American Theocracy Anyone?---Part Two

Interesting...

You accept the big bang, but can’t determine when life begins.

You scrap different DNA? By that judgement my disabled mother should be put down because she doesn’t breathe on her own... hence ‘not really living’ and needs me.

I feel the Groningen Protocol coming on...

BTW, re: the meaning of life and founding documents

Slavery, abortion... was that thought about then?

Don’t worry, when Islam takes over, you’ll have no need (or right), to ponder these questions.

On abortion, you may get 40 days... depends on the sect.

On homosexuality... hung, pretty much.

On questioning... see above.

On the other hand, I would like to see you debate all men coming from apes with them though... it would be interesting.

Gotta hop, my daughter just told me they’re building footbaths at her university in Virginia.

An atheist coworker of my husbands is intrigued by Christianity because he says that it’s the only religion that talks about forgiveness.

For at least some religions, this is because they don't believe in "sin" per se--hence, nothing to forgive.

Yeah, some teachings of some religions overlap, but the love mercy and forgiveness offered to people that God does, is unprecedented.

Again, I understand why Christians think so, but followers of other religions very likely think the same of their deities. The Native Americans, for instance, speak of the love of the Great Spirit for his children. Here's one example.

He’s not a god who needs to be appeased to ward off His wrath.

Perhaps not now, but the scriptures which Christians call the Old Testament is full of stories about Yahweh's wrath and the attempts of the Israelites to appease him.

No, Christianity is not like other religions, even if some of the other teachings overlap, which is bound to happen.

Well, I suppose it can be said that no religion is like another, from the viewpoint of its adherents. And you're quite right that teachings overlap; it seems that all humans have certain innate needs and inclinations, which understandably turn up in the religions they create.

And so what if Jesus knew of Buddah’s teaching?

Well, so nothing, except that you had stated Jesus' teachings were "head and shoulders" above anyone else's. I merely meant to demonstrate that that was not accurate, especially if he took some of his material from the Buddha. No biggie.

Hey, I think it's great that you've found a belief system that works for you! Many people never do. All I'm trying to do here is point out a slightly different angle of perception for people who perhaps have only ever looked at things from one fixed viewpoint.

Thanks for the interesting discussion! :)

Sincerely,

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