| Re: Why are SUVs and Christianity similar? no spam <no@spam.net> wrote:
> "Bill Baka" <bbaka@comcast.net> wrote in message
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>> Mark Hickey wrote:
>>> Bill Baka <bbaka@comcast.net> wrote:
>>>
>>>> Mark Hickey wrote:
>>>>> Bill Baka <bbaka@comcast.net> wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>>> Christians seem to base their life on whatever the pope
>>>>>> interprets the Bible to mean, and will commit any act that is
>>>>>> harmful to the planet as their way of following God's will.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Total Bull****. Remember the Crusades? Become Christian or we
>>>>>> will kill you type stuff.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> So if the church says to kill all non-Christians it is not
>>>>>> sanctioned murder?
>>>>> Bill, you obviously don't have a clue what Christianity is about.
>>>> I'm not stupid enough to believe the crap the comes out of
>>>> religion of any kind and definitely don't read the fiction book
>>>> known as the Bible.
>>>
>>> That much is obvious (since you obviously don't have the first idea
>>> about what the doctrines are). I notice that doesn't stop you from
>>> spouting opinions about it though - kind of like someone coming into
>>> the bicycle newgroups, only never having actually having been near a
>>> bicycle.
>>
>> I obviously don't care. I still help people at random when I ride,
>> do good deeds when possible, and no bull**** doctrine is going to
>> run my life. Unlike the missing Ed Dolan I do have 5 bikes and 3 are
>> ready to roll when I want. Does the Pope tell me to fix bikes for
>> all the kids? Hardly. I do it sometimes because their parents won't bother. Is the
>> kid a Christian? Who cares, since he is in need.
>> Doctrines?
>> Pfffft.
>> My parents were Catholic when I was born and gave it up because of
>> the weekly donation issue. It seemed to them that the church was out
>> for the money and people were trying to buy their way into Heaven.
>
> Had to drop in here. Your up bringing is the problem. The Catholic
> church, in most non-catholic's opinions, DOES NOT follow the true
> teachings of Christ and therefore are not a true Christian church. A
> couple of quick examples: It teaches you need someone to stand
> between you and Christ (you have to confess your sins to the priest),
> you pray to people (Mary, Saint this or that), the believe that there
> have been many 'perfect' people (they call them popes. Also it
> teaches you can 'buy' and/or work your way into Heaven, to most true
> Christians would find this very close to blasphemy.
> True Christians have two rules to follow (if someone isn't following
> them then it doesn't matter what name they use) those rules are: Love God completely and love your
> neighbor as you love yourself.
How odd that that fool that was stupid enough to get
nailed up by the romans didnt say anything like that.
> One last thing, Christ told us we are to spread the Word but if the people don't want to hear or
> believe then we are to knock the dust off our feet and never visit them again. Its up to them at
> that point.
Or that either.
> As I have told many people talking about religions, any religion which has to use force to keep
> its people from hearing other preachings is most likely a false religion because a religion of a
> God that could make the universe can easily stand up to a few words or thoughts.
Pathetic, really. |