way. We have sinned against almighty God, and deserve eternal punishment. When we turn away from sin, and give our lives to Christ, We will be saved. Also you will be freed from all these things you now face.
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Your analogies (or are you aiming for similes?) are becoming amusing to me. That's sad b/c I am a Christian.
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Humanity has yet to fully recover from the Christian movement. While the Bible does contain a lot of good messages for people to care for one another, other parts of it are a bunch of garbage. I mean think about it, assuming God exists, why would he only grant "authority" to some administration centered in the Vatican? It's A Scam. We don't need fancy stories or mundane, repetetive procedures every Sunday. We need love and respect for one another.
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You do find so much rubbish in answer to sensible questions!\n\nThe early Church were under a new covenenant, the blood of Jesus, and so the strict rules of the old one, which everyone failed at anyway, were void.\n\nActs 15:29 You are to abstain from food sacrificed to idols, from blood, from the meat of strangled animals and from sexual immorality. You will do well to avoid these things.\n\nPork is back on the menu!
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I've been told I was upset.  For me it's not being upset, it's having questions.  Since Christians are the majority here it makes no sense for one to ask many questions about other religions as they would just get scrolled over.  Even questions about Christianity that require actual knowledge or thought get scrolled over, so most questions end up being either funny or blatant attacks.  It seems that is the only way to get heard.
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This is one of those standard retorts that drives a stake through the hearts of bleedin' heart christians and their rabid war-mongering associates even.\nIt's a stumper for some, an opportunity for trotting out the prepared church answer for others.\nI am not one of either of these, thank the Dog!
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I can see why you feel this way. I am a Christian but the ones who say they are Christians are they using it as a name tag or are they really saved or not and living the walk instead of just talking the talk? People should not hide the fact that they are Christians or saved either for that matter. But we have to understand as Christians or saved people that sometimes the only Jesus people see is us! Are we doing and living the way Jesus would and treating others the way he would have .... WWJD What would Jesus do is something to ask ourselves before doing anything that may be questionable in God's eyes. Do we treat others the way Jesus would? Sorry I am rambling on here so i will get off my soap box now lol. Sorry! Real Christians should not have affairs either or ever. But we are not perfect either and can slip up and make mistakes and err but we need to get out of it and ask for forgiveness from God and move on and not live any longer that way ! God hates divorce and adultery!
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Completely agree!! Religion (Christianity very much included)is all about self-righteous arrogance, justifying any sort of deviation from its own standards whenever it suits them and (my personal favourite...)justifying hate against anyone with differing beliefs, races and sexual orientations all the while spreading the message of god's love to all...aaaarrrggh...now I'm angry too!!\nRe: androcles comment; That has got to be the most ridiculous comment ever, comparing football clubs to churches is just nonsensical! They are not going around preaching, about how you should love and help your neighbour and then spending money which they could have used to practice what they preach! Football clubs are a business these days and you could have used them interchangeably with anything else like the construction of your local Tesco (do we really need a Sainsbury's and a Tesco - see what I mean about a ridiculous argument!!!)
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I love this question.  Talk about your Hobson's Choice!  The number of "Christians" [I infer that from specific answers they have given on this and other topics] who are suddenly ready, willing, and able to cease loving others based on the consequences of their actions is astounding.  What happened to "love the sinner, hate the sin?"\n\nI'm not saying there is no God, but the fire and brimstone model just doesn't hold up to scrutiny.  The all loving God has no need for Hell.  If we receive His grace at death, then we will recognise and understand our sins, and realise [as in "achieve"] all we are suppose to be.\n\nThen there's the weak argument that God will remove the pain they'd feel.  Sounds like a lack of free will to me.  So then everything must be predestined?  I guess it doesn't really matter what I do, since God already has it decided.  My stealing your car/wife/lunch money isn't a crime, it's an act of God!  And since it's His will, I won't have to suffer for it.\n\nThe biblical version of God did not provide salvation for abject sinners.  Sort of like today's "three strike" rule.  Once you know you're on your way to Hell, why would you care about what you do?  This is why the Church invented purgatory.  By offering a here-to-fore unavailable path to salvation they were able to extend their control over others' lives.  Clever, no?  And it was also a great way to raise money...\n\nBe good to yourself.  Be good to others.  Don't try telling anyone else what this means for them.  If that ain't enough, we're screwed.
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This is one of the basic reasons why Christianity just doesn't feel right at all to me.  I don't need to stroke the ego of some jealous petty needy freak, I have better things to do with my time.