firebush03 said:
I agree with where you are getting at, but also have a different perspective. Consider the analogy: imagine a world where those in power start using video games as a justification or motivator for (let’s say…) war/ethnic cleansing. The problem then doesn’t become the video games, but the people in power. That said, my belief is this: I don’t believe religion is the problem but the people in power who co-opt religion to justify ungodly actions. Christianity, for instance, does not call for an aggressive crackdown on sin— in fact, we are called to do the exact opposite, to walk in freedom. See the epistle to the churches of Galatia, the epistle of freedom. Now, that is not to say “freedom to sin,” but that is to say if one truly believes in their heart that you must work (via stop being gay or submitting to an oppressive patriarchal force, for instance) to receive justification before God, then you have completely missed the whole point of the Gospel. And, on the note of freedom, oppression against minorities justified by man through scripture is anything but freedom. We are not called to live according to formalities nor any imposed rules, but only to love thy neighbor as thyself. To prune our hearts of all the strife, ego, and hate which we posses, and to embrace providing for others in a totally selfless manner (i.e. to walk in an agapē manner). By Spirit and not by the flesh. My two cents. Take em or leave em, ferret. p.s. Thank you for not responding aggressively to my initial post btw. It’s hard to chat about faith without the other become extremely irate. You have my respect, ferret, I actually feel comfortable for a change. |
Riiiiiiggghhhht, well i'm probably going to be seething mad very soon when i read the latest news. I start jumping up and down at my home because i can't contain myself.
Seriously, it's quite fun to pretend to be so upset. It's just a performance. Look at Capt. Explosion's postings sometimes, he does the same thing and it always make me chuckle.
