Their block voting and codes have made R&S nearly impossible for other religions and spritualities. I would say if they admit their religion is the same kind of Myth that they apply to our religions.
2007-09-23 09:58:11 · 9 answers · asked by Terry 7 in Society & Culture ➔ Mythology & Folklore
Majority religions like this one are always going to do the sort of thing they are doing. Especially one as aggressive, arrogant and , yes ,violent as this one can be. They believe that they have a directive from their God to do this and by any means they see necessary. Until they truly began to follow the actual teachings of their God, we will have this sort of thing going on. There is quite a war between love and hate going in Christianity. Unfortunately it spills out and hurts those of use who are not christian. I hope the ones in Christianity who are on the side of love win Terry but right now the haters are winning. They try to mask their hate with trappings of Love but I am afraid that judgmental hate is what they are about. I am so glad that I am out of that world into one of peace and real love. Blessed Be Elder Terry----from crone...
2007-09-23 10:40:57 · answer #1 · answered by Praire Crone 7 · 4⤊ 1⤋
I'm a Christian myself, and I have to agree with the first part of Terry's question. Christianity and religion in general being a myth is a matter of your own opinion, and those like-minded. To each their own, no harm in thought.
What pisses me off though is when other Christians want to come into M&F and start spouting random crap that often doesn't have anything to do with the questions asked. Its rude and embarrassing. It also shows a lack of judgement, self-control, and common sense. Not all of us Christians are brainwashed, bible-thumping, verse-spewing, fire-and-brimstone-calling, self-righteous, generally blind sheep. Anyone who holds up the Holy Bible, and says that all the answers to life's questions lie within, needs to be fish-slapped with a salmon. If you believe that you know everything, or that most of the questions in M&F are evil in nature, then you are conceited and prideful. That should be enough for any true Christian to slow down. Pride is one of the seven deadly sins, and if you want to wallow in it, prepare yourselves for eternal flame. (Ok, now I'm sounding like them, lol)
2007-09-24 07:41:05 · answer #2 · answered by Wassime 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I think that Silas is on the right track. I think it goes further than that.
I think that these fundamentalists (and that's the majority of who you're talking about I believe) are truly afriad when it comes to those of us who have independent thought processes when it comes to our belief systems. I don't, however think that they are afraid FOR us, they are afraid OF us.
I attended (for a VERY brief period) a fundamentalist christian college because, frankly, they paid me to go to school there. I considered myself Christian. However, working in music, and particularly church music, I wasn't anywhere near as naieve as some of the students who attended. I was able to watch with an amused detachment how they acted and interacted. And they did some strange things, in the name of being 'pure' to their religion.
The people I lived with for that time were almost paranoid about people and events trying to come between them and their faith. They were literally afraid for their salvation on a daily basis. They went to the local public elementary school on halloween and tried to get the school to prohibit the wearing of costumes because they were encouraging the children to commit 'evil acts'.
With the Internet, everyone found a larger voice, including the wonderful group of people who fit under a pagan/pantheist/agnostic/esoteric/ecclectic banner. The fundamentalists also found themselves larger groups as well.
Their voice is louder than ours, and they speak out with different purpose. For the most part they will not accept others believeing something different. If you want evidence of that, just listen to the inter-denomination squabbling between Christians. They wish to sing an aria, whereas we are more content to sing in counterpoint.
That's why there's here. Honestly, I think that we may just have to start to push back at them. R&S is great for comic relief, but far too many people with TRUE questions on all faiths either get ignored or they get tarred with the same sarcastic brush. The fundamentalists say there are there to educate. How is "Do it this way or burn in hell" education?
One person, I believe it was Prairie but I could be wrong... added a paragraph at the end of their question basically stating that anyone who was simply rude or stating that she had no right to hold those opinions would get reported as basically religious persecution. Whoever you are, if you read this, can you post that paragraph because I just made the dogs dinner out of it.
And finally - no, this does not apply to all Christians. The question and answer are targeted at a certain group. If you're in that group you're very angry at me right now. And I'm good with that.
The Christians that I admire are the ones who will listen, accept, and offer their views. Those same people are the ones who serve with humility and without a fanfare of trumpets. For those of you I humbly thank you.
Once again, an excellent Sunday question Terry. Thank you too.
2007-09-23 19:21:00 · answer #3 · answered by Zimmia 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
This is going to sound a little sad, but here's my pet theory:
At the bottom of an answers page (this is how I found M&F, by the way), there's usually three highlighted questions right after where it says "You're on a roll, keep answering!", from all of Society and Culture.
I think, please don't cry when you read this, but I think they read the highlighted questions from there, click on them... and still think they're in R&S.
I know it should be painfully obvious (it even gives the section name in the highlighted questions), but some people really are that, there's no nice way to say this, thick.
2007-09-23 17:17:08 · answer #4 · answered by Just Jess 7 · 4⤊ 0⤋
American religion, especially Evangelicals ("you can't spell Evangelical without E.V.I.L.!") in particular, are pushing hard for a Christian Empire (as in, imposing their extremist beliefs on the rest of the world). As such, there has been a steady and slowly accumulating effort to influence the secular and liberal media (ie. Internet, news, etc.). They also work to vilify those that may oppose them, such as the ACLU, European Union, United Nations, Labor Unions, etc. etc. etc. If you want a truly scary read, I strongly urge you to check out "American Fascists."
2007-09-23 17:21:00 · answer #5 · answered by voidedlives 3 · 4⤊ 2⤋
I don't understand what you are saying. What are others doing? Are you talking about them being critical in their answers or something else? Sorry, I guess I've not experience this.
2007-09-23 17:05:07 · answer #6 · answered by gypz9 4 · 1⤊ 1⤋
They have to make sure that everybody knows that they are the one and only. Their bigots and know it not.
2007-09-23 17:34:46 · answer #7 · answered by punch 7 · 3⤊ 0⤋
i will never concede. i believe what i believe because it is true. my logic and my personal experiance tells me so.
and by the way i am a Christian and i have no religion.
2007-09-23 17:07:31 · answer #8 · answered by Silver Fox 2 · 0⤊ 3⤋
They have nothing better to do with their time other than try to convert the rest of us.
2007-09-23 17:01:54 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 6⤊ 1⤋