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In reply to the discussion: Dear Repugs: A certain Old Testament prophet would like to have a word with you: [View all]zeemike
(18,998 posts)34. Well I make a distinction between spiritual beliefs and religion.
Religion has always been perverted as soon as the master has gone.
In the case of Christianity it stayed true to the core beliefs longer than most of them do.
But it too had to be compromised in order to exist in the world it was founded in.
For instance after Jesus was killed the disciples adopted communism...all things held in common, and goods were distributed according to need...well that had to change in the Roman world, and it did...and when changed enough it became the official religion of Rome.
So I don't see religion as we know it today as having anything to do with spirituality...and in fact in many cases it flies in the face of spiritual beliefs.
But the one thing our biscuits have in common is flower....no flower no biscuits.
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Dear Repugs: A certain Old Testament prophet would like to have a word with you: [View all]
Brigid
May 2013
OP
To be fair, the bible's numerous contradictions make "picking and choosing" completely unavoidable.
enki23
May 2013
#9
Unfortunately, the words "my people" will be interpreted by the right wing as "those like me" and
jwirr
May 2013
#5
I'm not saying one must reject a deity. IMO it is preferable to think for yourself.
alfredo
May 2013
#31
But the flour doesn't become biscuits without using our mind and body to make it.
alfredo
May 2013
#35
The wheat didn't become flour without human intervention. An act of faith didn't make it flour.
alfredo
May 2013
#37
And we need to give back. Even the lowly bean gives nitrogen to the soil that nourishes it.
alfredo
May 2013
#43
Religion is what keeps the poor from murdering the rich - Napoleon Bonaparte
YeahSureRight
May 2013
#28