| My opinion is that few christians place enough stock in the actual words and teachings of Jesus, and that if they made his teachings and words the core tenets above all else then they would be a much more peaceful and tolerant, and advanced religion.
But really, even if a religion is extremely good, human nature dictates only the people who are ALREADY GOOD will do that goodness justice. The lesser people will pick and choose what they find suits their agenda best and make that "the religion". Really religion does not create the man at all, it does not define him. He defines the way he perceives his religion. One man can be a christian and be peaceful, kind, and generous, one man can be a christian and be bigoted, mean-spirited, spiteful, hateful, and war-like. Is either the "true christian"? You could defend either one using evidence from the bible and have a pretty good case either way.
I think people need to shun scriptural religion and then when their beliefs are layed bare without the cloak of dogmatic jibberish, people will see them for what they really are - either peaceful loving people, or hateful bigoted creeps.
Look out kid, they keep it all hid. |