Christianity's misgivings
I saw a movie "Time Traveler". While labeled as a SCI-FI movie, this is pure christian fiction. Nothing science in there ("if science is not in the bible it's not true"). In some sense, it's a pretty senseless movie about a professor at a bible school who travels forward in time, and thinks he's seeing the end of the world. When he returns he changes his way to "avoid this catastrophy". It's 90 minutes of inept preaching how we are defying God by being promiscous and "evil".
What really stroke me was this quote "We all know, that even the unbliever who does nothing but good in his life will not go to heaven". That's pretty scary stuff! Does christians really believe it has nothing to do with being good and sensible towards your fellow man? Is all that counts to them whether they can stay put in time, not change, not think, not act, and just wait to die and go to heaven? Is that the kind of people any God would have? Little slaves?
I doubt it very much - and it surely showed me how wrong christianity and religions in general are. When it comes down to it, they would kill, rape and torture if they could interpret their bible to say that it was permitted.
If it's all about ass kissing a so-called all-powerful God - well strike me down then; cause we threw out the monopoly and king in 1776 and I don't want another self-centered idiot back in his place. Rather sad, that these people can't see it for what it really is ... there's nothing there! Everything fits much better with that assumption - instead of trying to make up something that is "good" but never does anything to prove it. Yeah - makes sense (not!).
posted by The Alter Ego @ 8:36 PM
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I have seen the movie Time Traveler, and you are right - it is pure Christian fiction. After all, the people behind Time Traveler are associated with TBN, who is trying to use film as another medium to reach young people for Christ. So while their films are really, really bad quality, keep in mind that they are extremely low budget and have a definite singular purpose behind them. And espousing accurate scientific theory is not that purpose. LOL.
I suppose from an outsider's perspective it may appear that Christianity wants believers to become "little slaves". But from my perspective, it's more about being freed from the slavery of sin to become disciples of the Creator and Lord of the universe.
The fundamentalists that you are listening to are pushing the God of judgment and wrath on those outside the Church. This makes no sense to me. Yes, the Bible does portray God that way in Revelation. But keep in mind that Revelation was written to a Church that was under heavy persecution by the Roman government...and the point of the book is that in the end those secular institutions that were attempting to eradicate the Church will not win; Christ wins, and this means that ultimately humanity wins in Christ.
God is not the tyrant that George III was in the 18th century. The God that I worship sent through Christ a message of Love and Mercy and Grace to the world. Unfortunately, the world does not hear that message through the media. The media portrays the Church as rambling on about the evils of homosexuality and abortion through "prophets" like Pat Robertson and Jerry Falwell. Therefore, the gospel (good news) of the Church gets obscured to the rest of our culture. Hence, many Americans choose to become agnostics or athiests because they reject this "God" that appears to hate them and seek their suffering.
Anyway, if you find yourself in disagreement with me, that's fine. I don't expect to be able to change your mind in one or two blog posts. But you seemed conversant enough to post on my blog, so I decided to do you the favor in return.
I encourage you to keep up your "ramblings", and speak to those points where you see the Church in error. Which appears to be in just about every area of belief. Just let me encourage you that not all Christians check their brains at the door as they enter the sanctuary on Sunday mornings. Some of us have thought out the logical consequences of our faith and continue to pursue a deeper more meaningful relationship with our Lord.
Scott
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