funhusker Posted January 10, 2022 Share Posted January 10, 2022 1 hour ago, BigRedBuster said: As someone who has left the "religion" and the stopped believing in the magic side of the Bible, I still find a lot of value in the teachings of Jesus: caring for others, humility, etc. There are also similar values found in pretty much all other religions. I long for a world where people actually practice their religions in an "earthly" way and stop living their lives like they are trying to get themselves and loved ones to some afterlife. 1 Link to comment
BigRedBuster Posted January 10, 2022 Share Posted January 10, 2022 I’ve gained a lot of respect for David French from following him on Twitter. 1 Link to comment
Guy Chamberlin Posted January 19, 2022 Share Posted January 19, 2022 What does God wish believers knew about the difference between historical Jesus and American Jesus? 5 Link to comment
funhusker Posted January 19, 2022 Share Posted January 19, 2022 5 minutes ago, Guy Chamberlin said: What does God wish believers knew about the difference between historical Jesus and American Jesus? American evangelicals have made Jesus look like an a$$h@!e. I’d be pissed if folks did that to my kid! Link to comment
knapplc Posted January 19, 2022 Share Posted January 19, 2022 14 hours ago, funhusker said: American evangelicals have made Jesus look like an a$$h@!e. I’d be pissed if folks did that to my kid! Do they? Kinda seems like Jesus is an afterthought to their beliefs now. It's all just conservatism under a thin veneer of "Christianity." 2 Link to comment
Archy1221 Posted January 19, 2022 Share Posted January 19, 2022 15 hours ago, Guy Chamberlin said: What does God wish believers knew about the difference between historical Jesus and American Jesus? Besides a difference in skin tone, what are you referencing? 1 Link to comment
Guy Chamberlin Posted January 19, 2022 Share Posted January 19, 2022 2 hours ago, Archy1221 said: Besides a difference in skin tone, what are you referencing? American Jesus has the power to ignore the teachings of historical Jesus if it serves the worshiper's political purposes. Here's a documentary about it: 3 Link to comment
Guy Chamberlin Posted January 19, 2022 Share Posted January 19, 2022 3 hours ago, Archy1221 said: Besides a difference in skin tone, what are you referencing? And why are you always bringing race into things? 1 Link to comment
JJ Husker Posted January 19, 2022 Share Posted January 19, 2022 The one thing I’ve learned from this thread is that God apparently likes walls o’ text. My goodness, even if I was so inclined it would be tldr. Link to comment
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