You don't need Jesus

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_Shulem
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Re: You don't need Jesus

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Religious zealots will kick and scream when their faith is questioned or attacked. Look at Jersey Girl! She's practically lost all reason because she's so upset. She can't even think straight. I've seen the trickery in her posts too -- she's can be quite deceptive, cunning, and sly. And no, I'm not going to give examples or explain it. Not going to waste my time doing that. But I will accuse her of that and let it piss her off. I don't care.

But, I've pointed out on this thread, that it's religion that does the attacking. Hellfire and threats of death are main staples of the Bible and Book of Mormon. Christians love to hang that sword over the heads of everyone.
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Jesus Christ wrote:Think not that I am come to send peace on earth: I came not to send peace, but a sword.

Yeah, there are there are some contradictory passages in the Bible that seem almost schizophrenic in nature. On balance, the message of loving one another, forgiving and showing mercy supersedes all the rest. No need to take the harsh dregs of religious thought, when you can embrace the parts which are life-affirming and filled to the brim with the best of human intention.
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moksha wrote:
Jesus Christ wrote:Think not that I am come to send peace on earth: I came not to send peace, but a sword.

Yeah, there are there are some contradictory passages in the Bible that seem almost schizophrenic in nature.

For example:
Romans 12:20. Therefore if thine enemy hunger, feed him; if he thirst, give him drink: for in so doing thou shalt heap coals of fire on his head.

My loose translation: "kill by using love".
Step 1: feed him with McAny
Step 2: water him with AnyCola
Step 3: (unnecessary after 1&2) heap coals of fire on his head
I know of nothing poorer
Under the sun, than you, you Gods!
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Should I honour you? Why?

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All you need is LOVE.

The Bible teaches that the great commandment is to love the god of the Old Testament with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your mind. That is the commandment of the CULT. That is the command to love a cult god that delights in blood and murder.

But I say unto you to LOVE yourself first and to love yourself with every part of your being and to do so independently of all other things.

The Bible teaches you need Jesus to forgive and be forgiven.

But I say unto you to forgive yourself and live so that others will want to forgive you too. You don't need Jesus to forgive others. You don't need Jesus to be forgiven. You don't need cult doctrines that encourage you to drink blood and eat flesh symbolically to the glory of a man who glorified the god of the Old Testament.

All you need is love.

PS. Don't listen to Jersey Girl. She's a raving Christian fanatic.
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Paracelsus wrote:Romans 12:20. Therefore if thine enemy hunger, feed him; if he thirst, give him drink: for in so doing thou shalt heap coals of fire on his head.


St Paul was a cult leader, an apostle of the Christian cult. He acted like he was Mr. Holy himself. He was a freak and complete nut-job. He spent his time quoting Old Testament garbage and plagiarized himself into self stardom.

Rot in hell, St. Paul. And Jesus is NEVER coming back, ever.
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Res Ipsa wrote:She does’t believe in murdering gay folks, so why are we even talking about that in relation to her?


She believes in the God of the Old Testament and his prophet Moses who murdered plenty of gay folks. Hence, Jersey Girl is part of the problem. She's just as guilty in my eyes because she esteems a murderer as being divine.

The New Testament doesn't save the Old Testament, neither does it condemn it. They are combined as one in her hand and both bear witness to the same murderous God.

Frankly, I think Jersey Girl is a hypocrite. A Christian hypocrite, mind you. Very typical. Christians make the best hypocrites.
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moksha wrote:Yeah, there are there are some contradictory passages in the Bible that seem almost schizophrenic in nature. On balance, the message of loving one another, forgiving and showing mercy supersedes all the rest. No need to take the harsh dregs of religious thought, when you can embrace the parts which are life-affirming and filled to the brim with the best of human intention.


Moksha, I'm confident that if Moses had commanded you to stone a gay man you wouldn't have done so. You would have refused.

Of Jersey Girl, I can't say the same. She's a hypocrite.
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JLHPROF wrote:
Shulem wrote:Let me make one thing perfectly clear.

I HATE Moses & Jehovah.

Oh, you've made that abundantly clear.

It's the hatred you have for those who believe that contradicts your claims of choosing love.


The reason Moses murdered gays is because he hated them. Have you ever thought of that? Do you even think for yourself?

You're not very intelligent.
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Jersey Girl wrote:And welcome to Intolerance.com!

Welcome to Moses's death camp. Pick up stones and kill gays.

Riiiiiiight.

You're a hypocrite, Jersey Girl.
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Jersey Girl wrote:You're a missionary alright. A missionary for intolerance and hatred.

I'm intolerant of Moses. He was a murderer. I hate him.
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