I guess one thing that always bothers me about the new, more militant religious conservative Christians, is their complete failure to grasp the message that the person they claim to follow was really trying to teach his followers. Not once, as far as I can remember, did Jesus ever stop and ask somebody what religion they followed before he offered to help them. And considering the fact that he started off with only 12 guys who could even be considered his followers, that pretty much means that everybody he helped was a non-Christian. I mean, not to put too fine a point on it, but the way he got new followers was to show them compassion and love regardless of what they believed. Maybe that was the whole idea of his teachings. To show so much compassion and love to other people that they became intrigued by him and ended up wanting to be more like him. And then there is the whole ‘turn the other cheek’ message which seems to get overlooked in the rush to find more judgmental biblical quotes to use to tell everybody else how evil they are.
And when you get right down to it, the only people Jesus ever got so mad at that he threw a hissy fit and ended up flipping over tables was a bunch of rich money lenders… or what we today would call bankers… something else to think about… if you are into that whole ‘thinking’ thing.
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That is a comment I left on another blog, a blog done by a friend of mine, who does such good posts that he makes me leave comments that are so good that I have to copy and paste them back in my blog as a whole new post… go visit: http://mindfuldigressions.com/
Let him bring out the best in you, too.
Plus, the bible is a document written by men from an ancient time before science, a culture of particular beliefs and laws, as well as cruelty, prejudice, and lawlessness. So it is skewed in many ways. Jesus didn’t write the bible. It’s an interpretable document, continuing to be interpreted according to what people want to suggest it means in order to prove their own views.
Plus it ha some really funny parts
hmm I must have missed those, but I never read it entirely, I went to Catholic school for 8 years, so I probably read a condensed child version, then when I was in college I took a Bible as Literature course, which was cool
I read it the first time when I was in a Navy brig… Long story
you keep sparking my curiosity
Mine too
well okay then
Ok’eedokee
hokey pokey
hunky dorey
chunky dowery
Monkey powdery
here we come walking down the street
Singin’ doo way diddly diddly dum diddly doo?
we may be coming to your town
I wish you would… sigh
I seriously believe, like I said before, a blogger’s convention would be pretty cool, but it would have to be by invite only, to weed out the stalkers, is that elitist?
that just makes good sense…
I often do
well… now and then… ha
yeah there are many times I don’t make sense, not even to myself
That makes no sense
but that was one of the times I did make sense to me
Ok… Sorry
those moments are so few and far in between
We want many and close together
I changed my mind, they are constant until I’m sick
sick and tired
sick and tired, I wonder who coined that phrase first, probably Shakespeare, I wonder who coined the phrase ‘coined the phrase’, probably Shakespeare
someone who got paid for writing… probably Shakespeare… or his cousin, Shakesword…
or his nephew Shakedagger
or the owner of his neighborhood pub… Shakesbeer
or the town pervert, Shakesleer
wait that’s not the King
the king has no clothes…
the emperor stole them from him
what a jerk
yeah, let’s get him
wait… who again?
…I’m not sure
oh boy
here we go again
I have my seat belt on
ready to roll
rolly to read
on another note, did you get my last email?
which last one
I’ll resend it, it’s been a while, I thought maybe you’ve been thinking of ideas
no… I got it… we can start
I just replied to your most recent one yesterday, sorry I vanished for a couple days
you are an international man of mystery
… as was told me by Sheik Shakerattleandroll
I heard the same thing from Lord Shakeitshakeitshakeitbabynow
And his eminence, Sir Shaeitdon’tbreakititsanassnotglass
but Herr Shakenthatthingen keeps to himself
Since got caught with Mrs. Shakeandbake… or did we do that one already???
haa I don’t know, you’re asking me?? I’m Mr. Shorttermmemory “Hey, it’s Tony Randall!”
Don’t look now, it’s Shakesbeard the redneck
Shakennotstirred the spy
Shakeskeeloneil the basket ball player/sailor
Shakeitoff… famous Russian gym teacher
Shakenstein – the German doctor
Shakeninmyboots… the cowardly lion
Shakesbaby – a bad parent
sorry, that one’s a little dark
Shakentothecore… too dark
Shakesmilk – ice cream man
Shakeswiener… a guy with a urinary problem
Shakesman – Super hero whose power is mind control through dance
Shakesmaltsandfloats – the guy opening a malt shop or 50’s diner
I like your like and raise you two likes. I am convinced that if Jesus wandered into a church today, he would be ejected for not being like everyone else. Group-think rules, let’s all form a circle and pat each other on the back – for we must be right as you think like I do. Exactly the opposite of what i see Jesus as preaching.
If he does come back, there are going to be some mighty surprised people… especially a few televangelists I could name…
Jesus helped poor people and those in need. Its ironic how some of the people who claim to love him today would’ve ranted against him in the day.
Makes me almost wish he would come back… just to see who was the most surprised…
Reblogged this on The Real Ken Jones.
“Maybe that was the whole idea of his teachings. To show so much compassion and love to other people that they became intrigued by him and ended up wanting to be more like him.” Yup.
just a thought I had
And a very good one, Art.
no way
It is. I occasionally say something nice to you!
yay
This is awesome. And totally true for most Christians/Catholics I’ve had the (dis)pleasure of coming across. My husband, a born-and-bred catholic who has since “turned the other cheek” on the militant, intolerant ways of the Church, likes to watch programs with me like Bible Conspiracies and the Simcha Yakobovich documentary which preceded it last night. I LOVE that stuff – mostly because it makes Jesus an accessible icon and eliminates all the trappings the Church has loaded upon his teachings. I also love it because, although a lot of it is entirely logical, Catholics get outraged about it and sit in judgment of those who consider such (sensible) theories.
People do like to use their beliefs to judge people by tailoring quotes that support their own prejudices…
I liked your comment on my post and I like that you reiterated here on yours.
you bring out the best in me, it seems