Religion
In reply to the discussion: Am I correct in my understanding of this? [View all]jls4561
(1,407 posts)There is the historical figure from 2000 years ago. Enough evidence to believe this Jesus preached in Judea, made the Romans and the Jewish hierarchy angry, and was executed for it.
Or do you believe in the one some TV preacher does (maybe) when he says "And Jaysus came to me in a vision and said that I need to update my private plane so I can spread the word! Send money now!"
Do you believe in the Jaysus of Franklin Graham who says that Mayor Pete is not a Christian and that he must REPENT?
I attended the Babtist Church (spelling deliberate) until I got away to college, and I can say that while I can respect Jesus and his teaching, I am not a big fan of the Jaysus racket.
I acknowledge that there are many good people of faith and that religion does both a great deal of good (feed the hungry, help the poor) and a great deal of harm (kill the infidels).
In addition, what do you believe you will find in heaven of hell?
Is heaven all full of the people you want to see and golden harps and maybe unicorns? Are there dogs? If so, do I still have to pick up pooh?
Is hell a fiery pit where you are tormented by demons? Is hell being separated from God or your connection from the world? Is hell other people as Sartre said? I mean, do you go to a perpetual Trump rally?
I have no answers, and while I know and respect people who find comfort and a path for their lives in their faith (as long as they're not killing infidels or heathens) I just do the best I can.