(April 28, 2016 at 3:07 pm)drfuzzy Wrote: Sadness.
A friend posted this on Facebook. She is an intelligent woman - very pleasant. At one time I would have agreed with the sentiment. Now I just find it a little heartbreaking. Imagine living your entire life, focused only on an un-provable fantasy about what will happen to you after death. And the only important thing in your life is keeping an imaginary sky-daddy happy so you get to go to the good place after you die.
I have personally witnessed the misery and evil that this mindset creates. I have witnessed families torn apart by parents who believe that god will send them to hell if they don't disown their children. I have witnessed the fear of children, praying to be "good enough" so they will get into heaven instead of burning. When will this madness end?
I have some problems understanding your reasoning, if you allow me. "And the only important thing in your life is keeping an imaginary sky-daddy happy so you get to go to the good place after you die. And the only important thing in your life is keeping an imaginary sky-daddy happy so you get to go to the good place after you die.", " I have personally witnessed the misery and evil that this mindset creates. I have witnessed families torn apart by parents who believe that god will send them to hell if they don't disown their children. I have witnessed the fear of children, praying to be "good enough" so they will get into heaven instead of burning."
Can you explain to me the nature of these theologically wrong bolded prepositions? It is becoming clear to me that you do not, in fact, "hate this madness called christianity", but you have made an idea of what christianity is (in your head) and you are attacking theology based on your own idea, not the original one. Can you read this? https://blogs.ancientfaith.com/glory2god...kalomiros/
"Let us commit ourselves and one another and our whole life to Christ, our God"
- Divine Liturgy of St. John Chrysostom
- Divine Liturgy of St. John Chrysostom