Rejecting Jesus' Extreme Makeover

[bluestateboomer]

Published on Sunday, April 17, 2005 by CommonDreams.org
Rejecting Jesus' Extreme Makeover
by Dawn Baldwin

I just can't figure it out.
I'm someone who enjoys trying to make sense of things. And I must admit I'm stumped.

I don't understand why anyone would court Armageddon with the giddy adventurism of GW and his band of believers.

But when I consider the report card St. Peter might have close at hand when they line up at the pearly gates, their lust for death and the means to procure it seems a perverse suicide wish indeed.

Christians believe that all sin is an offense against God and a rejection of his perfect love and justice. Jesus taught that the most grievous sins are those committed willfully, with the full knowledge and consent of the sinner. A person who commits a mortal sin knows it is wrong, yet goes ahead and does it anyway.

The difference between a mortal sin and sin committed in ignorance is analogous to the difference between premeditated murder and manslaughter.

Surely our leaders, many of whom wear their born-again Christian credentials on their sleeves, received this training in Sunday Bible school.

Full article at:<http://www.commondreams.org/views05/0417-30.htm>

[Lindacooks]

1. Nice article, and welcome to DU!

:hi:

[ixion]

2. great post, thanks!

and welcome to DU! :hi:

"The divisions and dehumanizations setting us against each other are falsehoods of our own creation, keeping us enslaved."


I've been 'evangelising' this concept for many years now. The institutions that we believe imprison us are nothing more than shadows -- constructs of our own creation -- that WE control, not vice versa.

This is a fantastic piece. I was born into an Irish Catholic household, but from an early age set out on a spiritual vision quest far removed from the confines of mainstream Xian doctrine. This article applies to any religious sect, IMO, and anyone who considers themself to be a follower of the Baby Jesus should read this and take it to heart.

Jesus did NOT say "kill or be killed." :crazy:

[atommom]

3. "If freedom will reign it will only be because we speak and act as free

people."

Great article!

[The White Tree]

4. Thanks that was interesting

:thumbsup:

Bookmarked it for reference.

:toast:

Welcome to DU.

:hi: