As an Atheist I fine Judaism far more coherent and understandable than Christianity, anyone else agree?
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Eh... not really.  I find that Pastafarianism makes the most sense to me.
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No\nNo\nNo\nYes\nNo\n\nI'm an atheist, but I know a religious war when I see one...\n\nI support Israel because they (Jews) deserve a homeland and where on Earth is a more appropriate place for them than Israel? The Israeli people have manged to create a livable place in that desolate countryside, all the while defending themselves from attacks from nearly every country around them...the Arabs could take lessons, I mean if the Palestinians devoted as much time and effort into governing themselves and making their environment more livable and pleasant as they did to killing Jews, there wouldn't be a need for all the violence. Do you see what I'm getting at? Am I making sense here? Think about it.
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I love Deism.  It's very logical and rejects dogma while not rejecting the possibility of a Supreme Being.
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Christianity is paganism and has no relation with the original Hebrew religion.\n\nConstantine attempted to invent a universal religion by incorporating Hebrew myths into his pagan religion, but it appears Hebrews would have nothing to do with it.
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do you mean RELIGION?  im jewish - a religion based on morals and learning, not on obey something that was written thousands of years ago!
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I have learned a lot from other religions.  The similarities show what could potentially be universal truth.  The differences show what is probably just subjective.
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I believe more people of Judeo-Christian faith should get into this practice. (I presume you may be of this background). Passover is an excellent holiday to be observant of. I have long not understood why Christians do not practice the same faith of Jesus Christ.\n\nThe following links should help you.
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You are right on the money. Non-believers seem MUCH more knowledgable about the history of Christianity and the bible as well. Seems like the more you know about it, the less sense it makes....
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You just have to browse this site to draw that conclusion. Just compare the responses given by theists compared to atheists. Nothing retards intellectual development as much as religious indoctrination.
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Why do you think they are?  God created mankind equally.  Show me in the Bible where God says that Jews will be "better at everything" than those who are not Jews.  The Bible teaches me, as a Christian, to be humble.  Not to gloat.  \n\nGod bless! :)
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I don't follow an organized religion - I follow Jesus - there is a big difference.
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Yeah, because Christianity does not have any wrinkles. Give me a break, dude. They are both silly religions followed by the weak of mind.
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I am an atheist or an agnostic depending on the definition of God one starts with.  I do experience very deep emotions about the world around me, and I in fact feel an affinity and a connection to a religious denomination called Unitarian Universalism, which is open to people like me, and which tends to eschew the mention of God in its services.  I suppose my affinity to that denomination says something about my moral values: I believe in the inherent worth and dignity of every human being.  Also, as an atheist, I am fond of Judaism, simply because of the old adage according to which atheism is but a branch of Judaism, not because of any particular religious beliefs orthodox Jews may hold.
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This is only a theory, \nbut when Constantine and the Council of Nicaea canonised the Bible, they weren't too kind to the Jews. They didn't want anything to do with them as they felt Jews were beneath them. So they made it known, separated Easter from Passover, introduced the death penalty for ministering Judaism, same for those listening, coined the term 'Christ Killers' and basically treated them like dirt, and the same went for their Prophet and Book. \nAfter changing words in the Bible, adding to it (words like 'begotten' meaning to sire or father), calling Jesus a son of God - which was more powerful than having a Prophet who was only spoken to by God, they then started to regain their power back away from the people.... and all because some guy called Jesus had stirred up plenty of trouble for Rome by giving out free medicals and telling them to believe in One God that created all of us.\nThey set out to burn any Bible that didn't match their own and kill anyone who wouldn't accept the new doctrine - crusades. \nThe God of Constantine in the NT would certainly be more merciful than the God of the Moses in the OT.... it says so, as written by powerful political men of the 4th Century.\n:)
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Because the religion of Christianity contradicts the most basic beliefs of Judaism.\n\nPLEASE look at the following::\nhttp://WhatJewsBelieve.org\n\nThe basic beliefs of Christianity about Jesus are against what the Bible says, and so Real Jews cannot believe in Jesus at all.\n\nThe Christian understanding is that the Messiah, Jesus, died for the sins of the people. The messiah is supposed to be a human sacrifice that is the blood sacrifice necessary for the forgiveness of sin.\n\nBut we are taught in our Torah that no one can die for the sins of another. In Deuteronomy 24:16 it specifically says this:\n\nDeuteronomy 24:16 The fathers shall not \nbe put to death for the children, neither \nshall the children be put to death for\nthe fathers: \nevery man shall be put to death for his \nown sin (eesh b’chet-o yumatu).\n\nIn Exodus 32:30-35, Moses tries to offer himself to atone for the sins of the people. To be written out of Gd's book, means to be written out of the Book of Life, which means Moses was asking to die for the sins of the People. Gd's response is No, it does not work that way, each man dies for his own sin:\n\nExodus 32:30-35 And it came to pass on the \nmorrow, that Moses said unto the people, \nYe have sinned a great sin: and now I will \ngo up unto the Etrnl; perhaps I shall make \nan atonement for your sin. And Moses \nreturned unto the Etrnl, and said, Oh, \nthis people have sinned a great sin, and \nhave made them gods of gold. Yet now, if \nthou wilt forgive their sin--; and if not, \nblot me, I pray thee, out of thy book \nwhich thou hast written. And the Etrnl \nsaid unto Moses, Whosoever hath sinned \nagainst me, him will I blot out of my \nbook. \n\nThe whole of chapter 18 of the book of Ezekiel is about this idea, that no one can die for someone else's sin. Further, this chapter of Ezekiel teaches us that all we have to do for Gd's forgiveness is to stop doing the Bad and start doing the Good, and Gd will forgive us.\n\nSo, the Bible is clear, no one can die for the sins of another, and this means that Jesus cannot die for anyone else's sins.\n\nChristians also believe that one needs a blood sacrifice for the forgiveness of sin, that one who does not have such a blood sacrifice will die in their sins, and go to hell, except for the sacrifice of Jesus.\n\nThis, too, is UnBiblical. The Bible describes blood sacrifices for the forgiveness of sin in the Book of Leviticus. But it is in Leviticus itself, in the middle of the discussion of the sin sacrifices, that we are taught that we do not need a blood sacrifice to be forgiven for our sins. Offering a blood sacrifice was an expensive thing to do for the family offering the animal. Was forgiveness then, to be only for the rich? No, because if one could not afford a blood sacrifice then one who sins could bring flour, which has no blood and no life as their sacrifice, and Gd forgave them!\n\nLeviticus 5:11-13; But if he be not able to \nbring two turtledoves, or two young pigeons, \nthen he that sinned shall bring for his \noffering the tenth part of an ephah of fine \nflour for a sin offering; he shall put no oil \nupon it, neither shall he put any \nfrankincense thereon: for it is a sin \noffering.\n\nFurthermore, read the Book of Jonah. In Jonah, the People of Ninevah do three things in order to be forgiven by Gd. They fast, they pray for forgiveness, and they stop doing the Bad and start doing the Good, and Gd forgave them! This is exactly what we do on Yom Kippur, we fast, we pray for forgiveness, and, hopefully, we stop doing the Bad and start doing the Good, and Gd forgives us. And what book do we read on Yom Kippur afternoon? The Book of Jonah!\n\nJonah 3:7-10 And he caused it to be proclaimed \nand published through Ninevah, by the decree \nof the King and his nobles, saying, Let \nneither man nor beast, herd nor flock taste \nanything; let them not feed nor drink water; \nbut let man and beast be covered with \nsackcloth, and c
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Absolutely I agree. As a Christian, I find it disheartening the extent to which my brothers and sisters do not understand or accept that scripture has a mystical nature, and that our religion is a mystical one. \n\nThat is the essence of a "revealed religion" which Christianity surely is. Not all of its layers are immediately apparent, and a life of seeking - even within the fold - yields new treasure to store up in Heaven.
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Excellent question remag. Firstly I am for the matrix indeed. Now your argument is good and I agree with it, but it is only evidence against a god such as the Christian or Muslim one (one who puts you here and makes your life difficult and wants you to obey otherwise you go to hell sort of god), however if you consider a god that is far, far (I mean really far) above such things then your argument is not so strong. Consider a god that does not interfere with anything whatsoever. I'm talking about absolute true free will and not the phony kind, know what I mean?