Can bible really be interpreted as if there is no torment but you cease to exist

[Abracadabra]

Do you still sit around trying to justify witchcraft?

I don't. That's other people's misconception.

All I do is request respect for my beliefs in witchcraft.

Big difference.

If so, then why attempt to debunk xtianity or any other religion?

If there were any truth to any religion you wouldn't need to sit around banging your head against the wall constantly trying to justify the absurdities contained in them.

I don't sit around banging my head against the wall constantly trying to justify witchcraft to myself. I personally don't have any problems with it. It's totally compatible with my scientific view of the world. And I've been a scientist my entire life, so I understand quite a bit about science. There simply is no conflict between science and witchcraft as I view either of them.

As far as other religions are concerned, I often comment on Christianity in particular for three very good reasons:

1. The religion itself accuses ALL mankind of rejecting its God.
Well, I'm a member of mankind so this entitles me to have an opinion with respect to those charges. And my opinion is that they are totally unfounded and without merit.

2. I was born and raised as a Christian and almost became a preacher at one point.
So I'm highly educated concerning the Hebrew fables and therefore highly qualified to speak to the absurdities contained within.

3. Christian proselytizers and evangelists accuse me of rejecting their God and Jesus just as much as they badger atheists.
In fact, if they knew I was into witchcraft they'd probably even be worse, either that or they'd just chalk me up to having already "sold my soul to Satan".

None the less, I have reasons to speak out against their accusations toward me.

Hey, I'm more than willing to respect any Christian who can respect me for my choice of spirituality.

It's really the hardcore proselytizers and over-zealous evangelists that bug me. I have no problem with a "Christian" who just claims to have a personal walk with Jesus.

I'd be more than open to worshiping "God" side-by-side with any Christian as long at they can respect me for worshiping a Moon Goddess, I'll be more than happy to respect them for worshiping Jesus.

They can believe in Jesus for themselves all they want. And they can even think that my Moon Goddess is utterly silly. As long as they respect me for worshiping Her that's all I ask. I don't require that they believe in Her. And they shouldn't require that I believe in Jesus.

Then we'd be all set.

And if an atheist wants to join in and just stand in awe of the universe for what they see it to be, that's fine too.

I see no reason why we can't all respect each other for having totally different views of life.

What's wrong with that?

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I wouldn't speak a word against Christianity
if people weren't constantly insinuating that
anyone who doesn't believe in Jesus is choosing
to reject all that's good and holy and sealing their
own fate in an obviously deserved eternal damnation.
As soon as the ignorance of that kind of relentless badgering ceases,
I'll be more than happy to cease reacting to it.

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