Monday, August 15, 2011

“I like your Christ, I do not like your Christians. Your Christians are so unlike your Christ.”?

I do like that quote and have heard it many times. It is painfully honest, generally speaking. However, I do also acknowledge that religions of any sort aren't usually the CAUSE of societal ills but rather an excuse to engage in behaviors that the immoral sorts would have engaged in regardless of the presence or lack thereof of religion. It's much easier to be a horrible person when you're "forgiven" or "doing god's work". That's why those of us in faiths that lack the concept of forgiveness tend to be a bit more careful and we never blame our faith for our actions. We take full responsibility for those actions in this life and the next, should we get one. As everyone should in our not always humble opinions.

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