Comments | 5tarry_nights: Let the season begin

5tarry_nights

Let the season begin

Apr 11, 2009 00:47

I'm really happy to not be sick any more. Luckily I got pretty good by the time my birthday came around. Which was great. Mostly people from my cluster and some other UW friends of mine came up, smoked cigars, and got more than buzzed off of various exotic alcohols. It was mostly a really great night, though, especially since it's the first time I' ( Read more... )

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erg5y5 aliceisapilot April 11 2009, 21:00:49 UTC

I am pleased by you. Non-sexually.

Re: erg5y5 5tarry_nights April 12 2009, 20:30:54 UTC

Can't it be both?

lux_angelis April 12 2009, 05:42:10 UTC

e're all sinners, and UW like any other college is no stranger to the sin of indulgence, and repentance is something incredibly important. However, Jesus and Christianity are largely special for their proclamation of forgiveness, for unconditional love, and the sacrifice that Jesus made. These Christians seem to ignore that completely. Sure, God can be vengeful, and if we lead evil lives only evil will come of it, but almost every religion says that. Christianity is supposed to be about how anyone, no matter how weak and how sinful, can be saved.Thank you. THIS is what I bitch about. Christianity (and Islam, actually) are religions of the people. Everyone is equal in the eyes of god, everyone is loved. I can deal with people telling me I should be Christian and god loves me; it's the ones who tell me I HAVE to be Christian and if I don't I'm condemned to an eternity in hell that piss me off. Scare-tactics are not Christian. Saying you believe in god/Jesus and not living any lifestyle that remotely hints at that isn't going to put you ( ... )

5tarry_nights April 12 2009, 20:30:32 UTC

I understand exactly why so many fundamentalist Protestants insist that the Bible must be taken literally. They want to live very conservative lifestyles, and justify with the Bible, and they deny other interpretations of the Bible by saying they're not taking it literally. It's meant to protect their conservative views of the Bible ( ... )

lux_angelis April 13 2009, 01:57:07 UTC

If someone wants to live by the bible in it's literal sense then they can have fun with it, but they're going to have a nearly impossible time of it unless they pick & choose which verses they want to live by (which they all seem to do). I can bet you at least half of them wear clothes with more than one fabric in them.

That whole 3rd paragraph? I try to explain that to people and they get mad.

Sure, saints may be idols, but most of them were gods before sainthood. A whooole bunch of them were local gods/religious figures that were incorporated into Christianity to make the transition easier. So I figure they're at least doubly strong, all the better to pray to. And I agree about the worshiping of the book. Hell, even worshiping Christ is idolatry because he isn't god. He was the SON of, but not THE. So you're still worshiping someone/thing who isn't god.

5tarry_nights April 13 2009, 02:11:30 UTC

No, Jesus is God. He's the son of God, but IS God. Muslims call Christians idolaters for this, saying Jesus was only a prophet.

Look up the Trinity. God consists of the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit. St. Patrick explains that God is a trinity just like a clover leaf, three and one at the same time.

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