(March 19, 2016 at 11:06 am)Rekeisha Wrote:(March 18, 2016 at 7:12 pm)drfuzzy Wrote: I was a fundamentalist for 46 years. My parents started out Southern Baptist and went further right from there. For Dr. Petersen-Sparks' purposes, though, we're talking about anyone who holds a literalistic "word of god" view of the bible.
What is your definition of christianity?
What, no one uses dictionaries anymore?
Christian
[kris-chuh n]
adjective
1.
of, relating to, or derived from Jesus Christ or His teachings:
a Christian faith.
2.
of, pertaining to, believing in, or belonging to the religion based on the teachings of Jesus Christ :
Spain is a Christian country.
3.
of or relating to Christians:
many Christian deaths in the Crusades.
4.
exhibiting a spirit proper to a follower of Jesus Christ; Christlike:
She displayed true Christian charity.
http://www.dictionary.com/browse/christian?s=t
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.
