Asking
Only logged in members can reply and interact with the post.
Join SimilarWorlds for FREE »
Top | New | Old
BillyMack · 46-50, M
No one can really say they follow True Christianity as something scientific can be proven to be true.

Most religions follow what they believe to be true. That’s where I fall.
@BillyMack Whereas science follows what it believes not to be true? Most followers of science don't just as most Christians don't. They don't really believe in their own ideology. It's fake. Dumb. But it has nothing to do with religion or science.
This comment is hidden. Show Comment
This comment is hidden. Show Comment

JimboSaturn · 56-60, M
I would say with Catholicism, the message is pretty standard. Every church I've been too doesn't have it's own interpretation.
FoxyQueen · 51-55, F
@JimboSaturn That is definitely more old school catholicism than today's version.
JimboSaturn · 56-60, M
@FoxyQueen Yes it was like going back in time. Kinda creepy really. It seemed much more angry.
FoxyQueen · 51-55, F
@JimboSaturn My uncle's funeral was *very* old school catholic with the rising and kneeling and the whole thing performed in Latin. I'm actually surprised they allowed it to take place since he supposedly committed suicide. (There are questions.)
thepeculiarpanda · 36-40, M
I walked away from religion as soon as I was able to. My parents really messed up my life and my siblings' lives by chasing religion around the world instead of actually making sure we were okay.
FoxyQueen · 51-55, F
@thepeculiarpanda it amazes me how much religion can really screw up people's minds with their tactics. Things they would have never considered in their right minds gets put aside because the leader is claiming it is all okay in the eyes of God.

I have been learning about cults for at least 3 years. The majority of cults are based in and deeply steeped in Christianity. The things done to people in these cults are inhumane and truly horrible. I can't help but think that Christianity with all its brutality and contradictions in the Old Testament make it so easy to exploit and use for power.

Are your parents still in it?
thepeculiarpanda · 36-40, M
@FoxyQueen Me too. I never believed in any of it. They were always saying such pretty words while simultaneously being the most miserable, unkind people I had ever met.

Mom passed away about a month and a half ago and it seems to have driven my dad even deeper into it. My siblings and I have all been getting these weird, preachy text messages from him every day and it seems like he's definitely falling down the rabbit hole again.
FoxyQueen · 51-55, F
@thepeculiarpanda That isn't too uncommon. He has formed a deep community there and they are more than likely lovebombing him with support which will drag him deeper in.

I'm sorry for your loss.
calicuz · 56-60, M
There are many reasons why religion doesn't belong in our government, and this is just one of them.
FoxyQueen · 51-55, F
@calicuz Right! Which version of the potentially 1,500 brands of Christianity are we going to impose?
calicuz · 56-60, M
@FoxyQueen

Exactly, and thank you for using the term "brand" to describe these different denominations. I too use this term and it needs to be use more in conversation and debate.
Matt85 · 36-40, M
I look for a church that is evangelical, ones that preach the gospel.
This comment is hidden. Show Comment
This comment is hidden. Show Comment
This comment is hidden. Show Comment
I don't believe there is a true Christianity. I don't even believe there is a Christian Christianity. No religion remains true, even to itself, its own doctrines. Modern day Christianity, for example, adopted the immortal soul from Socrates, the trinity from Plato, Hell from Dante and Milton, the cross from Constantine, Easter from Ishtar the pagan fertility goddess, the rapture from Darby and Christmas from the pagan solstice celebrations and Dickens. Christianity became massively corrupt by the time of Constantine the Great in 325 CE just as Jewish thinking had done with Alexander the Great in 332 BCE.
Initially, Christianity was a mostly urban grassroots jewish movement.

 
Post Comment