Christianity is a political machine. Do you agree?

Question

The church willingly combined with govenment. The government knew people did not question christianity and if church and government were combined, people would not question government either. The christians became the wealthyest religon the world had ever seen and obvously spread like no other because of it. Just to get another grip on society, christians made it morally incorrect for two people to love each other unless by legally joining according to the church/government. Not only that, someone said that god told them to give 10% of their income to the church. how convinient! Then they build a disgusting rich city (vatican city) which acts EXACTLY like a corporations by finding ways to expand and collect more money (they just make a ATM machine for church so you can give you 10% on your credit card. how holy! im tired of typing but thats just the beginning. what do you think?

Answer 1

You're half right.
It is a political AND a money making machine.
They invent the problem (sin) in order to sell you the solution (redemption).
It is the longest running con-game in history.

Answer 2

Wow buddy you have no clue what you are talking about!! God has done sooo...!!! much for us that the least we could do is give him 10% of our income, think of all the good things in life...? Now where do they come from? they do not pop from the sky that is for sure God gave us the blessings! even though we do not deserve them! And if Christianity is a political machine than why does the government allow laws that contradict Christianity like abortion and same sex marriages? if they were working together the world would be a lot closer to perfect than it is today!!! So should people be aloud to murder each other? (The Bible say do not murder ) so than should we murder- the government uses its common sense people should never murder regardless! And the law that it is morally incorrect for two people to love each other is common sense as well- look at the spreading of AIDS and other STDs if people had sex inside of marriage these disease would drop dramatically? So is the government following Christianity or common sense.

Answer 3

I think a true Christian follows Christ's footsteps closely. Since Jesus said he was no part of the world and his followers wouldn't be either, a true Christian wouldn't get involved in political matters. A true Christian would also keep his/her thinking in line with God's. Since God specifically says that a homosexual lifestyle is wrong, a true Christian would avoid such practices. As for giving 10% of your income, a true Christian would have read the Bible and would know that tithing (or giving 10%) was required under the Mosaic law, but not under the law of Christ (specifically cited, 2 Cor. 9:11 says: "Let each one do just as he has resolved in his heart, not grudgingly or under compulsion, for God loves a cheerful giver.")

That's what I think.

PS - There are many impostor Christian religions out there. Remember the parable of the wheat and the weeds?

Answer 4

I think you are confusing a lot of facts. The Vatican and those that build their own earthly kingdoms are not Christians.

The bible is the Word of God and that's where Christians should receive their guidance from. Yes there are a lot of distorted people out there that think they are Christians but they are just pharisees or wanna bees.

Don't let this turn you off Christianity.There are so many imposters out there. Christianity is simple, it's about loving one another, using common sense, have decent morals and respect for one another and it will bring you peace and joy as well as eternal life.

Answer 5

Christianity should not be a political machine.
However, there have been times when there was no effective government, and the church had to take that role by default. It always does damage to the church when it has to become involved in politics, since power tends to attract people who want power, rather than people who want to serve.

As for the 10%, a theoretical mathematical model of a society where everyone pays 10% can function just fine, since everyone is on an equal playing field. It becomes more difficult when the members that pay 10% must bid for scarce resources in competition with others who do not have to pay a 10% tithe. In the early Christian society, the spiritual leadership was of great benefit. I believe that the church is still a great benefit to society!

As for the definition of marriage, government, the insurance industry, and employment benefits are having a great deal of difficulty defining what constitutes two people joining in an eligible relationship (do two college dorm room-mates qualify? How long must the relationship last? How do you prove committment? What kind of contract must be drawn up between two people to be eligible? It used to be a marriage contract).

This is an example of a politician who was supposed to be a political representative and leader for the Jewish people in Rome (Herod). He was a true politician.
Matthew 2:1-8
1 After Jesus was born in Bethlehem in Judea, during the time of King Herod, Magi from the east came to Jerusalem 2 and asked, "Where is the one who has been born king of the Jews? We saw his star in the east and have come to worship him." 3 When King Herod heard this he was disturbed, and all Jerusalem with him. 4 When he had called together all the people's chief priests and teachers of the law, he asked them where the Christ was to be born. 5 "In Bethlehem in Judea," they replied, "for this is what the prophet has written: 6 "'But you, Bethlehem, in the land of Judah, are by no means least among the rulers of Judah; for out of you will come a ruler who will be the shepherd of my people Israel.'" 7 Then Herod called the Magi secretly and found out from them the exact time the star had appeared. 8 He sent them to Bethlehem and said, "Go and make a careful search for the child. As soon as you find him, report to me, so that I too may go and worship him."
9 After they had heard the king, they went on their way, and the star they had seen in the east went ahead of them until it stopped over the place where the child was. 10 When they saw the star, they were overjoyed. 11 On coming to the house, they saw the child with his mother Mary, and they bowed down and worshiped him. Then they opened their treasures and presented him with gifts of gold and of incense and of myrrh. 12 And having been warned in a dream not to go back to Herod, they returned to their country by another route.
13 When they had gone, an angel of the Lord appeared to Joseph in a dream. "Get up," he said, "take the child and his mother and escape to Egypt. Stay there until I tell you, for Herod is going to search for the child to kill him."

Answer 6

False religion has adulterated worship with politics. The bible calls the political portion a wild beast..and the adulterated christendom...the harlot.
The beast will soon turn on the harlot and kill her.

About the 10% the bible says give what you have resolved in your heart not under compulsion but willingly because God loves a cheerful giver.

We are no longer under the tithe.

God doesn't need gold inlaid temples to have for his people to gather. They gather in clean, well kept buildings for pure worship.

If your church or temple or mosque talks politics inside..beware...The bible says give ceasars things to ceasar...(TAXES) and Gods things to God..(WORSHIP)

You will know the true religion by its works.....

Answer 7

Some of Martin Luther's views about the Roman Catholic Church were very similar to your own.

By the way, tithing 10% dates back to Old Testament times.

Answer 8

No I don't agree with you at all! Don't confuse Christianity with religion. Religion is guilty sometimes of things that Christianity would never be involved in. As the part about being the richest people I know you have that part wrong!!!!!!!!!!

Answer 9

Nope. I don't agree. Those churches who allow themselves to be instruments of a political party haven't understood much of what christianity is a bout.

Answer 10

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