Forum Post: Hey Religion, Why All The Hate?
Posted 11 years ago on Jan. 14, 2013, 2:56 p.m. EST by quantumystic
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"If you can't see God in all, you can't see God at all"----------Sri Singh Sahib, Yogi Bhajan
Lets not be exclusive on this.
Hey - RELIGIONS - Why all the Hate?
"Religion is the sanctification of pre-existent prejudice."
Arthur Keim
good point.
Thx
Religion is like nationalism. It poses one group against another and causes hubris and power struggles, and rarely, peace.
It is in human nature that people point the blame. Some believe in God. Some blame Eve. Many blamed Jesus for the world's "sins", now we blame the government. Some people choose spirituality while many act religious knowing that a "label" gives them "approval". Hate is a manifestation of will.
I guess this is a paraphrase, but "Love every neighbor as thyself. On this commandment hangs all the law and the prophets." Episcopalian alter boyhood was 30 years and about a billion sins ago
Could you please define "hate" as used in your title. I know of no one who "hates" religion - although there are lots of people out there who disagree in "religious beliefs".
How many people have you talked with that said they "hate" people of a "religious persuasion" or "hate people because they believe in a religion"?
What hate? Does anyone see God? How can anyone see God?
The Nicene Creed is the profession of the Christian Faith common to the Catholic Church, to all the Eastern Churches separated from Rome, and to most of the Protestant denominations.
We believe (I believe) in one God, the Father Almighty, maker of heaven and earth, and of all things visible and invisible. And in one Lord Jesus Christ, the only begotten Son of God, and born of the Father before all ages. (God of God) light of light, true God of true God. Begotten not made, consubstantial to the Father, by whom all things were made. Who for us men and for our salvation came down from heaven. And was incarnate of the Holy Ghost and of the Virgin Mary and was made man; was crucified also for us under Pontius Pilate, suffered and was buried; and the third day rose again according to the Scriptures. And ascended into heaven, sits at the right hand of the Father, and shall come again with glory to judge the living and the dead, of whose Kingdom there shall be no end. And (I believe) in the Holy Ghost, the Lord and Giver of life, who proceeds from the Father (and the Son), who together with the Father and the Son is to be adored and glorified, who spoke by the Prophets. And one holy, catholic, and apostolic Church. We confess (I confess) one baptism for the remission of sins. And we look for (I look for) the resurrection of the dead and the life of the world to come. Amen."
what about those who don't believe as you do?
Notice how USA has become a nation of "immigrants"? Why do they come here from all nations?
Romans 16:25-26
King James Version (KJV)
25 Now to him that is of power to stablish you according to my gospel, and the preaching of Jesus Christ, according to the revelation of the mystery, which was kept secret since the world began,
26 But now is made manifest, and by the scriptures of the prophets, according to the commandment of the everlasting God, made known to all nations for the obedience of faith:
So if I don't get a "C" baptism, I'm going to hell?
Did anyone notice the word "Hell" is not in the creed?
so what happens to people who die if they are not baptised?
And how does this creed jive with bloody Mary the English queen who burned 200+ protestants alive because she wanted to force England to be Catholic?
And how does this creed jive with the Spanish inquisition that burned hundreds of Jews alive because they wanted to force Spain to be Catholic?
Henry VIII started the problem by declaring a war on Catholics in England.Britain had 1200 years of Catholicism. Besides his six marriages, Henry VIII is known for his role in the separation of the Church of England from the Roman Catholic Church. Henry's struggles with Rome led to the separation of the Church of England from papal authority, the Dissolution of the Monasteries, and establishing himself as the Supreme Head of the Church of England. Yet he remained a believer in core Catholic theological teachings, even after his excommunication from the Catholic Church.
Likewise the Iberian Peninsula had always been Christian before the Moors invaded around 700 AD and occupied the territory for 7 centuries. The Visigoths were Christian kingdoms since 4th century AD.
The Visigoths and their early kings were Arian Christians and came into conflict with the Catholic Church, but after they converted to Nicene Christianity, the Church exerted an enormous influence on secular affairs through the Councils of Toledo. The Visigoths also developed the most extensive secular legislation in Western Europe, the Liber Iudiciorum, which formed the basis for Spanish law throughout the Middle Ages.
Wikipedi Visigothic Kingdoms of Iberia
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Visigothic_Kingdom
Your point please?