Religion is a creation of man.
This idea by its very nature opposes many long standing traditions and ideas. Therefore i offer a preemptive apology to those i may inadvertantly offend .
Religion since its inception has been used to further mans poltical needs. There are no prophets today, and at times i wonder if there ever were. much of the old testement was written as satire of the oral literture from the local peoples of that time. (i.e Gn 11). Although this does not preempt these stories religious values. None the less these statements are poltical ones. If there ever was true divine interevention I beleive that there should be a slight bit more of uniformity among the three great monothestic religions, and perhaps even more uniformity in christianity.
The church was hijacked in a sense by its own doctrine. That doctrine of orginal sin. Humans are inherently sinful, there own free will causes them to sin. well for the most part christianity, and all relgions, have been used by people to further their own means. The church rose to power at one point, claiming that is was an institution of God, but in reality a creation of man. A political move that has the full force of an all knowing greater being behind it. Even nowadays disbeleivers will "go to hell" or will "be judged by God." A handy excuse for the afterlife. Now not all christans beleive in orginal sin but that goes back to the point a made above.
Religions give people hope of a better place instead of showing them the beauty of the Earth that they are on. This hope is very helpful and has pulled many people through hardtimes. If it works then all the better.
Nowadays the perpetuators of religion are human, they are not supernatural in anyway, thus open to the free will orginal sin idea. so how can we tell what is pure religion and what is not.Perhaps on the basis of what is said by impure human interpreters?.....
This is just christianity's own doctrine... A victim of itself.
I apoligize to those i have offended with my heretical thoughts.
stu
This idea by its very nature opposes many long standing traditions and ideas. Therefore i offer a preemptive apology to those i may inadvertantly offend .
Religion since its inception has been used to further mans poltical needs. There are no prophets today, and at times i wonder if there ever were. much of the old testement was written as satire of the oral literture from the local peoples of that time. (i.e Gn 11). Although this does not preempt these stories religious values. None the less these statements are poltical ones. If there ever was true divine interevention I beleive that there should be a slight bit more of uniformity among the three great monothestic religions, and perhaps even more uniformity in christianity.
The church was hijacked in a sense by its own doctrine. That doctrine of orginal sin. Humans are inherently sinful, there own free will causes them to sin. well for the most part christianity, and all relgions, have been used by people to further their own means. The church rose to power at one point, claiming that is was an institution of God, but in reality a creation of man. A political move that has the full force of an all knowing greater being behind it. Even nowadays disbeleivers will "go to hell" or will "be judged by God." A handy excuse for the afterlife. Now not all christans beleive in orginal sin but that goes back to the point a made above.
Religions give people hope of a better place instead of showing them the beauty of the Earth that they are on. This hope is very helpful and has pulled many people through hardtimes. If it works then all the better.
Nowadays the perpetuators of religion are human, they are not supernatural in anyway, thus open to the free will orginal sin idea. so how can we tell what is pure religion and what is not.Perhaps on the basis of what is said by impure human interpreters?.....
This is just christianity's own doctrine... A victim of itself.
I apoligize to those i have offended with my heretical thoughts.
stu
