Things I learned in church

[Einharjar]

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Just thought I would share some quotes from Christians I have interacted with that still to this day stands out in my mind. Even theists that I have shared these with have done double takes at them so I'm really interested to see what you guys think about these.

Good people go to hell, saved people go to heaven.

I was told this by the pastor of the baptist church I went to. It's interesting to me because usually they'll justify it by saying the people have done bad things, but he is actually bold enough to use the word good. But wait, there's more:

"Satan doesn't torture people in hell, God does."

I wish I was joking. This is usually where they blame Satan. Not this time. The idea that God tortures people for eternity for not believing in him isn't too much of a stretch if you researched the old testament. He isn't exactly shy about getting his hands dirty. But the idea that there are people who actually accepts it is kind of terrifying...

People will believe anything to avoid the truth.

This speaks for itself.

Global Warming doesn't exist because there's no proof that it does.

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Harry Potter is bad, he breaks the rules and gets his friends in trouble and magic is bad. Also, wizards are fighting other wizards, a house divided against itself cannot stand.

Paraphrasing since I can't remember the exact quote, but still. Huh? 1.) It's a work of fiction. 2.) Was there really a need to throw the bible quote in there?

Lesson: how to witness to cults

Okay, this sounds interesting. What do you got?

Cults: Mormons, Jehovah Witnesses, Muslims, Wiccans

one man's cult is another man's religion.

People who believe in evolution are only throwing mud at the wall in the hopes that it sticks.

If that's them winging it I DO NOT want to see them when they're using their brains.

So, thoughts? Comments? Have anyone heard similar lines before or have their own they would like to share? Floor's open.

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I'll answer each numerically from top to bottom.

1 - This pastor was right, from the Christian view point. True Christianity preaches that it doesn't matter how good you are, it's if you've accepted Christ as your Savior that gets you to heaven. Even pedophiles can make it heaven when good willed people like Mahatma Ghandi may not simply because of being "Saved" or "Not Saved". Now, to "save itself", Christianity has a fail safe in the Book of Revelations that makes this bias sound a lot less punishing. See "The Great White Throne Judgement".

2 - Again, this is actually accurate to Biblical scripture. Satan has no dominion over Humans in the after life. Satan actually only "owns the Earth" according to the Bible. because Satan is supposed to have no power over human souls, the best way to "hurt God" is to simply make us choose him instead of God in a childish Vengeance scheme. After the Tribulation period (the prophetic biblical apocalyptic era) it is revealed that those whom still choose to not accept Christ and God as their masters are thrown into the "Abyss", which is the "Hell" we all think of. The Abyss is created by God for punishment of his subjects. Even Satan is casted into it to be tortured for eternity.

3 - And thus people believe Christianity for this reason. Haha. I love the irony.

4 - Yeah, I agree with you. "..." There is proof via ice core samples and more. Hell there is proof that Global Warming is a natural cycle and has occurred many many times, it's just that our industrial created green houses gasses happen to be speeding up the current cycle's process; which, needs to stop.

5 - Harry Potter is still quoted as a threat to the church? Damn, religion really is delusional.

6 - When I was a Christian myself, I witnessed to Wiccans and even Satanists without even trying. If you really are curious as to the best way to spread your beliefs? You start by simply 'effing listening. I cannot stress this. I listened to my Satanist friend before I spilled anything on him. In fact, he is the one who brought up my belief in Christ before I did. In the end, he ended up rejecting Satanism all on his own, simply by influence of me; not by me shoving Psalms down his throat everyday.

7 - The first three faiths shouldn't exist, according to scriptures that predated them. Only Islam has an excuse because the rise of Islam was foretold in the form of one of Abraham's Sons. Wiccan however is an entirely different court. Wiccan in it's oldest form is a Druidic faith that dates back to the early Celts and Gauls. It's only considered a cult now due to it's abrasive nature to the Western Christian doctrines. Remember, the word "Pagan" simply means "non-christian".

8 - Typical response from the average creationist. Unfortunately for them, there is more than archealogy and research to prove evolution. The common rebuttal from these loons is "show me evolution working right now!" and, well... you can. Viruses, domestic animals, certain insects, birds and mammals adapting to urban human environments. Hell, the Banana didn't even exist 100 years ago. Yes, some of the very fruit that some of the idiots EAT didnt even EXIST when their God created the Earth, according to them, 6,000+ years ago. Evolution wins. You are what you eat.

Thanks for letting me spill that out.

All respect to the OP btw, no matter what you believe. Those are my thoughts on this, open floor.

-=Ein=-