(October 21, 2016 at 2:37 pm)Rhythm Wrote: Christianity, based on peace and understanding? Well now you're just blowing smoke up somebodies hole Kernel.
It's based on vicarious redemption through blood sacrifice. I'm sure plenty of christians find peace or understanding in it (after all, they;re good at seeing things that aren't there), or are..themselves, peaceful and understanding people (like most of us, some of the time)...but that doesn't change the core concept of the religion, the nature of the narrative and title of Christ from which the faith and term "Christianity" is derived. You;re not honestly addressing their faith if you have to whitewash it, and in doing so you are not respecting or accepting it for what it is, but rather what you wish for it to be. Framing the narrative as-such presents nothing other than a fundamentally dishonest conversation. How is that supposed to help anyone involved?
It's not jesus-ism...it's not peace and understanding-ism.
I respect how you feel about this Rhythm; I'm very aware about the atrocities and barbarism that have been committed in the name of religion, especially Christianity. To be clear, I should have stated that I was basing my understanding of Christianity on my personal experiences and dealings with other Christians. Based on these experiences, in particular, my experience at a Christian University, many Christians make the statement that their faith is based in peace. Hence, it is this idea that I'm interested in understanding and exploring.
