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originally posted by: gkskg
a reply to: detroitnative
I believe you've mistaken my intent, for what it's worth.
You assume I am advancing some sort of political position.
My whole point in all of this is to highlight how children, born or not yet born, are used as props and talking points.
This happens no matter what side of the spectrum you are on , left or right. Liberal or conservative, democrat or republican, theist or atheist
The reason I chose this example of this specific Christian church is because it is an example of when literal interpretations are taken to the very extreme.
Someone reads that Jesus casts out unclean spirits and in an attempt emulate, they then try to cast out unclean spirits themselves.
In this instance, a child was killed. Children have been victims of the designs of men building religions. Christianity is no exception.
There needs to be a real inward look by all of Christendom as to why the patterns of abuse continue and what is the root cause.
originally posted by: gkskg
a reply to: chr0naut
Just in then last 500 years, bickering between Protestants and Catholics (in the form of wars and aggression toward each other) has resulted in millions of deaths. Organized religion is capable of some extremely heinous behaviors.
My intent from this isn't to troll Christians or start some inane back and forth about whose sect has the true access to their version of God.
To deny the violence and predatory behavior that has followed in the wake of organized religion , is to ignore European history.
I believe that the whole of Christendom has in a sense allowed earthly strivings for power to ignore one of their core mandates by Jesus, which is to protect children.
I believe there is also a parable about bearing fruit in the Greek scriptures. There is rotten fruit in the tree of professed Christianity.
If your response is to defend your version of protestant Christianity, then I think that is a problem.
originally posted by: AugustusMasonicus
originally posted by: chr0naut
There are a number of cults with a Christian sounding name, but who cherry-pick little bits of the Bible and Christian doctrine, add their own stuff, and do not hold to the complete canonical scriptures. Mormons, JW's, Branch Davidians, Moonies, Heaven's Gate, .. the list goes on.
Is this one of those 'my flavor of Jesus is the real flavor of Jesus' type posts?
originally posted by: everyone
originally posted by: Wide-Eyes
a reply to: gkskg
Well they certainly appear to be upright citizens...
Oh wait, they are LatinX and not white CIS people !
Media: "We should ignore this"
originally posted by: Havelok1193
@chr0naut
Hey, CIA asset Cynthia Buckley DOB 3/7/1970, as a self-described witch who sold their soul to The Prince of Darkness back in 1985, why on earth are you commenting on any subject regards Christianity? From what I recollect your people were at one point trying to abduct me off the street so as to offer me up as sacrifice to The Prince of Darkness. Probably still are. If so, are the Virginia State Police still involved?
originally posted by: gkskg
a reply to: Deetermined
Do you read ancient Greek and/or Hebrew? Are you claiming to understand the full message of the Gospel?
What denomination are you?
originally posted by: NorthOfStuff
a reply to: Havelok1193
Ya, interesting story bud but I think we need a bit of a citation here!
originally posted by: Havelok1193
"I am a male Australian, living in New Zealand, and born well before this person whom you believe is trying to abduct you. I am also a churchgoing Christian, of the 'born again' type. Please check my posting history."
You are female, you are a wannabe Australian (who frequently posed as such over on the CIA-backed Spiritual Forums), you are currently living in Northern Virginia USA (you have lunch every Sunday with your son who is an undergraduate at George Mason University), as far as being a 'Christian' you worship anything what will aid and abet you in getting me killed, and your posting history proves absolutely nothing.
originally posted by: abigredneck
Average 700 000 abortions a year,
one obscure "Christian" ritual death.
Yea, exactly the same.
a reply to: gkskg
originally posted by: Havelok1193
"I was, however, trying to mount a defense for Christianity in general."
No, you were not, CIA asset Cynthia G. Buckley DOB 3/7/1970. I'm not at all making light of it, but you were raped as a child at the age of five and you have been making everyone else pay for it ever since, with special emphasis on Christians, resulting in your vindictiveness, your sadism, your spitefulness. I mean, do you remember when we were teenagers in Winchester VA in the late 1980s, and I spurned your advances, and you then slept with an entire local African-American gang ('Bluecrew') and sent them after me?
Of course there might be other factors at work. Why don't you tell the studio audience about the doomsday church your father belonged to as a child. Or, as previously stated in these pages, why not touch upon the pact you made with The Prince of Darkness you made when you were a teenager. Or better yet, explain how and why the CIA came running to your rescue a few years back when your life went to pieces. Of course, you were/are a victim of MKUltra/Monarch Programming, so that might explain that...