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erion · 07-03-2003, 06:41 AM

"Jesus is Coming. Everyone look busy."

I don't remember where I saw that for the first time, but it's still funny to me.

Modern "Christianity" is so far from what Yeshua ben Miriam actually taught his disciples that he'd be appalled at what has been done in his name.

Let's Review:

1) Jesus accepted a bunch of societal outcasts into his group. Lepers, prostitutes, tax collectors, people of all faiths and nationalities. Modern Christianity is all about making people conform to a "Moral Standard" that Christ himself never imposed on anyone.

2) Moneychangers in the temple / "Give to Caeser what is Caeser's. . ." I defy you to name a modern Christian organization that doesn't demand money from you when you attend one of their gatherings. In the ministry of one very famous "healer", a recent HBO special recently exposed that those who donate the most are the most likely to be called up onstage to "receive the spirit".

3) The name and creed of Jesus Christ has been used to justify more torture, oppression, mutilation, and murder than any other factor in the years since he walked the earth. Jesus preached a doctrine (I am loathe to call it that, it was more a philosophy at the time) of inclusive, genuine peace and love. People who claimed to be following his lead have been reponsible for the decimation of entire populations during the European colonial period , the Inquisitions of the middle ages, the Crusades, and many other atrocities too numerous to list.

If Jesus is coming, I expect he'd be here to chew bubble gum and kick the collective ass of those who sought power and abused his name and teachings to gain it.

Hopefully, they're will be a shortage of Bazooka(r) when he arrives. . .

07-03-2003, 06:41 AM	#27 (permalink)
erion Psycho	and man, is he pissed. "Jesus is Coming. Everyone look busy." I don't remember where I saw that for the first time, but it's still funny to me. Modern "Christianity" is so far from what Yeshua ben Miriam actually taught his disciples that he'd be appalled at what has been done in his name. Let's Review: 1) Jesus accepted a bunch of societal outcasts into his group. Lepers, prostitutes, tax collectors, people of all faiths and nationalities. Modern Christianity is all about making people conform to a "Moral Standard" that Christ himself never imposed on anyone. 2) Moneychangers in the temple / "Give to Caeser what is Caeser's. . ." I defy you to name a modern Christian organization that doesn't demand money from you when you attend one of their gatherings. In the ministry of one very famous "healer", a recent HBO special recently exposed that those who donate the most are the most likely to be called up onstage to "receive the spirit". 3) The name and creed of Jesus Christ has been used to justify more torture, oppression, mutilation, and murder than any other factor in the years since he walked the earth. Jesus preached a doctrine (I am loathe to call it that, it was more a philosophy at the time) of inclusive, genuine peace and love. People who claimed to be following his lead have been reponsible for the decimation of entire populations during the European colonial period , the Inquisitions of the middle ages, the Crusades, and many other atrocities too numerous to list. If Jesus is coming, I expect he'd be here to chew bubble gum and kick the collective ass of those who sought power and abused his name and teachings to gain it. Hopefully, they're will be a shortage of Bazooka(r) when he arrives. . .