RE: The Reasons why "Just Following Jesus" Doesn't work
February 27, 2016 at 2:06 am
(This post was last modified: February 27, 2016 at 2:07 am by TheRocketSurgeon.)
Oh by the way, the above is 19 United States Code § 1951, called the Hobbs Act, commonly referred to as the Racketeering Influenced and Corrupt Organizations (RICO) Act. It's typically used to bring down mafia types and gangs, but I'd like you to consider for a moment:
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Which of these two $10M mansions belongs to the Organized Crime Boss, and which to the pastor of a megachurch?
Which of these two $10M mansions belongs to the Organized Crime Boss, and which to the pastor of a megachurch?
A Christian told me: if you were saved you cant lose your salvation. you're sealed with the Holy Ghost
I replied: Can I refuse? Because I find the entire concept of vicarious blood sacrifice atonement to be morally abhorrent, the concept of holding flawed creatures permanently accountable for social misbehaviors and thought crimes to be morally abhorrent, and the concept of calling something "free" when it comes with the strings of subjugation and obedience perhaps the most morally abhorrent of all... and that's without even going into the history of justifying genocide, slavery, rape, misogyny, religious intolerance, and suppression of free speech which has been attributed by your own scriptures to your deity. I want a refund. I would burn happily rather than serve the monster you profess to love.
I replied: Can I refuse? Because I find the entire concept of vicarious blood sacrifice atonement to be morally abhorrent, the concept of holding flawed creatures permanently accountable for social misbehaviors and thought crimes to be morally abhorrent, and the concept of calling something "free" when it comes with the strings of subjugation and obedience perhaps the most morally abhorrent of all... and that's without even going into the history of justifying genocide, slavery, rape, misogyny, religious intolerance, and suppression of free speech which has been attributed by your own scriptures to your deity. I want a refund. I would burn happily rather than serve the monster you profess to love.
