Christianity is polytheistic

[Pete]

I was raised Roman Catholic, so I tend to forget that while all Catholics are Christian, not all Christians are Catholic.

I was raised Catholic myself. I didn't know this fact myself until late in life. On reading the Bible I came to see that it was inconsistent with it. It was for that reason I became a Protestant. My Catholic mother kept trying to get me to say those novenas. She could never understand why I refused to do that.

[Eilonnwy]

It's strange how in certain places religion can be so prevalent it almost feels like they're not real. I live in Boston which is known for being VERY Catholic. Parish Churches are everywhere. There are two equidistant from my house, St Brendan's and St Ann's. And they are only blocks away. It took me a long time to notice a Baptist church in the area, and it's the only one I've happened to notice in my area. 90% of the time if I meet a Christian here, they're Catholic.

[Belac Enrobso]

Religion is blind, deaf, and dumb to anything new that could benefit humanity.

[Godscreated]

Christianity is Polytheistic not for the Devil. Even if you buy the Trinity being 1 God instead of 3. (Um, whatever)

There are also the saints, which are prayed to and give them at least a demigod aspect. They even have things the are "gods of" in a sense. Add to that all the different types of angels. Even the Virgin Mary gets prayers and is attributed to miracles, therefore godly status.

Also about the Devil...who was an angel to begin with. Lucifer was his name...God created angels to have no free will. So technically, if the angels have no free will, they could not challenge God. So the war between God and Lucifer is silly.

Haven't seen you around in a long time, good to see you here again, hope all has been well with you.

Now to address the one thing others haven't, the angels were created with free will, if they were not they couldn't have rebelled. Free will is so much more important to God than most of mankind believes, God wants His created ones to love Him freely and when they don't it really hurts Him, the reasons are many.

GC

[Zen Badger]

Christianity is Polytheistic not for the Devil. Even if you buy the Trinity being 1 God instead of 3. (Um, whatever)

There are also the saints, which are prayed to and give them at least a demigod aspect. They even have things the are "gods of" in a sense. Add to that all the different types of angels. Even the Virgin Mary gets prayers and is attributed to miracles, therefore godly status.

Also about the Devil...who was an angel to begin with. Lucifer was his name...God created angels to have no free will. So technically, if the angels have no free will, they could not challenge God. So the war between God and Lucifer is silly.

Haven't seen you around in a long time, good to see you here again, hope all has been well with you.

Now to address the one thing others haven't, the angels were created with free will, if they were not they couldn't have rebelled. Free will is so much more important to God than most of mankind believes, God wants His created ones to love Him freely and when they don't it really hurts Him, the reasons are many.

GC

GC, look at the dates. This is being necroposted by that fuckstick Belac Enrodso.
Who is close to being reported for general fuckwittery if he keeps it up.

[Bob Kelso]

Bwahahaha... "Fuckwittery"

That's being added to my list of epic expletives.

[Drich]

I had just posted something about bad stuff being the work of Satan when it occurred to me...

Aside from the Trinity thing, Christians attribute a load of power to Satan. I'm sure it can be argued that he has god-like status. Certainly he's at the level of many of the Greek, Roman, Indian or Norse gods.

Christians may give or at least attribute power to satan, but as per the Book of Job, Satan has to get permission to afflict Job. Even if it were just to mess with Job, the fact that he had to get permission says he is not all powerful therefore not a God.

According to the bible he messed about with Job something terrible, and when he met with God, God asked him where he'd been and what he'd been up to (What? God didn't know?)

Not if He did not want to know.

Also, think of the temptation of Jesus:

8Again, the devil took him to a very high mountain and showed him all the kingdoms of the world and their splendor. 9"All this I will give you," he said, "if you will bow down and worship me." Matt 4:8-9

Jesus doesn't say "You can't do that, it's not withing your power". he says "Away from me, Satan!" ("get thee behind me, Satan" in the good old KJV)

Satan, according to the bible is pretty damn powerful, not at the same level as Jahweh the desert goblin, but definitely god-like.

Indeed he is, but so too are all of God's servants.

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The problem of Satan is a continual one for Christians since it makes absolutely no sense. If God truly did love each of us then what is the purpose of Satan? Surely Satan could just be destroyed by God?

God doesn't love each and everyone of us the same. That is a catholic doctrine that goes against what the bible actually says. There is a list (a short one) of those in whom God even hates.

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Christianity is Polytheistic not for the Devil. Even if you buy the Trinity being 1 God instead of 3. (Um, whatever)

There are also the saints, which are prayed to and give them at least a demigod aspect. They even have things the are "gods of" in a sense. Add to that all the different types of angels. Even the Virgin Mary gets prayers and is attributed to miracles, therefore godly status.

Also about the Devil...who was an angel to begin with. Lucifer was his name...God created angels to have no free will. So technically, if the angels have no free will, they could not challenge God. So the war between God and Lucifer is silly.

How many goverments perside over the united states? (the answer is 1)

In that one goverment it is divided into three parts. Executive, Judicial, and Congressional 3 seperate branches of goverment, but only one Goverment that the people in the united states live under.

Like wise there is only one God of creation. For the word "God" is a title and not a name. As in God the Father God the Son and God the Holy Spirit. Three seperate personages, one God.

[LastPoet]

Oh FFS, this is why we have a no necroposting policy, damn it!

[Belac Enrobso]

I had to sacrifice chickens just to revive this post, even if it meant just getting the attention of drippy and Godsboytoy.

[Godscreated]

I had to sacrifice chickens just to revive this post, even if it meant just getting the attention of drippy and Godsboytoy.

Even though I did not realize what was going on you still do not have my attention, you have nothing important enough for me to address, if you'll notice I didn't address what you said.

GC