Why are many Christians so intolerant of other religions and spiritual paths?

Count_Lothian

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Christians, Cargo Cultists, Thorists (spelling?) are all intolerant as they are enculturated into thinking "Jeepers, how stupid those guys are; their beliefs are totally dumb!"

Once religion was turned into a tool of the ruling class, it became all about us and them .

The ruling classes, who generally speaking have their own code of ethics and morals, can very easy send millions to war, legally, righteously or not. And at the same time attend the Church of a Man Who preached offer the other cheek. I mean this Man is God in this Church , and He asked of those who wish to be with Him in Heaven for ever, to offer the other cheek. It seems this Man Jesus did not think much of the pittance of time spent here on earth , as compared to eternity in Heaven.
His soul purpose in life spent here was one of altruism, charitable acts, non violence , and offering ones own life for the sake of others.

What happened? People kill in his name. recently president Bush , an ardent Christian proclaimed that the the war on terrorism was a crusade. How bent is that?

My Queen sends people off to war with the blessing of Church and state.

It's incredible!

How the ruled will still go to their state sanctioned churches is a lesson in the ability of the lower masses to not have the ability to think for themselves. I say not have the ability.

Jesus's message is there if one wishes to live it. It survived all the machinations of man.
 

Count_Lothian

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Absolutely, CL. The dichotomy between religiosity and Christian faith is quite apparent.
so I take it you are not part of the great unwashed who attend a church of man.

The modern day church is one of hypocrites .
And yet if we were to abandon the church how would the message survive.

It might just be enough to be a part of our collective to endure a complete shunning of all churches.

What you think Motar? Abandon the church I believe you attend and live eternal with Jesus .

The Message is implanted and all the machinations are doing is harming that Message.
 

Walter

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so I take it you are not part of the great unwashed who attend a church of man.

The modern day church is one of hypocrites .
And yet if we were to abandon the church how would the message survive.

It might just be enough to be a part of our collective to endure a complete shunning of all churches.

What you think Motar? Abandon the church I believe you attend and live eternal with Jesus .

The Message is implanted and all the machinations are doing is harming that Message.
I trimmed my fingernails today. Tonight I have chorus rehearsal, I can hardly wait for the pitch to sound.
 

Motar

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What you think Motar? Abandon the church I believe you attend and live eternal with Jesus.

The original Greek word "ecclesia" appears in the NT more than 100 times. Correctly translated, this word means "the called-out ones." These "called-out ones" are the church (as opposed to attending the church), CL.
 

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God created the forests and man made churches. Who ya gonna trust?

"In God We Trust." If they actually trusted in god, why is it necessary to invade other countries and lay them to waste? Some twisted MoFos in charge around these parts.
 

Count_Lothian

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The original Greek word "ecclesia" appears in the NT more than 100 times. Correctly translated, this word means "the called-out ones." These "called-out ones" are the church (as opposed to attending the church), CL.
So the message was not enough for you. You have been plagued with that of being one of those with the money changer mentalities Jesus tried to show us were wrong.

In the early days we real Christians could not read. there was no NT. We only knew the message.

That which you draw from and call Jesus's words is the problem. It was designed in Rome to baffle and rule.

I give you a chance Motar to truly redeem yourself and caste this lie out the window and Live With Jesus and His Message.
 

Motar

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I give you a chance Motar to truly redeem yourself and caste this lie out the window and Live With Jesus and His Message.

There is no point in trying to redeem myself, CL. The price is too steep and Jesus already paid it for me. No need to complicate things. Just believe : )
 

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We are all concerned about the perilous position of your immortal soul Mortar. You cannot return to the garden with a baggage ticket. Your preliminary glance at the scriptures will not suffice to pass the grade, believe and know are two things not the same. Knowledge is full immersion in the pool of equipoise belief is but a hint a clue a scrap of bread on the path. send 500$ for secret book
 

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We are all concerned about the perilous position of your immortal soul Mortar. You cannot return to the garden with a baggage ticket. Your preliminary glance at the scriptures will not suffice to pass the grade, believe and know are two things not the same. Knowledge is full immersion in the pool of equipoise belief is but a hint a clue a scrap of bread on the path. send 500$ for secret book

My own reason and my own common sense agree, DB : )
 

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Of course you are compelled to move along as you believe, we all are, however that is the path not the destination. You are a good debate and I enjoy your stuff. insert big warm smile

PS: I haven't actually arrived yet.

Joy in the journey, DB. You bring joy to mine : )
 

Count_Lothian

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There is no point in trying to redeem myself, CL. The price is too steep and Jesus already paid it for me. No need to complicate things. Just believe : )
Again I implore you to actually think this through.
No one can undo or pay the price for one's karmic debt.
Buddha , and I quote only the word's of Buddha we know are true, which are simple and few and far between.
"No one can erase your Karma but yourself."

The blood and Alchemy Jesus Christ performed with His Life and Death is well beyond the ordinary to comprehend, hence the BS shod in Evangelical churches in His Name.

You would do well to analyze A Great Prayer known as the Lord's prayer.

In it there are two interpretations;
"Forgive us our trespasses as we forgive as we forgive those who trespass against us"
or the older
Forgive us our debts as we forgive those indebted to us"

and then I believe there is a version which uses sins.

so the true meaning behind this prayer then.

You are conversing with God. Keep that in mind.

And you are reciting a prayer inspired by the Holy or Great Spirit for people to not just recite but to ponder it's actual meaning and more importantly it's intent.

Basically you are trying to establish within your self the ability to forgive.
You wish to ask the Universe in which you dwell and do the odd boo boo to forgive you for your boo boo's as you forgive others' boo boo's.

And the Universe is showing you you will be forgiven as you forgive others.
So if you hold a grudge and don't forgive others. Well you do the math.

The Beatles sang "And in the end, the love you take Is equal to the love you make"

I brace myself for your steadfastness in your programming. Your posts motar are a cry in the wilderness of pain and programming, wrought by your masters.
You miss the point of this chance of a human birth.
If you actually think what Christ did on the Cross is a get out of jail free card , you are in for a much rougher ride in eternity than you would wish for.
Those wishes have been programmed by the Great Negative Function that exists in order for you to exist.

You need to exorcise your free will.
A great line from an old hippy song in the 60's goes like this;
"God is within you and works through your will"

Shawn Phillips

He dwarfs his 12 string guitar


in the same way Jesus's Message Dwarfs time.

I leave you with a line from another Hippy our own Leonard Cohen
Listen well . listen well.For Jesus does touch your perfect body with his mind.

And Jesus was a sailor
When he walked upon the water
And he spent a long time watching
From his lonely wooden tower
And when he knew for certain
Only drowning men could see him
He said "All men will be sailors then
Until the sea shall free them"
But he himself was broken
Long before the sky would open
Forsaken, almost human
He sank beneath your wisdom like a stone
And you want to travel with him
And you want to travel blind
And you think maybe you'll trust him
For he's touched your perfect body with his mind.




He wrote another line , Cohen did.
"I'm the little jew
who wrote the Bible "





 

Walter

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The most tolerant societies are those whose laws are based on the Judeo Christian ethic.