(November 17, 2014 at 1:00 pm)vorlon13 Wrote:(November 17, 2014 at 12:40 pm)C4RM5 Wrote: Personally, I find it really sad.
I'd wager the 'Christianity Lite' is a big part of the decline. Why should anyone be inconvenienced in any way (like tithing or pew warming) if they are 'SAVED' anyhow ?
"Sure, Jesus is the son of God, I BELIEVE !!!" and then they go right back to their sinful ways. Those of us on the outside, though, wonder if that belief were actually sincere, those sinful ways might recede a bit, but they sure don't seem to.
There are some pretty bad things that aren't considered sin in the bible. Even if they're not "sinning", they could still be doing horrible things.
Poe's Law: "Without a winking smiley or other blatant display of humor, it is impossible to create a parody of Fundamentalism that SOMEONE won't mistake for the real thing."
10 Christ-like figures that predate Jesus. Link shortened to Chris ate Jesus for some reason...
http://listverse.com/2009/04/13/10-chris...ate-jesus/
Good video to watch, if you want to know how common the Jesus story really is.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=88GTUXvp-50
A list of biblical contradictions from the infallible word of Yahweh.
http://infidels.org/library/modern/jim_m...tions.html
10 Christ-like figures that predate Jesus. Link shortened to Chris ate Jesus for some reason...
http://listverse.com/2009/04/13/10-chris...ate-jesus/
Good video to watch, if you want to know how common the Jesus story really is.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=88GTUXvp-50
A list of biblical contradictions from the infallible word of Yahweh.
http://infidels.org/library/modern/jim_m...tions.html