Plain and simple...... Bible written (or inspired by God) with a "New Testament".
Some guy named Jesus says on taxes "Give unto Ceasar what is Ceasar's, worry not about building a wealth that can be destroyed on Earth but lay up yourselves treasures in Heaven, for where your treasure is so be your heart"
To which the vast majority of "Christians" today say, "Down with taxes, I need more, more, more. Get a job you Bum" and the leaders say, "God told me to raise $3Million or he was calling me home." "We need an amusement park." "We need the biggest fanciest church in town."
Guy named Jesus says on judging others "Judge not lest ye be judged, worry not about the splinter in your neighbor's eye when you have a log", "Pray for your enemies."
Whereupon today's "Christians" and the leaders say, "You don't believe like we do you're gonna go to Hell." "They are attacking us and we need to fight back" "The evil press and liberals want to destroy us, we need to take more rights away."
And Finally, from what IMHO is the most important speech Jesus gave The Sermon on the Mount" I close with:
Quote:
I Never Knew You
21 "Not everyone who says to Me, "Lord, Lord,' shall enter the kingdom of heaven, but he who does the will of My Father in heaven. 22Many will say to Me in that day, "Lord, Lord, have we not prophesied in Your name, cast out demons in Your name, and done many wonders in Your name?' 23And then I will declare to them, "I never knew you; depart from Me, you who practice lawlessness!'
Build on the Rock
24 "Therefore whoever hears these sayings of Mine, and does them, I will liken him to a wise man who built his house on the rock: 25and the rain descended, the floods came, and the winds blew and beat on that house; and it did not fall, for it was founded on the rock.
26"But everyone who hears these sayings of Mine, and does not do them, will be like a foolish man who built his house on the sand: 27and the rain descended, the floods came, and the winds blew and beat on that house; and it fell. And great was its fall."
28And so it was, when Jesus had ended these sayings, that the people were astonished at His teaching, 29for He taught them as one having authority, and not as the scribes.
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I would rather read my Bible, Tora, Qu'aran and live my life the way Jesus taught on the Mount, than listen and sell my soul to politically mad, greedy, what's in it for them dumbfucks that want to tell you how to believe and what to believe.... cause in the end Falwell, Robertson, the Pope, the Imams, the Holiest of rabbis..... all use religion to control, dictate THEIR beliefs and give excuses to hate, fear and kill others......
And yet I know of not 1 religion that truly tells anyone to kill, fear or hate anyone.