2007-02-13 04:41:59 · 27 answers · asked by Patrick S 1 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
They worship Jesus (pbuh) not God.
2007-02-13 04:44:17 · answer #1 · answered by Maverick 6 · 4⤊ 0⤋
Ok you asked..
1. There is no historical evidence that Jesus ever existed.
2. If he did exist, he would've been a jew and therefore, he would never have done away with the Torah.
3. Christianity has historically had a very negative effect on its adherents (the Inquisition, the Crusades, The Witch trials, et al)
4. Those who adhere to its tenets have a tendency to try to affect political policy for those who do not agree with them.
5. Christianity also allows its adherents to take no responsibility for their lives, their communities, their world because Jesus will just come back and fix everything they've messed up and they are "in this world and not of this world".. hence, global warming, wars, destruction, poverty, etc.. are not looked at as something they should be concerned with, other than to predict their messiah's return.
Those are my top five.
2007-02-13 12:47:50 · answer #2 · answered by Kallan 7 · 3⤊ 1⤋
I'll answer this from the Christian perspective if I may be so bold. For one what bugs me about religion is that it's just that religion. Where's the spirituality and the life in it? What ever happened to knowing God and Jesus and the personal relationship? What's with all their rules, rituals and regulations? That's one big thing that bugs me about religion. To me being a Christian isn't about any particular religion it's about a personal one on one walk and relationship with God through Jesus His Son guided by the Holy Spirit and through the WORD of God. That's what Christianity is all about that and living by HIS example and leading others to HIM not just by words but through actions. Christian literally to some and to me means Christ IS ALWAYS Near. That's my views on it.
2007-02-13 12:48:34 · answer #3 · answered by dave_83501 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I am a Christian but I still think that this religion is way to closed minded and some of it just seems like a load of crap!! I mean really a dude who died on the cross for us, honestly no one is that nice!! Another issue I have w/ this religion is that I have never had my prayers answered as a kid!! I will believe him when I see him!!
2007-02-13 12:48:53 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
The mere existence, for one. I "accepted" God into my heart, and I came to the realization that the little voice in my head was my own self-assurance and not some external divine being.
God only saves those that he wants. This contradicts the notion that God will save anyone who asks. I have asked, and I did not receive any sign that God wants me to follow him. Others have done the same. When a god wants to be worshiped, it'll be worshiped. It has the power to convince people. The Christian god does not do this.
The notion of a loving god allowing his creation to go to Hell. This is wrong on quite a few levels. The simplest is that a loving being would never wish harm on others. Punishment used as a learning tool, yes, but Hell is certainly not that. It is the ultimate in punishment. A loving god would save everyone from Hell, whether they believed in him or not. Conventional Christianity contradicts this. On a deeper level, it is aberrant that God would create people knowing that they would sin and go to Hell. Genesis displays this perfectly when God places the Tree of Knowledge in the Garden of Eden. He knew that Adam and Eve would fail, but he continued to test them. This contradicts a loving god, an omniscient god, or both.
Finally, Christianity doesn't offer anything new. Sure, there are some nice philosophies behind it: Love your neighbor, treat others as you wish to be treated, worry about your own problems before trying to correct someone, etc. Lots of good stuff. But it all predates Jesus. Other cultures have been saying that for centuries. While Christianity has some nifty stuff, there is not reason to adopt it exclusively. But that contradicts the First Commandment of holding no other gods above this one. You are to get your morality simply from the Bible. And this is the same book that condones incestual rape and genocide. No thanks.
There are many issues with Christianity, and I cannot justify following it. It has its uses, and I walk away with the good bits. I leave the bad bits behind.
2007-02-13 12:44:22 · answer #5 · answered by Rev Kev 5 · 3⤊ 1⤋
I don't find anything wrong with the religion. Freedom of religion is a very important thing, and should be respected. It just doesn't work for me. I believe religion is a very personal thing, and personally organized religion does not work for me.
2007-02-13 12:47:40 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 3⤊ 0⤋
the fact that everybody wants to be "right" bothers me. Nobody is right becuase nobody knows what is "right." Religion is just another way for people to argue about who is right and that sickens me. I dont like Pointless arguements and I refuse to be a part of them. I clam no religion because I do not see myself as a part of the group and I dont think any religion is right. NONE. All religion does is make people fight for no reason. What you believe is what you believe and that shouldnt bother anyone else. you shouldnt ever have to fight for your beliefs or explain to anyone else why you believe what you do.
2007-02-13 13:07:38 · answer #7 · answered by ROBERT R 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It's backward. Instead of there being one truth, and many different ways to approach the truth, they propose many different truths, with only one way to approach all of them. There is one bible, but it is interpreted so many different ways that you cannot tell what is the truth. That is why there are so many different christians. The catholic religion uses the same book as the protestant religion, yet the "truths" are different. They both agree that the only way to the truth is through Jesus Christ, but they cannot agree on what the truth is. Some christians do not even recognize catholicism as christian because the teachings are so opposed to one another. Now, they are changing the text of the bible to conform to their own individual interpretations. There is KJV, NKJV, NIV, and so many different bibles, even one in the form of a novel. They all claim to be the word of God, and the ONLY word of God. This is logically false. If there is one God, then there can be only one word of God, no versions. Version means change.
If I can interpret how I choose, then what is preventing me from printing any nonsense and calling it the word of God, simply because I believe in Jesus? If you ask the christians what is the difference between Protestant, Catholic, Episcopalian, Lutheran, Jehovah's Witnesses, Seventh Day Adventists, Mormons, Baptist, Presbyterian, and whoever else has some christian title, you will see them all come together to defend "Christianity" as the one source of truth, yet between them, they cannot decide what that truth is.
Some christians are vehement regarding the "abomination" of homosexuality, which they take from the old testament, but when you point out to them the old testament rule, "Thou shalt not kill", they immediately interpret that to exclude animals, even though Genesis Chapter 1 verse 29 specifically states what is to be eaten as food. Failing all argument, they disavow the old testament rules, in favor of the "new covenant" of Jesus Christ, while still hypocritically condemning homosexuals according to that same old testament. It is this "pick and choose" mentality that is particularly disturbing to those who have read the bible in it's entirety, and find no commonality between what is read and how it is applied.
To claim "There is only one God" is fine, but to claim that only christians can know who that is, is contradictory to even their own scripture, since there were no christians in the old testament or the new testament. They do not consider that Jesus Christ preached according to time, place and circumstance, yet spoke timeless truths. They consider that Jesus spoke to only those of His own time and after His own time. Factually, that knowledge which Jesus taught was existing before His appearance on earth, and was known in other parts of the world, and is still known today. The vedic knowledge has been in existence for five thousand years, and Jesus did not contradict the vedas. In fact, there is evidence in India that Jesus was there, and studied the vedas before his ministry began. He was known there as Saktivesa Avatara, an authorized representative of God, and His qualities were known.
This self-righteousness that is prevelant in christianity was condemned by their own teacher, who preached humility. So also was the wealth and material accumulation that christians deem their proper allowance, though their "master" instructed the opposite. If Christ is the master, then why do they ignore His instructions? Hardly ever do christians quote the words of Jesus, unless they are condemning someone to hell. Rather, they prefer to follow the teachings of those self-same people who denied Jesus, such as Paul and Peter, who immediately began interpreting the words of Jesus to suit themselves, contradicting Him. They justify this by placing the words of the disciples on the same platform as the teacher, saying, "It is all the word of God". What then, is the use of the master, if you can follow anyone who preaches about God, and give them the same authority?
2007-02-13 13:27:56 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
I don't believe God sends his children to hell for not believing in a specific idea/religion. I could no longer be a part of that mindset, and so I left Christianity - I did not leave God, or Christ.
2007-02-13 12:54:07 · answer #9 · answered by milomax 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
The idea that if you're a good person but just so happen to be of a different religion, you'll get punished along with all the other sinners.
The idea that homosexuality is a sin.
The idea that women are lesser than men.
The idea that a woman shouldn't be responsible for what she does to her own body.
2007-02-13 12:46:21 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 3⤊ 1⤋
I don't think it's wrong, I just don't follow it. It isn't right for me. I don't believe that I am doomed from birth as a sinner. I don't understand how Jesus died for sins, yet humanity is still sinful. Shouldn't humans be free from sin now because jesus died for them? How come we are still called sinners? It doesn't make sense. I don't believe that Jesus is a god or son of god. He is just a man, who was built up to the status level of a god, but not a god. These are just my beliefs. If some believe in him and choose to follow that belief, the more power to them. I'm happy they found something that makes them happy, just don't force your beliefs on me and condemn me to a place I don't believe exists. Be nice to me and I'll be nice to you.
2007-02-13 15:52:52 · answer #11 · answered by Ma'iingan 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋