Do you believe that Christianity has fallen prey to rituals and priest?
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If you do a little anthropological or sociological research on religions, you will learn that *all* religions require rituals (or sacred ceremonies) and priests (or other officiants) to perform those rituals.\n\nAs for "The DaVinci Code" ... Its a work of **fiction**!  Ie, not real.
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I think you're confusing Christians with Catholics.
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sleepy....I chose not to be a sheep long ago.\nIs paganism ol' tyme enough for you?
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But the most important thing of all is that " DO CHRISTIANS STILL PRACTICE IT?" After Jesus, the New Testament came that's why you see Christian the way they are now. You are juggling the OT with the NT that's why it becomes MT.  But I believe it is still accepted and being practiced in other religions. Research IRAN. You don't have to necessarily know others but if you really want to, expand your research.
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Well, I've never quite understood why people would blame ANYONE of today for things that have happened in the past.  No matter what religion they followed. I'm a Pagan but I would certainly disagree with how the Pagan Emporers of Rome treated other people, including other Pagans. (Julius Ceasar damn near wiped out the Pagan Celts in war).\n\nAs for someone not wanting Christianity to happen, I don't believe this.  Though I know there are people today who are tired of some Christians using the "persecution" card while persecuting people of other religions themselves.  This is tiring.  As for covering up a myth... you find what you are looking for.  If you are looking for a myth, you will find nothing but myth.  \n\nAs for dying for a false cause...  Would you say those Extremists in Islam are dying for a false cause?????  I'm betting you would.\n\nPersecution has happened everywhere, for different reasons though those reasons usually boil down to either Religious or Political... sometimes both.\n\nAnd just as tired as you are of being blamed for WW2... I am just as tired of being blamed for consorting with demons and casting spells on people.  Misinformation is rampant and people would rather believe the worst in others, than to look for the good.  It happens in all groups and the only way to deal with it is on an individual basis, rather than trying to take on a "label" as a whole.
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Because it's the best they've got?  I don't believe any religion, including Christianity, is inheriently dogmatic, misleading, or manipulative.  I do believe that some of the people who have had power and influence in the church over the years have made it so.  It's a drawback of the hierarchical setup.  I think there are many aspects of Christianity which are very valuable, and from which all people could learn - such as forgiveness or being of service to fellow human beings, (believe it or not) of being accomadating and non-judgemental.
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Absolutely! Jesus would have overturned the communion tables in most of our "churches".  We need to return to the simple truths that Jesus gave us. We also should remember that religion was not given to us so that we could have political power, or so that some would find a career in television broadcasting.\n\nJames 1:19-27\n\nMy dear brothers and sisters, be quick to listen, slow to speak, and slow to get angry. Your anger can never make things right in God's sight.\n\nSo get rid of all the filth and evil in your lives, and humbly accept the message God has planted in your hearts, for it is strong enough to save your souls.\n\nAnd remember, it is a message to obey, not just to listen to. If you don't obey, you are only fooling yourself. For if you just listen and don't obey, it is like looking at your face in a mirror but doing nothing to improve your appearance. You see yourself, walk away, and forget what you look like. But if you keep looking steadily into God's perfect law--the law that sets you free--and if you do what it says and don't forget what you heard, then God will bless you for doing it.\n\nIf you claim to be religious but don't control your tongue, you are just fooling yourself, and your religion is worthless. Pure and lasting religion in the sight of God our Father means that we must care for orphans and widows in their troubles, and refuse to let the world corrupt us.
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Yes I am, and I don't appreciate the dirty tricks squads from their people. All the scandals in the name of Capitalistic Religion. Our forefathers knew best about separation of church and State, and it would keep America from falling into a Fascist Dictatorship, lead by a false Religion. Capitalism is not a Religion of the Lord, it's just the opposite of. It's says you can't follow two masters and be tuned into the Lord.
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interesting theory\ni would imagine that applies with religion yes\nhowever most religions have adapted .. even those who seem set in their ways , did at one point borrow and adopt other beliefs\n\nin saying that , i do feel that in present day , adapting is no longer accepted for many
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Of course not. All individuals are different. I've seen some Satan worshippers behave in a more Christian manner than do some "Christians" I know!\n\nI'll take a drunken Muslim over a sober "Christian" who spends his time, say, raping children, any day!\n\nAnd this "Biblical" alcohol prohibition is just plain silly. Wine was (and still is) a major part of the culture in Jesus' neighborhood and epoch. Drunkenness might be a sin in some cases, but alcohol isn't. (An inanimate object CAN'T sin) I doubt seriously  that Jesus, even though He has a great sense of humor, would use His first public miracle as a means to tempt the entire population of Cana into eternal damnation.\n\nPeople were so finicky and stubborn back then that if the wedding host served Kool Aid instead of wine, the party would have ended in fifteen minutes...before Jesus and His Mom even arrived.\n\nGod made man to be rational and sensible beings. He expects us to use His gift!\n\nAll that said, I agree that generally the world could probably do without alcohol, but there’s lots of other things that we could do without too, such as candy. Both can be "bad" when used to excess. (For that matter, so can water!)
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what i am not liking now is that people are becoming more and more numb to what is happening around us. We are losing our values so long as we go to the "popular" masses.\nwhat were tabooed before are now being accepted as the right thing. \nConsult your bible...nothing has changed!!!
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Christianity is a pick and choose religion.
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Most Christians  'Most' have a problem with it. As they belive they should not follow old outdated rules, preferring to adapt old ones into those they eventually create for themselves.
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I think it is coming at us from all sides. We have been warned in Rev 3 that the church would become lukewarm and I think that we are attacked on all four sides. Humanism from the atheist, legalism from the liberals and catholics, experiential from emotionalism and compatibility from the ecumenicals. That is why Jesus said if any man will hear My voice and follow me. Religion in our day is a personal commitment, the churches have gone cold.
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Just my opinion ... At about the same time Constantine was grooming Christianity as the new state religion his mother found LOTS of things (sacred artifacts and relics) pertaining to the new faith, including but not limited to just the cross. Bluntly ... That seems very convenient to me. So ... No, I don't think so. Either history got re-written or someone played a good scam.
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Better question, what pagan rituals did Christians steal?
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Catholics are Christians if they have accepted Jesus as there saviour, same as any other denomination. (I'm not Catholic.) I don't know where you live but in UK the mainstream church had lost it's way and started compromising on things such as sex before marriage and the like, but now things are going back to God's word. The church I'm in is very Bibe based, happily.