(October 11, 2014 at 12:37 pm)Retrolord Wrote: Okay so I was silently observing this thread for about a week now. The sacrifice of Jesus goes far beyond what you guys call scapegoating.
I agree - in scapegoating the victim actually does bear the punishment. He doesn't go scot-free after three days.
(October 11, 2014 at 12:37 pm)Retrolord Wrote: My honest opinion- you don't want to immerse yourselves and find out more about it.
Typically, when we smell shit, we don't want to immerse ourselves in it to find out if it really is shit.
(October 11, 2014 at 12:37 pm)Retrolord Wrote: You don't really want a priest ( yeah now some will make paedophilia jokes) or devout christian to explain it to you.
That is something we do want - the entertainment value of seeing a "devout" Christian trip over himself cannot be quantified.
(October 11, 2014 at 12:37 pm)Retrolord Wrote: Anyway I returned because I wanted to suggest reading about biblical archaeology and how many places and people they have found. Again, not stating its true. Just sharing
And the point of reading about it would be...?