I've always believed two things about the Bible..
1. It was written by men, a history passed down by word of mouth, so it is biased and has it's share of opinion written as the word of God, by humans, who had their share of prejudice.
2. It is a good guide for ethical behavior. " 10 commandments, etc, Love their neighbor as thy self. But I really hate when people twist it's words for the reason of hate. Whether it's someone who believes something else, or enslaving an entire people, and finding passages that can support what you want to believe.
I feel that what Jesus was preaching was Love. And you cannot get Love with a pitchfork and fire inspired intolerance. This world would be a much better place if we could just let other people believe what they want to, as long as it is peaceful and respects the beliefs and rights of others.
No one has the right to claim that their religion is the 'right' one. it is the right one for them. Killing in God's name? So not what we were taught to believe. Using religion as an excuse for war? Treating people as less than human because of their sex, color, beliefs? Also not what Jesus was preaching.
Humans...have taken a very good idea and twisted it to what they want to believe. Things were a lot simpler when we worshipped the earth, sun and moon.
~K
1. It was written by men, a history passed down by word of mouth, so it is biased and has it's share of opinion written as the word of God, by humans, who had their share of prejudice.
2. It is a good guide for ethical behavior. " 10 commandments, etc, Love their neighbor as thy self. But I really hate when people twist it's words for the reason of hate. Whether it's someone who believes something else, or enslaving an entire people, and finding passages that can support what you want to believe.
I feel that what Jesus was preaching was Love. And you cannot get Love with a pitchfork and fire inspired intolerance. This world would be a much better place if we could just let other people believe what they want to, as long as it is peaceful and respects the beliefs and rights of others.
No one has the right to claim that their religion is the 'right' one. it is the right one for them. Killing in God's name? So not what we were taught to believe. Using religion as an excuse for war? Treating people as less than human because of their sex, color, beliefs? Also not what Jesus was preaching.
Humans...have taken a very good idea and twisted it to what they want to believe. Things were a lot simpler when we worshipped the earth, sun and moon.
~K
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