ludwigm wrote:About blasphemy and inquisition.LittleNipper wrote:So, what exactly is your point? I never said that those people were "Christians."Or that such behavior is righteous. I happen to be of the Protestant branch. We feel that the "church" was being corrupted. I like Martin Luther in many respects and did a report on him way back in junior high and got an (A+). And that was in the Delran New Jersey Public School System. This was about human CONTROL and nothing to do with God. I personally do not believe that the Pope is the head of the Church --- Jesus Christ is.
Those people tortured and burned other people, in the name of Christ, in the name of god. Based on blasphemy. They called themselves christians - as You.
the "church" was being corrupted ???
Christ's church was corrupted? And did Christ allow it? How? Why?
Pope? Who cares the pope? His children did it...
My point is that if people can do this type of thing - hidden behind the mantle of religion, any religion (christian or "corrupted" christian or protestant or whatever) - then there is something wrong with religion. In general.
You are not corrupted - of course... - and got A+ about Luther. Congratulations! Unfortunately, many of Your cohort are corrupted. The all other type of christians. Of all other christian denominations. Your one denomination - be it called anything - is an exception. As You, personally.
I understand. Prophets come and go. Luthers, Calvins, Smiths, Moons - five cent a dozen. They preach corruption/restoration, renewing the christianity.
Are there 2000 christian sect/denomination? 3000? 13000?
All of them corrupted but Your one. Congratulations again. You can choose.
And so Stalin did unspeakable things in the name of Communism. Hitler did unspeakable things in the name of evolutionary socialism. Evil people do evil things in the name of whatever suits them.